Ian Gillan is a jazz singer.
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968 .. Hertford. Hertford. rock. Rock music. The band is considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock , although their musical approach changed over the years .. heavy metal. Heavy metal music. rock. Rock music. hard rock. hard rock. Originally formed as a progressive rock band , the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970 .. progressive rock. progressive rock. rock. Rock music. Deep Purple , together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath , have been referred to as the `` unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies '' .. heavy metal. Heavy metal music. Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath. rock. Rock music. hard rock. hard rock. Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin. They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as `` the globe 's loudest band '' for a 1972 concert at London 's Rainbow Theatre , and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide .. Rainbow. Rainbow ( English band ). Rainbow Theatre. Rainbow Theatre. Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and an eight-year hiatus -LRB- 1976 -- 1984 -RRB- .. The 1968 -- 1976 line-ups are commonly labelled Mark I , II , III and IV .. Their second and most commercially successful line-up consisted of Ian Gillan -LRB- vocals -RRB- , Jon Lord -LRB- keyboards , backing vocals -RRB- , Roger Glover -LRB- bass -RRB- , Ian Paice -LRB- drums -RRB- , and Ritchie Blackmore -LRB- guitar -RRB- .. Ian Paice. Ian Paice. Roger Glover. Roger Glover. Ian Gillan. Ian Gillan. Gillan. Gillan ( band ). Jon Lord. Jon Lord. Ritchie Blackmore. Ritchie Blackmore. This line-up was active from 1969 to 1973 , and was revived from 1984 to 1989 , and again from 1992 to 1993 .. The band achieved more modest success in the intervening periods between 1968 and 1969 with the line-up including Rod Evans -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- and Nick Simper -LRB- bass , backing vocals -RRB- , between 1974 and 1976 -LRB- Tommy Bolin replacing Blackmore in 1975 -RRB- with the line-up including David Coverdale -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- and Glenn Hughes -LRB- bass , vocals -RRB- , and between 1989 and 1992 with the line-up including Joe Lynn Turner -LRB- vocals -RRB- .. Rod Evans. Rod Evans. Nick Simper. Nick Simper. Glenn Hughes. Glenn Hughes. David Coverdale. David Coverdale. Tommy Bolin. Tommy Bolin. Joe Lynn Turner. Joe Lynn Turner. The band 's line-up -LRB- currently including Ian Gillan , and guitarist Steve Morse from 1994 -RRB- has been much more stable in recent years , although keyboardist Jon Lord 's retirement from the band in 2002 -LRB- being succeeded by Don Airey -RRB- left Ian Paice as the only original Deep Purple member still in the band .. Ian Paice. Ian Paice. Ian Gillan. Ian Gillan. Steve Morse. Steve Morse. Don Airey. Don Airey. Gillan. Gillan ( band ). Jon Lord. Jon Lord. Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1 's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme and a poll on British radio station Planet Rock ranked them 5th among the `` most influential bands ever '' .. VH1. VH1. Planet Rock. Planet Rock ( radio station ). The band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards .. World Music Awards. World Music Awards. Deep Purple -LRB- specifically Blackmore , Lord , Paice , Gillan , Glover , Evans , Coverdale and Hughes -RRB- were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 .. Gillan. Gillan ( band ). Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame