Deep Purple - Highway Star Apr 2026

Recorded in Osaka; often cited as the superior version for its raw energy. TV Broadcast (1971)

One of the earliest captured live performances of the track. Deep Purple - Highway Star

It was reportedly written on a tour bus in 1971 while the band was traveling to Portsmouth. When a journalist asked guitarist Ritchie Blackmore how they composed music, he began riffing on an acoustic guitar, the band joined in, and the skeleton of the song was finished by the end of the journey. Recorded in Osaka; often cited as the superior

The song contains two of rock's most celebrated solos. Both Jon Lord’s organ solo and Blackmore’s guitar solo are heavily influenced by Johann Sebastian Bach , utilizing harmonic minor scales and arpeggios that were revolutionary for rock music at the time. Recorded in Osaka