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Ian Paice - Drummer extraordinaire!

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Introducing Ian Paice!

This lens is dedicated to one of the worlds greatest drummers, Ian Paice of Deep Purple fame.

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Ian Paice - The Early Years

Name: Ian Anderson Paice
Born: 29th June 1948 in Nottingham, England
Originally learnt violin.
Took up the drums at age 15.
First job was with his fathers dance band.
Early influences included Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Bobby Elliot (The Hollies), Ringo Starr, Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge), and Charles Connors (Little Richard Band).

His first rock and roll band was Georgie And The Rave Ons which changed its' name to The Shindigs in mid 1965. Not long after this Ian was offered the job in MI5 who went professional in 1966.
Whilst travelling to italy with MI5 in 1967, Ian met guitarist Ritchie Blackmore forming a connection that saw him offered the job of Deep Purple in 1968.

Bands

Deep Purple
1968 - Current.
Whitesnake
1978 - 1982
Gary Moore
Various albums

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Ian Paice Links

Ian Paice's Pearl Drum Page
Information about Ian and his drum setup.
Ian's Ludwig Kit
A great page on Ian's early Ludwig drums.
Drummerworld - Ian Paice
Ian's pages on Drummerworld. Some great photos and videos are featured here.

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    paicey is the best drummer ever!
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Mark Gibson has over 25 years involvement with music as a musician, sound engineer and music teacher.

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