For other people named Rod Evans, see Rod Evans (disambiguation).
Rod Evans
Evans with Deep Purple in 1968
Background information
Birth name
Roderic Evans
Born
(1947-01-19) 19 January 1947 (age 77)
Origin
Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres
Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, hard rock
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
1964–1973, 1980
Musical artist
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. After recording a solo single, he co-founded Captain Beyond in 1971, with whom he recorded their first two studio albums. Following a brief legal battle with Deep Purple in 1980, Evans retired from music.
Purple -- Ian Paice and RodEvans". The Deep Purple Appreciation Society. DPAS/Darker Than Blue. Retrieved 31 January 2023. Evans had been fronting groups...
comprised the founding members of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), RodEvans (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), Ian Paice (drums) and Nick Simper (bass)...
formed in Los Angeles in 1971. Consisting of former Deep Purple singer RodEvans, former Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell, former Iron Butterfly guitarist...
vocalist RodEvans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice ("Mark I"). In mid-1969, Evans and Simper...
project. The Mk. I line-up of the band was completed by vocalist/frontman RodEvans, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Paice, in March 1968....
They were both accepted into the band on 16 June 1969, replacing singer RodEvans and bassist Nick Simper respectively. The old line up of Deep Purple continued...
live albums and 55 singles. Formed in early 1968 by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, RodEvans, Ritchie Blackmore, and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut...
Rodney or RodEvans may refer to: Rodney J. Evans (1948–1969), Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action during the Vietnam War Rodney Evans (filmmaker)...
versions of 1960s pop songs. This "Mark One" line-up featuring singer RodEvans and bass player Nick Simper lasted until mid-1969 and produced three studio...
singer RodEvans are very functional to the music and the marketing Deep Purple's record label was building up for the American hippie audience. Evans took...
record deal and disbanded. Perry also unsuccessfully auditioned to replace RodEvans in Captain Beyond. Perry then ended up in Banta, California, outside of...
Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2021. "Captain Beyond : Band Member Info on RODEVANS". 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-17...
The Maze featured vocalist RodEvans, who alongside Paice was to form the original line-up of Deep Purple in March 1968. Evans had responded to an ad for...
Clarke was the first choice as drummer, during the auditions for a singer, RodEvans of "The Maze" came in with his own drummer, Ian Paice. Blackmore, who...
Glover Ian Gillan Don Airey Simon McBride Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore RodEvans Nick Simper David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Joe Lynn Turner Joe...
shavings. He formed a band called The Horizons, that featured RodEvans as their lead vocalist. Evans would go on to form and front the band Deep Purple in 1968...
together with original singer RodEvans. When new singer Ian Gillan from the band Episode Six was sought as a replacement for Evans, bandmate Roger Glover tagged...
Blackmore, Lord and drummer Ian Paice decided to replace original lead singer RodEvans with someone who could tackle a hard rock style. The group had also recently...
Original member Bobby Caldwell returned on drums, but original lead vocalist RodEvans could not be contacted after extensive enquiries: Captain Beyond held...
also rejected an offer from Ritchie Blackmore to replace the departing RodEvans in Deep Purple. The style of what he was doing, that kind of opening up...
Glover Ian Gillan Don Airey Simon McBride Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore RodEvans Nick Simper David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Joe Lynn Turner Joe...
Glover Ian Gillan Don Airey Simon McBride Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore RodEvans Nick Simper David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Joe Lynn Turner Joe...
co-founded the supergroup Captain Beyond with ex-Deep Purple lead vocalist RodEvans, Dorman’s Butterfly band mate Larry Reinhardt, and Bobby Caldwell. The...
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