Home Uncategorized “We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals”: After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore’s departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie

“We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals”: After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore’s departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie

May 16, 2025 comments off

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