Deep Purple

Co-founder joined the group for a special rendition of "Smoke on the Water."

Other than a brief return with Rainbow in the mid-'10s, he hasn't played rock music in decades.

The Deep Purple and Black Sabbath star expressed gratitude for his long career.

The guitar legend reflects on the one memorable Deep Purple show he missed.

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These rock and metal bands still found at least moderate success with their third singer despite fans typically being skeptical.

We picked 10 classic metal from the 1970s that absolutely need to be part of your record collection.

All of these bands share their name with the song of another band. Some of them, though, are merely a coincidence.

He joined the group in 1969, and just completed a huge tour late last year.

There are several connections between Dickinson's choice and his own band's career.