The Beatles joined Deep Purple during a show in Australia in 1984 to play “Lucille”, a song originally recorded by Little Richard
Reports indicate that the ego of Richie Blackmore is proportional to his talent as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history. Over the course of his career in Intense purple and inside Rainbowthe musician captivated audiences, but angered bandmates and upset fellow instrumentalists with voracious criticism.
Even so, he had a humble attitude when meeting a Beatles. It couldn’t be different.
In a recent video on his YouTube channel Tales from the Tavern (go World of guitar), Blackmore remembered when George Harrison took the stage with Intense purple. The incident occurred during a show by the band in Sydney, Australia, in December 1984.
Richie explained how it happened:
The truth is that he was friends with Jon Lord AND Ian Pace [respectivamente o tecladista e o baterista do Deep Purple]. They lived on the same street. He was in Australia at the same time as us and he asked us very kindly: ‘Can I come on stage with you and use your guitar?’. I said, ‘Of course.’ I was flattered.”
Harrison joined the Intense purple just for a jam on top “Lucille”song originally released by Little Richard. As for the experience of meeting and playing with a Beatles, Blackmore he demonstrated a rare humility:
He was a very nice guy, very serious and very complimentary. It was great to play with one Beatles. There will never be another band like them Beatles.”
Finally, Blackmore showed some images from the show. Check it out below.
George Harrison on Deep Purple
George Harrisonwho left us in 2001, recalled the situation in a 1987 interview (via Garage Rock and Roll), during the album’s promotional cycle Cloud Nine. THE Beatleshe initially admitted that he didn’t know him Intense purple during the group’s heyday in the 1970s, he only met the band after becoming friends with them Jon Lord AND Ian Pace. George explained:
They are my neighbors, two of them, Jon AND Ian. They live near me and I’ve known them for probably eight or nine years now. They were very famous in the 70s, but I only met them in the period after their breakup, before they got together. So I never knew about their music.”
Harrison He quickly corrected himself, because he knew at least one song Intense purple. Yes: up to one Beatles I knew “Smoke on the Water”.
The musician also knew the world record for the loudest band on the planet. So when he went to see the aforementioned show in Australia, he decided to wear ear protection.
According to the Beatleshe didn’t ask to play, but he was invited. George He demonstrated his humility by acknowledging that he was out of tune during the jam. However, everyone enjoyed it to the point that it didn’t matter anymore.
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Source: Terra
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