Deep Purple
- MatchDeep Purple
- 100%Rainbow
- 82%Uriah Heep
- 70%Ian Gillan
- 59%UFO
- 58%Nazareth
- 58%Whitesnake
- 57%Black Sabbath
- 45%Dio
- 44%Led Zeppelin
- 43%Scorpions
Biography
Deep Purple evolved in 1968 following sessions to form a band around former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis (Christopher Crummey, 26 August 1941, Oldham, Lancashire, England). Jon Lord (b. 9 June 1941, Leicester, Leicestershire, England; keyboards) and Nick Simper (b. 3 November 1945, Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex, England; bass), veterans, respectively, of the Artwoods and Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, joined guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (b. Richard Hugh Blackmore, 14 April 1945,... Read more