Hub · 1945

Roger Glover

Brecon, Wales, UK · Bass

Deep Purple Mark II bass; later Rainbow bass/producer before Purple reunions.

Why this hub

Deep Purple ↔ Rainbow personnel bridge alongside Blackmore.

Born 1945. Mark II bass on In Rock / Machine Head / Made in Japan. Leaves with Gillan 1973; joins Rainbow mid-70s as player/producer. Returns to Purple in 1984 reunion lineups. Related: Purple–Rainbow family tree on the shared-member graph.

Tenures

  1. Deep Purple

    1969–1973

    Bass

    Open band →

  2. Rainbow

    1979–1984

    Bass

    Player/producer era after Dio; before Purple reunion.

    Open band →

  3. Deep Purple

    1984–present

    Bass

    Open band →

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