Ian Paice

Ian Anderson Paice (born June 19, 1948) is a renowned rock drummer. Born in Nottingham, his family moved to Bicester in Oxfordshire. He was the drummer in a local Bicester group called "Georgie and the Rave ons". The group later

Ian Anderson Paice (born June 19, 1948) is a renowned rock drummer. Born in Nottingham, his family moved to Bicester in Oxfordshire. He was the drummer in a local Bicester group called "Georgie and the Rave ons". The group later changed their name to "The Shindigs". Ian left the "shindigs" to join a group called "MI5" later renamed "The Maze". He played alongside Rod Evans in The Maze. After this, at 19, he helped create Deep Purple in 1968, one of the heaviest rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. He participated in the 80s 'Super Drumming' event. He is the only one who has been in every Deep Purple lineup until the present. He has also played with Paice, Ashton & Lord, Whitesnake, and Gary Moore. He was one of the first drummers to use double bass drums.

A recent highlight was guesting on Sir Paul McCartney’s (former Beatles) ‘Run Devil Run’ (1999) rock’n’roll album. Steve Morse says about Ian Paice: “He’s like a real heavy Ringo. He’s just so good on the drums, but doesn’t want to make a big deal about it.”