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Glenn Hughes was persuaded to join under the guise that Paul Rodgers of Free was joining as co-lead vocalist, but Rodgers had just started Bad Company and David Coverdale was hired instead. In July , co-founding member and former organ player, Jon Lord was found to be suffering from pancreatic cancer. After treatment in both England and in Israel, he died at the age of 71 on July 16, at the London Clinic after suffering from a pulmonary embolism.

Prior to October , Deep Purple had never been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, though they had been eligible since They were nominated for induction in and , but were not inducted by the Rock Hall committee.

They were officially inducted on April 8, by Lars Ulrich of Metallica. Rock Band. Rock Band Songs Venues. Songs Venues. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Deep Purple. Home News. Eduardo Rivadavia Published: February 20, Next: Top 10 Deep Purple Songs. Filed Under: Deep Purple. Back To Top.