Roger Glover
Roger David Glover (b.
November 30,
1945 in
Brecon,
Wales) is a
Welsh bass guitarist and
record producer, best known as songwriter and bassist for
Deep Purple.
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.
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 left the band to become 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 Deep Purple bandmate,
Ritchie Blackmore, in the 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.
Glover lives in the Glenville section of
Greenwich,
Connecticut, with his wife Lasley.
Solo
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Butterfly Ball (1974)
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Elements (1978)
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Mask (1984)
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Snapshot (2002)
Concerto for Group and OrchestraDeep Purple in RockFireballMachine HeadMade in JapanWho Do We Think We ArePerfect StrangersThe House of Blue LightSlaves & MastersThe Battle Rages OnPurpendicularAbandonBananasRapture of the DeepDown To EarthDifficult to CureStraight Between the EyesBent Out of ShapeFinyl VinylAccidentally on PurposeAs guest musician
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Episode Six â€"
The Complete Episode Six *
Episode Six â€"
Cornflakes and Crazyfoam *
Dan McCafferty â€"
Dan McCafferty*
Mountain 1975*
Jon Lord â€"
Gemini Suite*
Ian Gillan â€"
Cherkazoo and Other Stories*
Ian Gillan â€"
Naked ThunderAs producer
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Rory Gallagher â€"
Calling Card (album) (1976)
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Judas Priest â€"
Sin After Sin (1976)
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Michael Schenker Group â€"
The Michael Schenker Group (1980)
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Roger Glover–the official website
