Deep Purple - Highway Star, the opening track on the band's sixth studio album Machine Head (1972). This song was born on a tour bus going to Portsmouth in 1971 when a reporter asked the band how they wrote songs. To demonstrate, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore grabbed an acoustic guitar and began playing a riff consisting of a single "G" repeated over and over, while vocalist Ian Gillan improvised lyrics over the top. The song was refined and was performed that same night. The song first appeared o

2.5M views · 75K reactions | #Deep_Purple_Live_At_California_Jam '74 Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water ________Live At California Jam '74 Smoke On The Water" is one of the most famous songs by Deep Purple.It was included in the Machine Head album, released in 1972. Training : David Coverdale - Voice Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Glenn Hughes - Bass, Vocals Jon Lord - Hammond organ, Keyboards Ian Paice - Battery | Rock_N_Roll_Fantasy V.S.Rock | Facebook