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English singer

For other people named Rod Evans, see Rod Evans (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Roderic Evans (born 19 January 1947) is a retired British singer known as the original vocalist of the rock bands Deep Purple and Captain Beyond.

Evans began his professional career in The Maze before becoming a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, with whom he recorded their first three studio albums. After recording a solo single, he co-founded Captain Beyond in 1971, with whom he recorded their first two studio albums.

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Following a brief legal battle with Deep Purple in 1980, Evans retired from music.

Early career

Rod Evans was born on 19 January 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland but grew up in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England.^[1] He "had been fronting groups since he was 17"^[2] and played together with drummer Ian Paice in The Maze, formerly MI5.

He was also in a band called The Horizons in the mid-1960s.

Deep Purple

Evans and Paice were o