Dylan's lead was also followed by The Byrds, joined by Gram Parsons to record Sweetheart of the Rodeo ( 1968 ), helping to define the genre of country rock, which became a particularly popular style in the California music scene of the late 1960s, and was adopted by former folk rock artists including Hearts and Flowers, Poco and New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Eager to pay off a huge tax bill upon his return the UK in the late-1970s ( Purple's excesses included their own tour jet and a home Lord rented in Hollywood from actress Ann-Margret ), Lord joined former Deep Purple band member David Coverdale's new band, Whitesnake in August 1978 ( Paice joined them in 1980 and stayed till 1982 ).

He was joined by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice and Jon Lord, who would later form Deep Purple.

During World War II, he joined the U. S. Army, where he received both a Purple Heart and the nickname Paddy.

John Norum joined Deep Purple on stage in Ystad for a performance of " Smoke on the Water ".

Deep Purple, Ian Paice 1970In 1966 Paice joined The MI5, which soon changed its name to The Maze and produced a number of singles, recorded mainly in Italy and France.

On 6 September 2009 Ian Paice joined Neil Murray, Doogie White, Jonathan Noyce, Clive Bunker and Phil Hilborne at a " Night with Jethro Tull and Deep Purple " concert in Turin, Italy.

In the fall of 1967, St. Augustine joined the LHSAA and became a rival for the Blue Jays in the New Orleans Catholic League through the 2010-11 school year, when the Purple Knights were forced down to Class 4A by the LHSAA.

He joined the US Marine Corps in 1942 serving in the 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion and fought in the 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima, receiving two Purple Hearts.

Airey went in semi-retirement until 2001, when he joined Deep Purple to fill in for an injured Jon Lord, who subsequently retired from the band.

He took up the keyboards and in 1985 joined The Time / Purple Rain alum Morris Day's band for four years.

In 1994, Morse joined the British hard rock group Deep Purple.

League was created, Kyoto Shiko Club, aided by funds from local new sponsors Kyocera and Nintendo, professionalized ( though some players broke away and formed their own clubs, see below ) and joined the former Japan Football League under the new name Kyoto Purple Sanga.

Later on, Paice played in Gary Moore's band before he and Lord joined the re-formed Deep Purple in 1984, where Paice remains to this day.

He found a lot of success in World Class Championship Wrestling in the late 1970s and early 1980s before going to Florida Championship Wrestling, where he joined Kevin Sullivan's " cult " as The Purple Haze, another variation of the ' Maniac ' gimmick.

Malcolm McGee then joined vocal trio The Virgil Brothers with Rob Lovett ( ex The Loved Ones ) and Peter Doyle ( who had replaced founding member Mick Hadley from The Purple Hearts ).

In the most recent years, Edel released studio albums by JoJo, Lisa Stansfield, Toni Braxton, Sabrina Salerno, Deep Purple, Gregorian, Thomas Anders, Chris Rea, Jerry Lee Lewis, Status Quo, Ali Campbell ( UB40 ), Europe, Nazareth, Jon Lord, Glenn Hughes, Turbonegro, and its roster is becoming among the strongest in the independent industry.

According to an article published in the June 2007 issue of XXL, Killer Mike addressed why he left the Purple Ribbon roster.

Executive Order 12464, dated February 23, 1984, authorized award of the Purple Heart as a result of terrorist attacks or while serving as part of a peacekeeping force subsequent to March 28, 1973.

In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released the album Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his film debut of the same name.

Prince's 1984 album Purple Rain sold more than thirteen million copies in the U. S. and spent twenty-four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

* Purple Rain ( 1984 )

She did minor voice-over work for several films, including The Clan of the Cave Bear ( 1986 ), Silverado ( 1985 ), Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ), Back to the Future 2 ( 1989 ) and The Color Purple ( 1985 ).

* Hector is a Brown Himalayan Cat with a Purple Tie, a Grey Head Band, a 1980s hair style and a New jersey accent in the 1984 Heathcliff cartoon TV Series.

* Purple Rain ( 1984 )

* Purple Rain ( film ), a 1984 film starring the musician Prince

Purple Rain is a 1984 American rock musical drama film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn.

* The Kid, a character played by Prince in the 1984 film Purple Rain

He and drummer Ian Paice were the only continual band members during the period from 1968 to 1976, and also from when it was reestablished in 1984 until Lord's retirement from Deep Purple in 2002.

His dissatisfaction ( and Coverdale's eagerness to revamp the band's line-up and lower the average age to help crack the US market ) smoothed the way for the reformation of Deep Purple Mk II in 1984.

Lord's re-emergence with Deep Purple in 1984 resulted in huge audiences for the reformed Mk II line-up, including 1985s second largest grossing tour in the US and an appearance in front of 70, 000 rain-soaked fans headlining Knebworth on 22 June 1985, all to support the Perfect Strangers album.

*" When Two Songs ( Sound the Same )"-Frankie Goes to the Bank / " Purple Pants "-Ponce ( 1984 )

The Twin Cities rock scene came to national prominence by 1984, when the Village Voices critics poll, Pazz and Jop, named three Minneapolis recordings among the top ten of the year: Prince's Purple Rain, The Replacements ' Let It Be, and Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade.

Ian Paice left Moore's band in April 1984 to rejoin Deep Purple, and he remains in Deep Purple to the present day.

Prince and the Revolution: " Purple Rain " soundtrack ( 1984 )

When in April 1984 Deep Purple reformed, Glover returned to his old band where he has remained for the last two-and-a-half decades.

* Perfect Strangers ( album ), a 1984 album by Deep Purple

* Mask ( Roger Glover album ), a 1984 solo album by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover

In 1984, the group independently filmed a music video for an unreleased cover of Jimi Hendrixs " Purple Haze ".

Five new fruit shapes and colors were added over the years: " Grapity Purple ", ( 1984 ), " Lime Green " ( 1991 ), " Wildberry Blue " ( 1998 – 2006 ), and " Watermelon " ( 1999 ).

As an adult he continued to work in films behind the scenes, and was a production manager on such films as For Your Eyes Only ( 1981 ), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1984 ) and The Color Purple ( 1985 ).