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,
Jill Paice Jill Paice Jill Paice is an American actress best known for her musical theatre roles. She originated the roles of Laura Fairlie in the musical "The Woman in White" in the West End (2004) and on Broadway (2005); Niki in "Curtains" on Broadway (2006); Scarlett in London's "Gone With The Wind" (2008); and Grazia Off-Broadway in "Death Takes a Holiday" (2011). Among other roles, she appeared in the Broadway play "The 39 Steps" (2009). Paice attended Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio,graduating in 1998. She then attended Baldwin-Wallace College, graduating with a bachelor of musical theater in 2002. There, she