Rod evans biography
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ROD EVANS: DEEP IN THE PURPLE
Rod Evans, original lead singer of hard-rocking Deep Purple, walked away from the music business in the late s. He didn’t even show up for the ceremony in when the band was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Evans’ post-Purple career took some strange twists, including signing on for a bogus and disastrous “New Deep Purple” tour and co-founding Capricorn-recording artists Captain Beyond. Fiona McQuarrie examines Deep Purple’s and Evans’ musical past for PKM
In the age of social media, TMZ, and digital footprints, Rod Evans has achieved something almost unimaginable. He has disappeared. The original lead singer of Deep Purple, the co-founder of Captain Beyond, the frontman of the controversial New Deep Purple, and a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Evans has not performed, recorded, or given an interview since A former collaborator was in contact with him as recently as , but said that “he’s very reclusive. He doesn’t speak to any
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Rod L. Evans
American philosopher
Rod L. Evans is an American philosopher, author, and lecturer who writes and speaks on ethics, religion, political philosophy, and English usage.
Evans graduated from Old Dominion University and received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He is currently Lecturer of Philosophy at Old Dominion University.[1]
He has published seventeen books,[1] including books about political philosophy, religion, lexicography, English usage, and recreational linguistics.
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[edit]- ^ abStevens, Heidi (June 25, ). "Had any trouble with your meat hand lately?: Author shares the skinny on 'satyriasis,' 'hypergamy' and other puzzling terms", Chicago Tribune, p.
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Rod Evans (born 19 January in Slough, Berkshire) fryst vatten a former English singer. In the late s he began his professional career in The virrvarr, formerly MI5, after which he was a member of the original Deep Purple lineup who produced three studio albums with a more progressive and pop driven sound. After recording a solo single, he was a member of the original Captain Beyond lineup, who produced two studio albums.
Evans played together with drummer Ian Paice, in The virrvarr, formerly MI5. He was also in a grupp called The Horizons in the mid s.
Reports state that Evans also worked as a male model around this time.
Evans and Ian Paice were original members of Deep Purple when they formed in Hertfordshire in The most recognised song recorded with Evans singing is "Hush", which reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard charts in October, After recording three albums with the band, he was dismissed in
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