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Roger Glover

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Also known as Roger David Glover

Welsh bassist, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer

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Roger David Glover is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer. Born on November 30, 1945, in Brecon, Wales, he is a member of the band Deep Purple. His musical work spans the hard rock and progressive rock genres, and he performs on the bass guitar, guitar, and bass. Glover began his professional career in 1965 and is a citizen of the United Kingdom.

He has three children and speaks English. Glover was educated at Middlesex University. In addition to his musical career, he is credited as the author of the work "Distribution cost analysis as an aid to management" under the name Roger Glover Skinner. His official website is rogerglover.com.

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Person · Open Library

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Top works

  • Distribution cost analysis as an aid to management

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Film & TV

Brecon, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Roger David Glover is a British bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the bassist for hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow.

Known for

  • Deep Purple - Jazzopen Stuttgart 2023 — Self2023
  • Under the Volcano — Self2021
  • Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 — Self2018
  • Deep Purple: From Here To Infinite — Self2017
  • Deep Purple: From The Setting Sun To The Rising Sun Limited Edition2017
  • Deep Purple at Hellfest — Self2017
  • Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980 — bass2016
  • Deep Purple: ...To the Rising Sun in Tokyo — Self - Bass2015
  • Deep Purple - From the Setting Sun... in Wacken — Self2015
  • Deep Purple with Orchestra - Live in Verona — bass2014

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1945

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
39,162
Total plays
315,486

Tags

classic rockhard rockrockDeep Purple family70s

Roger David Glover (b. November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh bass guitarist and record producer, best known as songwriter and bassist for Deep Purple. Born near Brecon, Wales, Glover moved with his family to London, England at the age of ten. Around that time, Glover's interests started to shift towards rock music, and by the time he was thirteen, Glover began playing guitar. While in school, Glover formed his first band, Madisons, with a group of friends <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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Key facts

Born
Roger David Glover , ( 1945-11-30 ) 30 November 1945 (age 80) , Brecon , Wales
Genres
Hard rock , heavy metal , pop rock , blues rock , progressive rock
Occupations
Musician songwriter producer
Instruments
Bass guitar keyboards
Years active
1962–present
Member of
Deep Purple
Formerly of
Rainbow Episode Six Gillan & Glover
Website
Official site

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Official website

rogerglover.com

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rogerglover.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Glover
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Brecon
Occupation
record producer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
bass
Official website
www.rogerglover.com
Image
Deep Purple - MN Gredos - 03.jpg
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Roger Glover
date of birth
1945-11-30
member of
Deep Purple
birth name
Roger David Glover
name in native language
Roger Glover
start of work period
1965-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016.

Early career

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