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Deep Purple
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Hertford, England
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1968
- Genre:
- Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
- Lyrical themes:
- Rock 'n' Roll, Love, Relationships, Life, Society
- Current label:
- earMUSIC
- Years active:
- 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-The Maze, ex-The MI 5, ex-The Shindigs, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Roger Glover | Bass, Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-present) |
| See also: Roger Glover, ex-Rainbow, ex-David Coverdale Band, ex-Episode Six, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Marlon | |
| Ian Gillan | Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-1989, 1993-present) |
| See also: ex-WhoCares, Ian Gillan Band, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Episode Six, ex-Garth Rockett and the Moonshiners, ex-Gillan, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-The Javelins | |
| Steve Morse | Guitars, Vocals (1994-present) |
| See also: Angelfire, Dixie Dregs, Flying Colors, Steve Morse Band, ex-Kansas, ex-Living Loud | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards, Organ (2002-present) |
| See also: Don Airey, ex-Empire, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-The Cage, ex-Dario Mollo's Crossbones (live), ex-Divlje Jagode (live), ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Cozy Powell, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Jethro Tull, ex-Living Loud, ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-Quatermass, ex-Ten, ex-The Company of Snakes, ex-Wishbone Ash, ex-Graham Bonnet (live), ex-Micky Moody (live), ex-The Snakes (live), ex-Uli Jon Roth (live) | |
| 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-Simon Raven Cult, ex-The Good Old Boys, ex-Warhorse | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitars (1968-1975, 1984-1993) |
| See also: Rainbow, Blackmore's Night, Candice Night, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Lord Caesar Sutch & the Roman Empire, ex-Neil Christian & the Crusaders, 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-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-The Maze, ex-The MI 5 | |
| Glenn Hughes | Bass, Vocals (1973-1976) |
| See also: Voodoo Hill, Iommi, Black Country Communion, Glenn Hughes, ex-Erik Norlander, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Heaven & Hell (live), 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, 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: Walter Giardino Temple (live), Joe Lynn Turner, Rated X, ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Brazen Abbot, ex-Fandango, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Legacy X, ex-Michael Men Project, ex-Mother's Army | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Chas Hodges | Bass (1971) |
| See also: Chas & Dave, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Nick Fyffe | Bass (2011) |
| See also: The Temperance Movement, ex-Jamiroquai (live) | |
| Ian Paice | Drums, Percussion (1968-1976, 1984-present) |
| See also: ex-Gary Moore, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Paice, Ashton & Lord, ex-The Maze, ex-The MI 5, ex-The Shindigs, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Roger Glover | Bass, Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-present) |
| See also: Roger Glover, ex-Rainbow, ex-David Coverdale Band, ex-Episode Six, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Marlon | |
| Ian Gillan | Vocals (1969-1973, 1984-1989, 1993-present) |
| See also: ex-WhoCares, Ian Gillan Band, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Episode Six, ex-Garth Rockett and the Moonshiners, ex-Gillan, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-The Javelins | |
| Steve Morse | Guitars, Vocals (1994-present) |
| See also: Angelfire, Dixie Dregs, Flying Colors, Steve Morse Band, ex-Kansas, ex-Living Loud | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards, Organ (2002-present) |
| See also: Don Airey, ex-Empire, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Rainbow, ex-The Cage, ex-Dario Mollo's Crossbones (live), ex-Divlje Jagode (live), ex-Air Pavilion, ex-Andrew Lloyd Webber, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Cozy Powell, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Jethro Tull, ex-Living Loud, ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-Quatermass, ex-Ten, ex-The Company of Snakes, ex-Wishbone Ash, ex-Graham Bonnet (live), ex-Micky Moody (live), ex-The Snakes (live), ex-Uli Jon Roth (live) | |
| 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-Simon Raven Cult, ex-The Good Old Boys, ex-Warhorse | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitars (1968-1975, 1984-1993) |
| See also: Rainbow, Blackmore's Night, Candice Night, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Lord Caesar Sutch & the Roman Empire, ex-Neil Christian & the Crusaders, 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-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-The Maze, ex-The MI 5 | |
| Glenn Hughes | Bass, Vocals (1973-1976) |
| See also: Voodoo Hill, Iommi, Black Country Communion, Glenn Hughes, ex-Erik Norlander, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Heaven & Hell (live), 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, 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: Walter Giardino Temple (live), Joe Lynn Turner, Rated X, ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Rainbow, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Brazen Abbot, ex-Fandango, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Legacy X, ex-Michael Men Project, ex-Mother's Army | |
| Past | |
| Chas Hodges | Bass (1971) |
| See also: Chas & Dave, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Nick Fyffe | Bass (2011) |
| See also: The Temperance Movement, ex-Jamiroquai (live) | |
The “classic” Mk II line-up of Deep Purple first came together with the addition of Gillan and Glover to the trio of Blackmore, Paice and Lord for the Concerto For Group And Orchestra live album, and lasted until Gillan and Glover left, after the release of Who Do We Think We Are.
The remaining band members got then-unknown Fabulosa Brothers ...