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Deep Purple Founder And Keyboardist Jon Lord Dies At 71

Posted on July 18, 2012 by B.P.

Jon Lord: God Of The Hammond Organ, June 9, 1941 – July 16, 2012 More and more of the people I grew up admiring are leaving us. In the last couple of weeks actor Ernest Borgnine, Encyclopedia Brown author Donald … Continue reading →

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William Shatner Sings Deep Purple’s Space Truckin’

Posted on December 15, 2011 by B.P.

You Have To Hear It To Believe It… Shatner, The Transformed Man, continues his musical career. His new album is called, Searching For Major Tom. Guest musicians: Johnny Winter (guitar), Deep Purple’s Ian Paice (drums). Vintage Raquel Welch footage from … Continue reading →

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Ritchie Blackmore Explains The Origin of Some Of Deep Purple’s Greatest Songs

Posted on November 6, 2011 by B.P.

Is Anything Original? In this fascinating interview with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, he briefly explains and demonstrates how he came up with the riffs to some of Deep Purple’s greatest songs, including Mandrake Root, Black Night, Speed King, Smoke On The … Continue reading →

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Hush – Deep Purple with Playboy’s Hugh Hefner

Posted on September 18, 2011 by B.P.

Playboy After Dark -  Featuring the Original Deep Purple Hugh Hefner’s swinging, late 1960′s TV show, Playboy After Dark had a wide variety of musicians, comedians and interesting people appear as  guests. This clip recorded in late 1968,  is one … Continue reading →

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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame Knows Nothing About Hard Rock Or Heavy Metal

Posted on March 23, 2011 by B.P.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame’s 5 Biggest Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Snubs I am not one for lists. They are subjective and open to arguments. Having written that, I will still compile a few lists here and … Continue reading →

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