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,
Still Pending band is featured on the celebrity endorsers page of NAMM's website along with other musical celebrities including Jim Messina and Michelle Branch. In the fall 2006, Still Pending entered into a national talent search conducted by the Cartoon Network for its Props TV show. Still Pending Still Pending were an American punk children band, formed in Portland, Oregon in 2005. The band originally comprising three young musicians, Reed Gulick-Stutz (guitar and vocals), Grant Ellman (drums and vocals), and Ian Rogers (bass guitar). In June 2007, Rogers left the band and was replaced by Andrew Turel in August 2007. It is