Rod Evans

 
Artist:

Rod Evans

Born:
Jan 19, 1945 in Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Genre: Rock
  • Instrument: Vocals

Biography

British born, Rod Evans first graced the world in January of 1945. He first hit the big time with Deep Purple as their vocalist, from their inception in 1968 until Ian Gillan replaced him. He recorded two studio albums with the group, Shades of Deep Purple and The Book of Taliesyn. When Captain Beyond formed in 1972, he was their lead singer and performed on their self-titled album and the follow-up, Sufficiently Breathless. ~ Gary Hill, All Music Guide

A Member of the Group:

Deep Purple

Worked With:

Nick Simper, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan
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Rod Evans
Birth name Rodney Evans
Born January 19 1947 (1947--) (age 60)
Origin Flag of England Slough, Berkshire, England
Genre(s) Rock, pop, Progressive, Hard rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1965 - 1973, 1980
Associated
acts
Deep Purple, Captain Beyond, The Maze, The Horizons

Rod Evans (born 19 January, 1947 in Slough, Berkshire) is a former English singer and was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968. He provided vocals for the group's first three albums, including the hit single "Hush". He was replaced by Ian Gillan in 1969. After his departure, Deep Purple became a heavier outfit, as opposed to the more progressive and pop driven sound achieved with Evans.

Early career

Before joining Deep Purple, Evans played together with Ian Paice in The Maze, formerly MI5. He was also in a band called The Horizons in the mid 1960s.

Post Purple

After leaving Deep Purple, Rod went on to form Captain Beyond, along with former Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell, former Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman and guitarist Rhino (Larry Reinhardt), who also was part of the last incarnation of the Butterfly. This band proved to be very influential, but sales never reflected their musical achievements. Someone also called them sci-fi rock, but anyway their first self-titled album became a rarity, because it was only distributed by Capricorn Records, a small label from Macon, Georgia, who also held the Allman Brothers Band at the time. Lack of commercial success ended the group after three albums.

Evans left Captain Beyond and the music business after their first two albums. He then became a director of respiratory therapy at a West American hospital until 1980.[citation needed]

Reformation controversy

In 1980 he was approached by a management company which specialized in questionably reformed bands with big names, and began to tour under the Deep Purple name accompanied by unknown session musicians. The line up was Rod Evans (vocals), Tony Flynn (guitar), Tom de Rivera (bass), Geoff Emery (keyboards), and Dick Juergens (drums).

After several shows ended in near riots,[citation needed] Evans was sued by the management of the real Deep Purple and they were awarded damages of $672,000. As a result of the lawsuit, Evans no longer receives royalties from the band's first three albums.[citation needed]

Current whereabouts

Evans has not been seen in public since the end of the lawsuit in 1980. He has become one of the most reclusive ex-musicians in the world, rivalling that of the now deceased Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd.

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