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  Img Capt Roger Glover performing live with Deep Purple in 2006
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  Background non_vocal_instrumentalist
  Birth Name Roger David Glover
  Origin Brecon , Wales , UK
  Instrument Bass Guitar <br> Keyboards <br> Backing Vocals
  Genre Heavy Metal <br> Hard Rock <br> Psychedelic Rock
  Occupation Musician/Songwriter/Producer
  Years Active 1965 - present
  Associated Acts Episode Six </br> Deep Purple </br> Rainbow </br> Gillan/Glover
  Website official site


Roger David Glover (born November 30 , 1945 in Brecon , Wales ) is a Welsh Bassist , Keyboardist , Songwriter , and Record Producer , best known as the bassist and a songwriter for Rock Band Deep Purple .


EARLY CAREER

Born near Brecon, Wales, Glover moved with his family to London , England at the age of ten. Around that time, Glover's interests started to shift towards Rock Music , and by the time he was thirteen, Glover began playing guitar. While in school, Glover formed his first band, Madisons, with a group of friends, which later merged together with a rival band to become Episode Six , a band which later featured Glover's future Deep Purple bandmate, vocalist Ian Gillan . The two left Episode Six in 1969 to join Deep Purple.


DEEP PURPLE AND SOLO

After spending four years with Deep Purple, where the band saw their most successful releases in albums '' Deep Purple In Rock '' and '' Machine Head '', Glover was dismissed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and became a record producer for such bands as Judas Priest , Nazareth and Elf . He also released two of his solo albums, '' Butterfly Ball '' in 1974 , and '' Elements '' in 1978 , before rejoining his former Deep Purple bandmate, Ritchie Blackmore, in his band Rainbow , where he worked on five of the band's albums. He then returned briefly to his solo career, recording his third solo album '' Mask '' in 1984 . During that year, Deep Purple reformed and Glover returned to his old band, where he performs to this day.


DISCOGRAPHY

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Solo



With Deep Purple



With Rainbow



As Gillan & Glover



With Episode Six




As guest musician




As producer



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