Roger Glover
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| Roger Glover | ||
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 Roger Glover performing live with Deep Purple in 2006
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| Birth name | Roger David Glover | |
| Born | November 30, 1945 (age 61) | |
| Origin |  Brecon, Wales, UK |
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| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Hard rock Psychedelic rock |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician/Songwriter/Producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar Keyboards Backing vocals |
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| Years active | 1965 - present | |
| Associated acts |
Episode Six Deep Purple Rainbow Gillan/Glover |
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Roger David Glover (b. November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh bassist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the bassist and a songwriter for rock band Deep Purple.
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[edit] Early career
Born near Brecon, Wales, Glover moved with his family to London, England at the age of ten. Around that time, Glover's interests started to shift towards rock music, and by the time he was thirteen, Glover began playing guitar. While in school, Glover formed his first band, Madisons, with a group of friends, which later merged together with a rival band to become Episode Six, a band which later featured Glover's future Deep Purple bandmate, vocalist Ian Gillan. The two left Episode Six in 1969 to join Deep Purple.
[edit] Deep Purple and solo
After spending four years with Deep Purple, where the band saw their most successful releases in albums Deep Purple in Rock and Machine Head, Glover was dismissed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and became a record producer for such bands as Judas Priest, Nazareth and Elf. He also released two of his solo albums, Butterfly Ball in 1974, and Elements in 1978, before rejoining his former Deep Purple bandmate, Ritchie Blackmore, in his band Rainbow, where he worked on five of the band's albums. He then returned briefly to his solo career, recording his third solo album Mask in 1984. During that year, Deep Purple reformed and Glover returned to his old band, where he performs to this day. Little was known about him before his music career. He is said to have taken thirteen hits of acid a day and ride a unicycle up and down the boardwalk in New Jersey on a daily basis.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- Butterfly Ball (1974)
- Elements (1978)
- Mask (1984)
- Snapshot (2002)
- Untitled new album (2007-2008?)
[edit] With Deep Purple
- Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969)
- Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
- Fireball (1971)
- Machine Head (1972)
- Made in Japan (1972)
- Who Do We Think We Are (1973)
- Perfect Strangers (1984)
- The House of Blue Light (1987)
- Slaves & Masters (1990)
- The Battle Rages On (1993)
- Purpendicular (1996)
- Abandon (1998)
- Bananas (2003)
- Rapture of the Deep (2005)
[edit] With Rainbow
- Down To Earth (1979)
- Difficult to Cure (1981)
- Straight Between the Eyes (1982)
- Bent Out of Shape (1985)
- Finyl Vinyl (1986)
[edit] As Gillan & Glover
- Accidentally on Purpose (1988)
[edit] As guest musician
- Episode Six – The Complete Episode Six (1994)
- Episode Six – Cornflakes and Crazyfoam (2001)
- Dan McCafferty – Dan McCafferty (1975)
- Jon Lord – Gemini Suite (1970)
- Ian Gillan Band - Child In Time (1976)
- Ian Gillan – Naked Thunder (1997)
- Ian Gillan – Cherkazoo and Other Stories (1999)
- Gov't Mule - The Deep End (2001)
- Gov't Mule - The Deepest End (2003)
[edit] As producer
- Nazareth - Razamanaz (1973), Loud 'n' Proud (1974), Rampant (1974)
- Strapps - Strapps (1976)
- Rory Gallagher – Calling Card (album) (1976)
- Judas Priest – Sin After Sin (1976)
- Michael Schenker Group – The Michael Schenker Group (1980)
