From their earliest days through to the current new album "tease," the story of Deep Purple has a large cast of characters, connected in a variety of ways to form, break up, re-form, break up again, then rinse and repeat! Learn about the immense cast of characters who ARE Deep Purple, and find about some near misses that might surprise you! Unexpected twists can be so much fun, and we unearthed a few in this episode! Before you break out that old guitar and plug-in for some rust-knocking with that classic riff (you know which one), dig in for some fun with the guys...all of them! Take time to learn stuff about stuff you already know stuff about! Listen to this cool episode, and then get caught up here!!! Thanks to our sponsor, Crooked Eye Brewery for their support of the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices