You might not be that familiar with English rock band Deep Purple's musical catalog, but you almost certainly know the riff from their 1973 hit "Smoke on the Water." It's one of the most recognizable ...

Deep Purple’s signature song “Smoke on the Water” tells the true story of an incident that occurred in December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, when the band was in the city to record what would become ...

In the 1970s, the English rock band Deep Purple was making a name for themselves in hard rock, releasing music that would endure for decades to come. One of the band's biggest songs, "Smoke on the ...