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Deep Purple
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1968
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
- Themes:
- Rock 'n' Roll, Love, Relationships, Life, Society
- Current label:
- earMUSIC
- Years active:
- 1967-1968 (as Roundabout), 1968-1976, 1984-present
| Current | |
| Ian Paice | Drums, Percussion (1968-1976, 1984-present) |
| See also: ex-Gary Moore, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Paice, Ashton & Lord, ex-Roundabout, ex-The Maze, ex-The MI 5, ex-The Shindigs, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Matt Filippini (live) | |
| Roger Glover | Bass, Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-present) |
| See also: Roger Glover, ex-Rainbow, ex-David Coverdale, ex-Episode Six, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Marlon | |
| Ian Gillan | Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-1989, 1993-present) |
| See also: ex-WhoCares, Ian Gillan, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Episode Six, ex-Garth Rockett and the Moonshiners, ex-Gillan, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Ian Gillan Band, ex-Repo Depo, ex-Rock Aid Armenia, ex-The Javelins | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards, Organ (2002-present) |
| See also: Don Airey, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-The Cage, ex-Dario Mollo's Crossbones (live), ex-Empire, ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Cozy Powell, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Living Loud, ex-Quatermass, ex-Silver, ex-Strawbs, ex-Ten, ex-The Company of Snakes, ex-Graham Bonnet (live), ex-Jethro Tull (live), ex-Micky Moody (live), ex-The Snakes (live), ex-Uli Jon Roth (live), ex-Uriah Heep (live) | |
| Simon McBride | Guitars (2022-present) |
| See also: Simon McBride, Snakecharmer, ex-Sweet Savage | |
| Past | |
| Nick Simper | Bass, Vocals (1968-1969) |
| See also: ex-Buddy Britten & the Regents, ex-Flying Fox, ex-Johnny Kidd & the New Pirates, ex-Marsha Hunt Band, ex-Nick Simper's Fandango, ex-Quatermass II, ex-Roundabout, ex-Simon Raven Cult, ex-Some Other Guys, ex-The Delta Five, ex-The Good Old Boys, ex-The Renegades, ex-Warhorse, ex-The Flower Pot Men (live) | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitars (1968-1975, 1984-1993) |
| See also: Rainbow, Blackmore's Night, Candice Night, ex-Bobbie and the Dominators, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Lord Caesar Sutch & the Roman Empire, ex-Mike Dee and the Jaywalkers, ex-Neil Christian & the Crusaders, ex-Rock Aid Armenia, ex-Roundabout, ex-Screaming Lord Sutch, ex-The Outlaws, ex-The Trip | |
| Jon Lord | Keyboards, Organ (1968-1976, 1984-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2012) See also: ex-WhoCares, ex-Ashton & Lord, ex-Jon Lord, ex-Paice, Ashton & Lord, ex-Roundabout, ex-St Valentine's Day Massacre, ex-The Art Wood Combo, ex-The Artwoods, ex-The Hoochie Coochie Men, ex-Whitesnake, ex-The Flower Pot Men (live) | |
| Rod Evans | Vocals (1968-1969) |
| See also: ex-Captain Beyond, ex-Deep Purple (Bogus), ex-Roundabout, ex-The Maze, ex-The MI 5 | |
| Glenn Hughes | Bass, Vocals (1973-1976) |
| See also: Voodoo Hill, Black Country Communion, Glenn Hughes, ex-Iommi, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Brazen Abbot, ex-California Breed, ex-Finders Keepers, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Hughes/Thrall, ex-Kings of Chaos, ex-L.A. Blues Authority, ex-Michael Men Project Made in Moscow, ex-Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus, ex-The Dead Daisies, ex-Trapeze, ex-Hank Davison (live), ex-Ken Hensley (live) | |
| David Coverdale | Vocals (1973-1976) |
| See also: Whitesnake, ex-Coverdale and Page, ex-David Coverdale, ex-Fabulosa Brothers, ex-The Government | |
| Tommy Bolin | Guitars, Vocals (1975-1976) |
| (R.I.P. 1976) See also: ex-Alphonse Mouzon, ex-Billy Cobham, ex-Energy, ex-James Gang, ex-Moxy, ex-Patch of Blue, ex-Tommy Bolin, ex-Zephyr | |
| Joe Lynn Turner | Vocals (1989-1992) |
| See also: Joe Lynn Turner, Ахат (live), Rated X, ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Rainbow, ex-Sunstorm, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Eridan (live), ex-Walter Giardino Temple (live), ex-Brazen Abbot, ex-Fandango, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Legacy X, ex-Michael Men Project Made in Moscow, ex-Mother's Army, ex-Glenn Hughes (live) | |
| Steve Morse | Guitars, Vocals (1994-2022) |
| See also: Angelfire, Dixie Dregs, Flying Colors, Steve Morse Band, ex-Kansas, ex-Living Loud | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Christopher Cross | Guitars (1970) |
| See also: Christopher Cross | |
| Chas Hodges | Bass (1971) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Chas & Dave, ex-Chas & His Band, ex-Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, ex-Heads Hands & Feet, ex-The Outlaws | |
| Joe Satriani | Guitars (1993-1994) |
| See also: Chickenfoot, Joe Satriani, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Mick Jagger, ex-Planet Us, ex-Squares | |
| Candice Night | Vocals (backing) (1993) |
| See also: Rainbow (live), Blackmore's Night, Candice Night | |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals (additional) (1999-2001) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Dio, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven & Hell, ex-Rainbow, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards, Organ (2001) |
| See also: Don Airey, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-The Cage, ex-Dario Mollo's Crossbones (live), ex-Empire, ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Cozy Powell, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Living Loud, ex-Quatermass, ex-Silver, ex-Strawbs, ex-Ten, ex-The Company of Snakes, ex-Graham Bonnet (live), ex-Jethro Tull (live), ex-Micky Moody (live), ex-The Snakes (live), ex-Uli Jon Roth (live), ex-Uriah Heep (live) | |
| Nick Fyffe | Bass (2011) |
| See also: The Temperance Movement, ex-Jamiroquai | |
| Jordan Rudess | Keyboards (2020) |
| See also: Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess, Liquid Tension Experiment, ex-Liquid Trio Experiment, Levin Minnemann Rudess, Symphony North, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Dixie Dregs, ex-Speedway Blvd. | |
| Simon McBride | Guitars (2022) |
| See also: Simon McBride, Snakecharmer, ex-Sweet Savage | |
| Ian Paice | Drums, Percussion (1968-1976, 1984-present) |
| See also: ex-Gary Moore, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Paice, Ashton & Lord, ex-Roundabout, ex-The Maze, ex-The MI 5, ex-The Shindigs, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Matt Filippini (live) | |
| Roger Glover | Bass, Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-present) |
| See also: Roger Glover, ex-Rainbow, ex-David Coverdale, ex-Episode Six, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Marlon | |
| Ian Gillan | Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-1989, 1993-present) |
| See also: ex-WhoCares, Ian Gillan, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Episode Six, ex-Garth Rockett and the Moonshiners, ex-Gillan, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Ian Gillan Band, ex-Repo Depo, ex-Rock Aid Armenia, ex-The Javelins | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards, Organ (2002-present) |
| See also: Don Airey, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-The Cage, ex-Dario Mollo's Crossbones (live), ex-Empire, ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Cozy Powell, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Living Loud, ex-Quatermass, ex-Silver, ex-Strawbs, ex-Ten, ex-The Company of Snakes, ex-Graham Bonnet (live), ex-Jethro Tull (live), ex-Micky Moody (live), ex-The Snakes (live), ex-Uli Jon Roth (live), ex-Uriah Heep (live) | |
| Simon McBride | Guitars (2022-present) |
| See also: Simon McBride, Snakecharmer, ex-Sweet Savage | |
| Nick Simper | Bass, Vocals (1968-1969) |
| See also: ex-Buddy Britten & the Regents, ex-Flying Fox, ex-Johnny Kidd & the New Pirates, ex-Marsha Hunt Band, ex-Nick Simper's Fandango, ex-Quatermass II, ex-Roundabout, ex-Simon Raven Cult, ex-Some Other Guys, ex-The Delta Five, ex-The Good Old Boys, ex-The Renegades, ex-Warhorse, ex-The Flower Pot Men (live) | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitars (1968-1975, 1984-1993) |
| See also: Rainbow, Blackmore's Night, Candice Night, ex-Bobbie and the Dominators, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Lord Caesar Sutch & the Roman Empire, ex-Mike Dee and the Jaywalkers, ex-Neil Christian & the Crusaders, ex-Rock Aid Armenia, ex-Roundabout, ex-Screaming Lord Sutch, ex-The Outlaws, ex-The Trip | |
| Jon Lord | Keyboards, Organ (1968-1976, 1984-2002) |
| (R.I.P. 2012) See also: ex-WhoCares, ex-Ashton & Lord, ex-Jon Lord, ex-Paice, Ashton & Lord, ex-Roundabout, ex-St Valentine's Day Massacre, ex-The Art Wood Combo, ex-The Artwoods, ex-The Hoochie Coochie Men, ex-Whitesnake, ex-The Flower Pot Men (live) | |
| Rod Evans | Vocals (1968-1969) |
| See also: ex-Captain Beyond, ex-Deep Purple (Bogus), ex-Roundabout, ex-The Maze, ex-The MI 5 | |
| Glenn Hughes | Bass, Vocals (1973-1976) |
| See also: Voodoo Hill, Black Country Communion, Glenn Hughes, ex-Iommi, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Brazen Abbot, ex-California Breed, ex-Finders Keepers, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Hughes/Thrall, ex-Kings of Chaos, ex-L.A. Blues Authority, ex-Michael Men Project Made in Moscow, ex-Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus, ex-The Dead Daisies, ex-Trapeze, ex-Hank Davison (live), ex-Ken Hensley (live) | |
| David Coverdale | Vocals (1973-1976) |
| See also: Whitesnake, ex-Coverdale and Page, ex-David Coverdale, ex-Fabulosa Brothers, ex-The Government | |
| Tommy Bolin | Guitars, Vocals (1975-1976) |
| (R.I.P. 1976) See also: ex-Alphonse Mouzon, ex-Billy Cobham, ex-Energy, ex-James Gang, ex-Moxy, ex-Patch of Blue, ex-Tommy Bolin, ex-Zephyr | |
| Joe Lynn Turner | Vocals (1989-1992) |
| See also: Joe Lynn Turner, Ахат (live), Rated X, ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Rainbow, ex-Sunstorm, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Eridan (live), ex-Walter Giardino Temple (live), ex-Brazen Abbot, ex-Fandango, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Legacy X, ex-Michael Men Project Made in Moscow, ex-Mother's Army, ex-Glenn Hughes (live) | |
| Steve Morse | Guitars, Vocals (1994-2022) |
| See also: Angelfire, Dixie Dregs, Flying Colors, Steve Morse Band, ex-Kansas, ex-Living Loud | |
| Past | |
| Christopher Cross | Guitars (1970) |
| See also: Christopher Cross | |
| Chas Hodges | Bass (1971) |
| (R.I.P. 2018) See also: ex-Chas & Dave, ex-Chas & His Band, ex-Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, ex-Heads Hands & Feet, ex-The Outlaws | |
| Joe Satriani | Guitars (1993-1994) |
| See also: Chickenfoot, Joe Satriani, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Mick Jagger, ex-Planet Us, ex-Squares | |
| Candice Night | Vocals (backing) (1993) |
| See also: Rainbow (live), Blackmore's Night, Candice Night | |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals (additional) (1999-2001) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Dio, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven & Hell, ex-Rainbow, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards, Organ (2001) |
| See also: Don Airey, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-The Cage, ex-Dario Mollo's Crossbones (live), ex-Empire, ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Cozy Powell, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Living Loud, ex-Quatermass, ex-Silver, ex-Strawbs, ex-Ten, ex-The Company of Snakes, ex-Graham Bonnet (live), ex-Jethro Tull (live), ex-Micky Moody (live), ex-The Snakes (live), ex-Uli Jon Roth (live), ex-Uriah Heep (live) | |
| Nick Fyffe | Bass (2011) |
| See also: The Temperance Movement, ex-Jamiroquai | |
| Jordan Rudess | Keyboards (2020) |
| See also: Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess, Liquid Tension Experiment, ex-Liquid Trio Experiment, Levin Minnemann Rudess, Symphony North, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Dixie Dregs, ex-Speedway Blvd. | |
| Simon McBride | Guitars (2022) |
| See also: Simon McBride, Snakecharmer, ex-Sweet Savage | |
On the bottom picture Mk IX line-up from left to right: Roger Glover, Simon McBride, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, and Don Airey.
The original band was formed out of an obscure psychedelic project named Roundabout, created by the former drummer of The Searchers Chris Curtis, in ...