Deep purple singers in order
Deep purple original members.
List of Deep Purple members
(left to right) Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Joe Lynn Turner, Ian Paice and Ritchie Blackmore
(left to right) Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Don Airey and Simon McBride
Deep Purple, from top to bottom, in 1968 (Mark I), 1970 (Mark II), 1976 (Mark IV), 1991 (Mark V), 2013 (Mark VIII) and 2022 (Mark IX).
Deep Purple are a British hard rock band originally from Hertford.
Deep purple vocalist
Formed in March 1968, the group originally included vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice ("Mark I"). In mid-1969, Evans and Simper were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover ("Mark II").
After four years, Gillan and Glover departed in 1973, and were replaced by David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes ("Mark III"). Tommy Bolin replaced Blackmore in 1975 ("Mark IV"), with this lineup continuing until Deep Purple broke up in July 1976.
The group re-formed in April 1984 with the "Mark II" lineup of Blackmor
