Glenn Hughes

The death of Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord in 2012 was a big loss for those in the rock community, and to show how much respect he garnered, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Yes' Rick Wakeman, Whitesnake's Mick Moody and Deep Purple's Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice and Don Airey all took part in a special tribute to the musician.

There seems to be plenty of drama afoot in the Black Country Communion camp. Guitarist Joe Bonamassa claims that bassist/vocalist (and onetime member of Deep Purple) Glenn Hughes tried to bully him into playing a gig, and that he had declined to participate in order to stick to his guns...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release Deep Purple's landmark album, Machine Head. In recognition of the influence of Deep Purple, and of Machine Head in particular, some of rock music's biggest names have each contributed a version of their favorite track on the album...