including ‘Fireball’ and ‘Machine Head,’ which spawned the classic song ‘Smoke on the Water’ in 1972. By the end of the decade, Deep Purple would lose guitarist Ritchie Blackmore ...

But how much music Deep Purple has made lives on in album form ... they decide the best thing to do is to play the main riff from “Pomp and Circumstance”. I wouldn’t be surprised if you ...

Plus: band members and other rock stars – including Tony Iommi, Paul Stanley, Ian Anderson, Steve Harris, Lzzy Hale and more – talk about their favourite Deep Purple Purple songs. May 01 ...