The five members of the band, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, share composing rights.
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Short answer, no. The lineup at that time was Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gilliam, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
"Smoke On The Water" tells the true story of a fire in the recording studio during the making of the album 'Machine Head.' The sight of smoke from the fire drifting across a river inspired the lyrics.
It is "Smoke on the Water" by "Deep purple" - which ever idiot wrote this should be banned from answering questions ever again. Im afraid i cant tell u the name of the song, but it is DEFINATELY NOT smoke on the water
He was never in the band, but he did once guest on a special version of Smoke on the Water done with the London Symphony Orchestra in the 90s.
The Deep Purple - 1920 was released on: USA: 2 May 1920
4.Rod Evans (Shades of Deep Purple, The Book of Taliesin, Deep Purple)Ian Gillan (Deep Purple in Concert, Deep Purple in Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, Who Do We Think We Are, Perfect Strangers, The House of Blue Light, The Battle Rages On, Purpendicular, Abandon, Bananas, Rapture of the Deep)David Coverdale (Burn, Stormbringer, Come Taste the Band)Joe Lynn Turner (Slaves and Masters)Also, Glenn Hughes did some vocals on Burn, Stormbringerand Come Taste the Band and Tommy Bolin did some on Come Taste the Band.