What band played Smoke on the Water?

Deep Purple
The British rock band Deep Purple, shown here in 1971, wrote the hit song “Smoke on the Water,” after watching the casino in Montreux, Switzerland, go up in flames later that year. The casino caught fire during a Frank Zappa concert.

Who is the singer on Smoke on the Water?

Smoke on the Water/Artists

How many members of Deep Purple are still alive?

Current

Name	Years active	Instruments
Ian Paice	1968–1976 1984–present	drums percussion
Roger Glover	1969–1973 1984–present	bass, occasional keyboards
Ian Gillan	1969–1973 1984–1989 1992–present	lead and backing vocals conga harmonica
Steve Morse	1994–present	guitar

Who is Funky Claude in smoke on the water?

Claude Nobs
Promoter saluted in Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’ Claude Nobs, the music promoter who founded Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival, died on Thursday at the age of 76, the New York Times reports. Nobs had fallen into a coma after a cross-country skiing accident on December 24th and never recovered.

Is Smoke on the water a true story?

The lyrics tell a true story: on 4 December 1971, Deep Purple were in Montreux, Switzerland, to record an album (Machine Head) using a mobile recording studio (rented from the Rolling Stones and known as the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio—referred to as the “Rolling truck Stones thing” and “a mobile” in the lyrics) at …

Where is Ian Gillan today?

Gillan lives near Lyme Regis, Dorset and has a home in southern Portugal.

Who is the richest member of Deep Purple?

Ritchie Blackmore net worth: Ritchie Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter who has a net worth of $16 million….Ritchie Blackmore Net Worth.