Sep 19, 1980 (43 years ago) Condesa Somerset, MA
In 1980, ex-Deep Purple vocalist Rod Evans was contacted by a management team who offered him a chance to play under the Deep Purple name again, which he took. He fronted this band of unknown session musicians, which became known to Deep Purple fans as the Bogus Deep Purple. The band played across the US, Canada and Mexico, with many shows ending in riots.
The group was formed by a management company intent on making money from reformed groups (Deep Purple had been disbanded since 1976, and would not reunite until 1984) with a minimum of original members. Evans was recruited as he was no longer working in the music industry with an active career. He in turn contacted founding bassist Nick Simper, who turned the offer down.
Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Rock, British, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Hammond Organ, and Proto Prog.
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