“They Were First”: Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore Reveals the Band That Predated His “Smoke On The Water” Riff

This novelty instrumental band walked so Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple, and the iconic riff to “Smoke On The Water” could run.

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