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Rod Evans ist ein britischer Rock-Sänger und Gründungsmitglied von Deep Purple.
Roderic Evans (born 19 January 1947) is a retired British singer known as the original vocalist of the rock bands Deep Purple and Captain Beyond. Evans began his professional career in The Maze before becoming a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, with whom he recorded their first three studio albums.
- Career Beginnings
- Deep Purple
- After Deep Purple
- Captain Beyond
- Non-Music Related Works
- Bogus Deep Purple and Aftermath
- Rock Hall Induction
- Theories
Rod Evans' earliest music endeavors include bands like The Horizons and The Maze, the second one being also the early band of Deep Purple's Ian Paice. Aside from music, he also worked as a male model and was reportedly a good looking young fellow.
The part of the career Rod is best known for is his time in Deep Purple. Although not as big as the Mark II, Mark III, or even Mark IV era with Tommy Bolin, his voice marked the beginning of the band and he recorded the first three albums with them. The biggest song from this period is Purple's cover of "Hush," written originally by Joe South for B...
Despite his Hollywood dreams, Rod Evans continued to record music. He released a single "Hard To Be Without You" with "You Can't Love A Child Like A Woman" on the B side. Although uncredited, certain sources online state that the first song was written by George Fischoff and Tony Powers, while the second one is by Barry Gordon. Released in 1971, th...
But that same year, Evans formed a band with ex-Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell and former Iron Butterfly members – guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt and bassist Lee Dorman. Called Captain Beyond, they went through several lineup changes and a few long hiatuses. They still perform today with Caldwell as the only original member. Evans was the ...
According to one old interview, from those times of the Deep Purple "revival" with Evans (more about that in the next part), Evans went on to finish medical school and eventually became a director of respiratory therapy, although it seems that no one knows which hospital it was. He apparently worked there for about five years.
But when he was approached by some of those sleazy and shady businessmen from the weird corners of the music industry, Rod was easily persuaded to come back to his singing career. The idea seemed lucrative at the time – as Deep Purple was not active at the time, he was to become a member of this new reformed Deep Purple. But the "reunion" did not i...
Another mention of Evans came in 2016. The singer had the honor to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However, he did not attend the induction ceremony and no one came to collect the prize in his name. Blackmore didn't show up (and the reasons why are still discussed), co-founding member Simper was not inducted, and no one knew where ...
Just like with everything mysterious, people shared theories about Evans and his whereabouts after the infamous trial. One of those stories states that someone saw him working as a gas station attendant somewhere in the USA. There is no photographic or any other kind of evidence to support these claims. There was also one darker and more sinister t...
17. Sept. 2020 · Rod Evans, original lead singer of hard-rocking Deep Purple, walked away from the music business in the late 1970s. He didn’t even show up for the ceremony in 2016 when the band was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Mitte 1969 wurden Evans und Simper auf das Betreiben Blackmores hin durch den Sänger Ian Gillan und den Bassisten Roger Glover ersetzt. Die beiden hatten zuvor schon mehrere Jahre lang in der Band „Episode Six“ zusammen gespielt.
Rod Evans (* 19. Januar 1947 in Slough) ist ein britischer Rock-Sänger und Gründungsmitglied von Deep Purple.
Watch and listen to the former lead singer of Deep Purple, Rod Evans, talk about his career and perform Hey Joe in a BBC radio show in 1969. This video is from kneelandpray2's YouTube channel.
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