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Ian Paice

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Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician who is the drummer and an original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He remains the only member of Deep Purple who has served in every line-up since the band's inception in 1968, as well as having played on every album and at every live appearance. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple in 2016. Deep Purple were broken up for eight years from 1976 to 1984, during which time Paice was a member of two bands that also involved other Deep Purple members, Paice Ashton Lord (also featuring Jon Lord) during 1976–1978, and Whitesnake (also featuring Jon Lord and David Coverdale) during 1979–1982. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Paice is the 189th most popular musician (down from 171st in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 656th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Musician.

Ian Paice is most famous for being the drummer for the rock band, Deep Purple.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ian Paice ranks 189 out of 3,175. Before him are Giya Kancheli, Compay Segundo, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Alfred Cortot, Romano Mussolini, and Gheorghe Zamfir. After him are Cliff Richard, Björk, Chick Corea, James Hetfield, Bernard Haitink, and Itzhak Perlman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Ian Paice ranks 64. Before him are Grace Jones, Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Peter Turkson, Phylicia Rashad, Maye Musk, and Claude Jade. After him are Arie Haan, Bille August, Ian McEwan, Hartmut Michel, Siim Kallas, and William Daniel Phillips.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Paice ranks 808 out of 8,785. Before him are Annie Lennox (1954), Michael Powell (1905), Charles Laughton (1899), Dua Lipa (1995), Oliver Smithies (1925), and Martin Evans (1941). After him are Ronald Fisher (1890), Wentworth Miller (1972), Stephen Graham (1973), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Richard Francis Burton (1821), and Beatrice Webb (1858).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ian Paice ranks 47. Before him are Robert Smith (1959), Tony Iommi (1948), Steve Howe (1947), Amy Winehouse (1983), Chris Slade (1946), and Malcolm Young (1953). After him are Fatboy Slim (1963), Nicko McBrain (1952), John Paul Jones (1946), Steve Harris (1956), David A. Stewart (1952), and Ronnie Wood (1947).

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