Malcolm Arnold died Sep 23, 2006
As many of you already know (thanks for the emails), Sir Malcom Arnold died last Saturday at the age of 84. He had a long and distinguished career, but he is best known to Deep Purple fans as the main […]
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Dixie Dregs/SMB US Tour 2007
Steve Morse mention a possible Dixie Dregs / Steve Morse Band tour in USA in January 2007. In his latest letter he says:
“I just talked to our Deep Purple manager, Bruce Payne, and also my manager, Frank Solomon. DP is doing […]
Ian Gillan TV Interview
When Ian Gillan were in San Francisco earlier in the week, he answered a few questions from Don Sanchez at ABC7/KGO-TV/DT. Here are a few bits:
About Ian’s source of inspiration.
“My grandpa was an opera singer, my uncle a jazz pianist. […]
Another Gillan Interview
Ian Gillan took some time off from his North America tour and answerd a few questions from Mike Ross at Edmonton Sun. Here is a few bits:
About that Luciano Pavarotti nearly sang “Smoke On The Water” on Gillan’s Inn.
“I sang Nessum Dorma […]
“The Soundboard Series” on iTunes
I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere - not that I am present anywhere on Deep Purple related ‘net communities anymore - but Drew Thompson’s releases of Purple stuff seems to be readily available via iTunes - at least my local, […]
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
