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Few live rock albums have the mythic status of Deep Purple’s Made in Japan. Recorded across three blistering nights in August ...
A classic rocker has opened up about the state of the music industry today; mainly, how different it is from when he first ...
English rock star Terry Reid, who once turned down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has passed away. He was 75.
Johnson cut his teeth as a session player for the likes of Cat Stevens, Carole King, Steve Morse, and, of course, Christopher ...
Terry Reid, a British musician who famously turned down roles to be in Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, died at age 75.
Terry Reid, the guitarist, singer and songwriter who was so determined to forge his own path that he turned down offers from ...
Rock Icon, 80, May Return to the Stage but Only on His Terms first appeared on Parade on Aug 7, 2025 This story was ...
Like many British rock bands that came of age in the late ‘60s, Deep Purple has had a long and turbulent history. The quintet lost its original singer by the end of the decade and before the ...
With Deep Purple, and later with Rainbow, British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore played a critical role in the history of hard rock and heavy metal. On albums like Purple's 1972 masterpiece, Machine ...
Along with Lord and Blackmore, this trio recorded Deep Purple’s most famous track, in Montreux in 1971, with one of the most familiar riffs in rock history – “Smoke on the Water”.
British musician Terry Reid, who turned down offers to join Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died at age 75. His death was ...
Terry Reid, the British singer whose powerful, soulful voice earned him the nickname "Superlungs" as well as offers to join ...