• Thumbnail for Nick Simper
    Nicholas John Simper (born 3 November 1945) is an English bass guitarist, who was a co-founding member of Deep Purple and Warhorse. In the 1960s, he began...
    12 KB (1,072 words) - 03:04, 9 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Deep Purple
    the vocal group The Flower Pot Men, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Carlo Little (Simper had previously been in Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, and...
    126 KB (13,630 words) - 00:14, 17 May 2025
  • first bassist Nick Simper. After being sacked by Deep Purple in 1969, Simper joined Marsha Hunt's backing band. Not long after, Simper replaced her backing...
    7 KB (444 words) - 17:01, 27 April 2025
  • bassist Roger Glover, who was also invited to join Deep Purple and replace Nick Simper. The band's new line-up, identified as Mark II, debuted live in London...
    40 KB (4,572 words) - 22:23, 27 April 2025
  • band was completed by vocalist/frontman Rod Evans, along with bassist Nick Simper and drummer Ian Paice, in March 1968. After about two months of rehearsals...
    47 KB (4,876 words) - 05:51, 12 May 2025
  • were just worked to death by the management and the record company. – Nick Simper (1998) Deep Purple were booked for a long tour in the United States,...
    43 KB (4,654 words) - 22:37, 4 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for List of Deep Purple members
    Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice ("Mark I"). In mid-1969, Evans and Simper were replaced by Ian Gillan...
    42 KB (1,939 words) - 18:28, 14 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Rod Evans
    Hertfordshire in 1968. According to Deep Purple's founding bassist, Nick Simper, Evans was hired after "dozens" of other singers were auditioned. Evans...
    13 KB (1,435 words) - 14:31, 27 February 2025
  • organist Ray Soaper contacted some mates. Mick Stewart (lead guitar), Nick Simper (bass) and Roger Truth (drums) came together with Soper and presented...
    21 KB (2,822 words) - 11:11, 15 February 2025
  • Thumbnail for Ian Gillan
    into the band on 16 June 1969, replacing singer Rod Evans and bassist Nick Simper, respectively. The old line up of Deep Purple continued to do several...
    47 KB (5,004 words) - 03:02, 9 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Rick Wakeman
    with several known musicians including John Entwistle, James Royal, Nick Simper, and Mitch Mitchell. In 1968, Wakeman acquired a scholarship at the Royal...
    116 KB (13,844 words) - 21:52, 3 May 2025
  • originally recorded with the band's original vocalist Rod Evans and bassist Nick Simper that Deep Purple have performed with their replacements Ian Gillan and...
    15 KB (1,440 words) - 05:57, 21 March 2025
  • Simper (1856–1942), English composer and organist Lewis Simper (born 2001), English footballer Lisbeth Simper (born 1978), Danish cyclist Nick Simper...
    571 bytes (120 words) - 00:25, 17 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ian Paice
    Robinson, Simon (July 1983). "Nick Simper Interview from "Darker than Blue", July 1983". Darker than Blue. Nick Simper official website. Retrieved 15...
    42 KB (4,453 words) - 22:35, 24 April 2025
  • Thumbnail for Ritchie Blackmore
    This "Mark One" line-up featuring singer Rod Evans and bass player Nick Simper lasted until mid-1969 and produced three studio albums. During this period...
    67 KB (5,694 words) - 02:23, 6 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Jon Lord
    where he met the bass guitarist Nick Simper along with drummer Carlo Little and guitarist Ged Peck. Lord and Simper then toured with this band in 1967...
    59 KB (6,917 words) - 18:50, 24 April 2025
  • developed song ideas in secrecy, not telling Evans or original bassist Nick Simper because the original lineup still had tour dates to promote the album...
    36 KB (3,835 words) - 20:45, 3 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Quatermass (band)
    Stormbringer. Quatermass II In 1994, Underwood, and founding Deep Purple member Nick Simper joined in a project titled Quatermass II. Gustafson contributed two songs...
    8 KB (519 words) - 03:29, 13 May 2025
  • (American band), a 1970s pop rock band Nick Simper's Fandango, a 1977–1983 British band featuring Nick Simper Fandango (Herb Alpert album), 1982 Fandango...
    2 KB (307 words) - 06:16, 29 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Screaming Lord Sutch
    (keyboard); Carlo Little (drums); Keith Moon (drums); Noel Redding (bass) and Nick Simper (bass). In 2017 his song "Flashing Lights" was featured in Logan Lucky...
    29 KB (2,100 words) - 11:38, 29 April 2025
  • Thumbnail for Deep Purple discography
    early 1968 by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, in July...
    59 KB (1,231 words) - 17:43, 10 May 2025
  • Stoller) 5:16 Bad Time (Nick Simper) 4:40 She Was My Friend (Simper) 4:55 Gypsy Dancer (Simper) 4:08 House of Dolls (Simper) 4:19 Standing Right Behind...
    3 KB (293 words) - 07:28, 7 February 2025
  • Thumbnail for Joe Satriani
    Gillan Don Airey Simon McBride Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore Rod Evans Nick Simper David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Joe Lynn Turner Joe Satriani...
    59 KB (5,428 words) - 14:01, 11 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for The Flower Pot Men
    Lord, who replaced Billy Davidson on keyboards in January 1968, and Nick Simper on bass. Carter and Lewis continued to write, record and produce most...
    11 KB (1,292 words) - 23:53, 10 April 2025
  • Thumbnail for Hayes, Hillingdon
    1886–1986. London: Stanley Paul. pp. 39, 257. ISBN 0091660602. Nick Simper. "Nick's Story". Retrieved 6 October 2015. "David Smart". The Telegraph. 14...
    141 KB (13,271 words) - 15:57, 4 May 2025
  • Gillan Don Airey Simon McBride Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore Rod Evans Nick Simper David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Joe Lynn Turner Joe Satriani...
    29 KB (2,740 words) - 05:51, 16 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Tony Burrows
    which were not hits. Two founding members of Deep Purple, Jon Lord and Nick Simper, were also part of this early band for live shows. Later, Burrows sang...
    12 KB (1,063 words) - 05:55, 13 May 2025
  • this CD release. Rod Evans – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Nick Simper – bass guitar, backing vocals Jon Lord – keyboards, backing vocals Ian...
    3 KB (215 words) - 14:28, 3 April 2025
  • Thumbnail for David Coverdale
    Thehighwaystar.com. 12 February 1968. Retrieved 17 October 2012. DeRiso, Nick (19 July 2021). "45 Years Ago: David Coverdale Quits As Deep Purple Disintegrate"...
    40 KB (4,103 words) - 02:07, 11 May 2025
  • all tracks, backing vocals on track 1 Ian Paice – drums on all tracks Nick Simper – bass and backing vocals on track 1 Rod Evans – vocals on track 1 Ian...
    13 KB (579 words) - 18:57, 3 December 2024