Ian Paice
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Ian Paice live in concert with Deep Purple at the Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada (2005)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ian Anderson Paice |
| Born |
29 June 1948 Nottingham, England |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Associated acts | Deep Purple, Green Bullfrog, Paice Ashton Lord, Whitesnake, Gary Moore, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, The Velvet Underground, Purpendicular |
Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. He is the only member to appear on every album the band has released.
Born in Nottingham but moving south in early childhood, Paice got his first drum kit at 15. He began his professional career in the late 50s playing drums in his father's dance band. The first band he was in was called Georgie & the Rave-Ons, which after being renamed for The Shindigs released their first single featuring the 17-year-old Paice and George Adams.
In 1966 Paice joined The MI5, which soon changed its name to The Maze and produced a number of singles, recorded mainly in Italy and France. The Maze featured vocalist Rod Evans, who alongside Paice was to form the original line-up of Deep Purple in February 1968.
During this time, Paice was also involved in doing sessions for producer Derek Lawrence.
After Deep Purple split, Paice went on to form a new supergroup, Paice Ashton Lord in 1976. The band, also comprising singer/pianist Tony Ashton, Deep Purple organist Jon Lord, guitarist/vocalist Bernie Marsden and bassist Paul Martinez recorded one album, Malice in Wonderland and they played only five live shows. It was put on hold in 1977, halfway through recording the group's second album. They subsequently broke up, allegedly because Tony Ashton only felt at home playing live shows in little clubs.
In August 1979, Paice was asked by David Coverdale to join Whitesnake on the Japanese Tour for the Lovehunter album. He stayed with the band for almost three years. He appeared on the Whitesnake albums Ready an' Willing (1980), Live...in the Heart of the City (1980), Come an' Get It (1981) and Saints & Sinners (1982).
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