"Deep Purple" | |
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Composition by Peter DeRose | |
Published | 1933 |
Composer(s) | Peter DeRose |
Lyricist(s) | Mitchell Parish (added 1938) |
"Deep Purple" is a song and the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast between 1923 and 1939 with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the NBC radio network. The British rock band Deep Purple named themselves after the song.
Paul Whiteman recorded and released the original version of the song in 1934 as an instrumental.[1]