who sang smoke on the water for deep purple
Deep Purple
title: Smoke on the Water text: behind the scenes with the track. The track's producers were Gary Langan and Geoff Downes. Talent co-ordination for the record was overseen by Jon Dee, with David Gilmour being the first to join up after a call from Dee. Ian Gillan's manager Phil Banfield also helped out with talent recruitment. The iconic nature of the song has led to its inclusion in several music-related video games. Smoke on the Water "Smoke on the Water" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album "Machine Head". In 2004, the song was ranked title: Deep Purple text: scene more than three decades prior, also didn't show, whilst because Lord had died in 2012, his wife Vickie accepted his award on his behalf. The current members of the band played "Highway Star" for the opening performance. After a brief interlude playing the Booker T. & the M.G.'s song "Green Onions" while photos of the late Jon Lord flashed on the screen behind them, the current Deep Purple members played two more songs: "Hush" and their signature tune "Smoke on the Water". Although barred from playing with Deep Purple, both David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes (as well as Roger title: Smoke on the Water text: singing various verses. The single made it to the UK Top 40 Singles Chart. The track was recorded by an elite group of contemporary prog rock, hard rock and heavy metal musicians who gathered at the historic Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, London. Recording began on 8 July 1989 and was completed over 5 different sessions. The rock musicians involved in the recording included Bryan Adams, Ritchie Blackmore, Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Downes, Keith Emerson, Ian Gillan, David Gilmour, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Paul Rodgers, Chris Squire and Roger Taylor. John Paul Jones and Jon Lord were credited as "helping" title: Smoke on the Water text: Smoke on the Water "Smoke on the Water" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album "Machine Head". In 2004, the song was ranked number 434 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, ranked number 4 in "Total Guitar" magazine's Greatest Guitar Riffs Ever, and in March 2005, "Q" magazine placed "Smoke on the Water" at number 12 in its list of the 100 greatest guitar tracks. "Smoke on the Water" is known for and recognizable by its central theme, developed by guitarist Ritchie title: Smoke on the Water text: the song to be a hit, but the single reached number 4 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States during the summer of 1973, number 2 on the Canadian RPM charts, and it propelled the album to the top 10. Live performances of the tune, featuring extended interplay between Blackmore's guitar and Jon Lord's Hammond organ would become a centrepiece of Deep Purple's live shows, and a version of the song from the live album "Made in Japan" became a minor hit on its own later on in 1973. The principal songwriters included the song within their