Exploring the origins of 'Space Truckin'', the classic Deep Purple track with a riff that Ritchie Blackmore based on the theme from the 1966 Batman series.

Gillan joined Deep Purple in 1969 forming part of the band’s Mark II line-up alongside Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and ...

They first joined in 1969. Deep Purple's most successful material was released during guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's first tenure with the band from 1968 to 1975. He wrote the main riff for "Smoke ...