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The band, formed in the UK, originally included guitarists Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden, bassist Neil Murray and drummer Dave Dowle.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Fourteen years prior to his commercial breakthrough, Coverdale was given the chance to front Deep Purple, alongside bassist Glenn Hughes, when frontman Ian Gillan left the band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Simonon, best known as the bassist for The Clash, looks dapper in a black suit worn with a white shirt and lace-up boots, flanked by his English toy terriers Snoop and Peanut.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
The Last Farewell Tour’s lineup will feature founding keyboardist Bill Payne, alongside guitarists Fred Tackett and Scott Sharrard, bassist Kenny Gradney, percussionist Sam Clayton, and drummer Tony Leone.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Fourteen years prior to his commercial breakthrough, Coverdale was given the chance to front Deep Purple, alongside bassist Glenn Hughes, when frontman Ian Gillan left the band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Simonon, best known as the bassist for The Clash, looks dapper in a black suit worn with a white shirt and lace-up boots, flanked by his English toy terriers Snoop and Peanut.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
The Last Farewell Tour’s lineup will feature founding keyboardist Bill Payne, alongside guitarists Fred Tackett and Scott Sharrard, bassist Kenny Gradney, percussionist Sam Clayton, and drummer Tony Leone.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Bassist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bassist. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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