Black Sabbath did not invent heavy music alone. Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward gave metal its fear, ...

If you don't know the history of Deep Purple's first big hit, "Hush," it might surprise you to learn that the classic rock anthem is actually a cover of a country song. Even more surprising: That ...

People are raving about the new album and calling it a renaissance for the band of over 50 years.

Ian Gillan has offered some insight into his initial departure from Deep Purple. It was the summer of 1973 when the singer ...

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The light may be fading for Ian Gillan, but that doesn’t mean Deep Purple’s fireball is fizzling out. He insists that talk of retirement – broached in interviews last year but rowed back since – is ...

“We were slightly embarrassed about the name until we saw it in the charts,” Deep Purple bassist Nick Simper once told Mojo magazine. That chart history he spoke of is staggering. In 1939, the song ...

Deep Purple has lived and eclipsed every rock 'n' roll cliche since their formation in 1968. From revolving-door membership (more than a dozen musicians have passed through their various lineups) to ...

Danny Deep, General Dynamics‘ executive vice president of global operations, has been promoted to president of the Reston-based Fortune 100 government contractor, the company announced Friday. Deep ...

M&M's today (Sept. 28) expanded its crew of characters with the introduction of Purple, a female, peanut M&M "spokescandy." The addition to its roster of mascots is the first in a decade and follows a ...

Months after an avian flu outbreak swept through the elephant seal population at Año Nuevo State Park, another unusual sighting has emerged in the pinnipeds dwelling along the windswept coastline of ...