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Slough, Berkshire, UK

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Psychedelic Rock

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1947

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Rod Evans (born 19 January 1947 in Slough, Berkshire) is a former English singer. In the late 1960s he began his professional career in The Maze, formerly MI5, after which he was a member of the original Deep Purple lineup who produced three studio albums with a more progressive and pop driven sound. After recording a solo single, he was a member of the original Captain Beyond lineup, who produced two studio albums.

Evans played together with drummer Ian Paice, in The Maze, formerly MI5. He was also in a band called The Horizons in the mid 1960s.

Reports state that Evans also worked as a male model around this time.

Evans and Ian Paice were original members of Deep Purple when they formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. The most recognised song recorded with Evans singing is "Hush", which reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard charts in October, 1968. After recording three albums with the band, he was dismissed in 1969.

In 1971, Rod recorded a solo single for Capitol, titled "Hard To Be Without You" (b/w "You Can´t Love A Child Like A Woman"), then went on to form Captain Beyond, along with former Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell, former Iron Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman and guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, who also was part of the last incarnation of Iron Butterfly. This band proved to be very influential, but sales never reflected their musical achievements. Lack of commercial success ended the group after three albums. Evans left Captain Beyond and the music business after their first two albums. He then became a director of respiratory therapy at a West American hospital until 1980.

In 1980 he was approached by a management company which specialized in questionably-reformed bands with well-known names, and he began to tour under the Deep Purple name accompanied by unknown session musicians. The line up was Rod Evans (vocals), Tony Flynn (guitar), Tom de Rivera (bass), Geoff Emery (keyboards), and Dick Jurgens III (drums), son of famous big band leader Dick Henrey Jurgens. After several shows ended in near riots, Evans was sued by the management of the real Deep Purple and they were awarded damages of USD 672,000. As a result of the lawsuit, Evans no longer receives royalties from the band's first three albums.

He has not appeared publicly since the court case and his current whereabouts are of considerable interest to fans of early Deep Purple. Reportedly he was contacted by Captain Beyond guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt to join the band for a reunion, but Evans wasn't interested in being part of the project. Reinhardt's death in January 2012 ended any chance of a full Captain Beyond reunion occurring.