Beatle joined Deep Purple during a show in Australia in 1984 to jam over “Lucille”, a song originally recorded by Little Richard
Reports indicate that the ego of Ritchie Blackmore is proportional to his talent as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of rock. Throughout his career in Deep Purple and in Rainbowthe musician captivated audiences, but angered bandmates and upset instrument colleagues with voracious criticism.
Even so, he had a humble attitude when meeting a Beatles. It couldn’t be any different.
In a recent video on his YouTube channel Tales from the Tavern (via Guitar World), Blackmore remembered when George Harrison took the stage with Deep Purple. The episode occurred during a band show in Sydney, Australia, in December 1984.
Ritchie explained how this happened:
The truth is that he was friends with Jon Lord and Ian Paice [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 asked very politely: ‘Can I come on stage with you and use your guitar?’. I said: ‘Of course’. I was flattered.”
Harrison joined the Deep Purple just for a jam on top of “Lucille”song originally released by Little Richard. As for the experience of meeting and playing with a Beatles, Blackmore demonstrated rare humility:
He was a very kind, very serious, and very complimentary guy. It was awesome 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 during an interview in 1987 (via Rock and Roll Garage), during the album’s promotional cycle Cloud Nine. THE Beatlesinitially admitted that he did not know the Deep Purple during the group’s heyday, in the 1970s. He only became familiar with the band after becoming friends with Jon Lord and Ian Paice. George explained:
They are my neighbors, two of them, Jon and Ian. They live near me and I’ve known them now for probably eight or nine years. They were super famous in the 1970s, but I only met them in the period after they broke up, before they got together. So I never knew about their music.”
Harrison He quickly corrected himself, because he knew at least one song from Deep Purple. Yes: up to one Beatles knew “Smoke on the Water”.
The musician also knew about the world record for the loudest band on the planet. So, when he went to watch the aforementioned show in Australia, he made a point of taking ear protection.
According to the Beatleshe didn’t ask to play, but rather was invited. George He demonstrated his own humility by acknowledging that he was out of tune during the jam. However, everyone had fun to the point where it didn’t matter.
Collaborated: Pedro Hollanda.
Source: Rollingstone
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