Ian Gillan Purple. By 1969, after having released nine singles, none of which charted in the UK, and finding their style of music too restrictive for him, he decided to leave Episode Six. By spring 1969, Deep Purple had had a top 5 US hit with "Hush", but the band, particularly Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, decided their future lay in hard rock, rather than the psychedelic pop sound of the early band. In June 1969, Blackmore, Lord and Paice went to see Episode Six perform at a pub gig and subsequently offered Gillan the job as new lead singer,
David Paice the Aviva Premiership during the 2016/17 Championship winning season, a pivotal role as a fleet footed Hooker. David made his 250th appearance for Irish that season and often captained the club on the field. David Paice David Paice (born 24 November 1983) is an English qualified rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for London Irish and has International honours for England. Paice participated in the 2007 Churchill Cup. He was later called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008. He made his Senior debut for England during their 2008 Summer Tour, in a