Date of birth: 1948-06-21
Place of birth: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Deep Purple

Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. He has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

2004-01-01
When Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel), Bob Daisley (Blizzard of Ozz, Ozzy Osbourne), Lee Kerslake (Uriah H

2011-11-08
Filmed on the closing night of this year's Montreux Festival on July 16, this concert features Deep
1991-06-01
Wind in the Willows is a rock musical based on the legendary children's novel by Kenneth Grahame. Ed

2023-07-25
The rock legends around Ian Gillan opened the open-air Schlossplatz concerts of this year's Jazzopen
1979-12-01
Rainbow live at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, USA - December 01, 1979 Set List: 01. Ey

2014-10-20
Filmed in the spectacular surroundings of the Arena di Verona, a Roman amphitheatre originally built

2004-12-07
Guitarist Gary Moore plays Montreux Jazz Festival with guest Albert Collins.

2006-11-27
Deep Purple: Live in China Recorded live at Gymnasium Beijing, China March 31, 2004 1. Highway S

2015-02-22
Filmed by 12 HD cameras and recorded by a top mobile studio, the show offers one of the most magical

2015-08-12
The show is a blast from the first note to the last and grows song after song, supported by the audi

2011-03-09
1. Deep Purple Overture/Highway Star 2. Hard Lovin' Man 3. Maybe I'm A Leo 4. Strange Kind Of Woman

2006-01-01
Live at Montreux

2005-10-11
Live at Hard Rock Café, London

1981-04-28
This performance was recorded on April 28, 1981, for the TV show After Hours at Studio 31 in Rochest

2008-02-19
Few bands are more closely associated with Montreux than Deep Purple and there was simply no other c

1984-01-01
Filmed Live At The Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. A DVD copy of the VHS Tape that is out

2017-03-16
Feature length documentary about the story behind the pioneering and influential British heavy metal

2017-08-04
Double bill of live shows by British rockers Deep Purple. The first show, at the open air Wacken fes

2017-11-13
Almost 50 years after their founding, Deep Purple released their 20th studio album “Infinite”. Hard

2007-10-16
Gary Moore is one of the best rock and blues guitarists ever to come out of Ireland. Following stint

2007-10-16

2014-10-14
Memoirs of a Madman is a definitive visual two-disc DVD set which includes classic music videos, alo

2014-09-01
The concert gave fans a chance to relive Jon Lord's remarkable and extensive musical career, remembe

2000-10-03
1. Introduction 2. Fireball 3. Maybe I'm A Leo 4. Black Night 5. The Battle Rages On 6. Woman From T

1979-12-02
Electrifying performance from the Graham Bonnet era Rainbow recorded on December 1st 1979 by the Cap

2002-08-26
1. Fireball 2. Woman From Tokyo 3. Mary Long 4. Ted The Mecanic 5. Lazy 6. The Well Dressed Guitar 7

2018-04-24
Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies. Bruce Springsteen joining induct

2004-01-01
Accompanied by Don Airey, Robert Hawthorn, Johnny Marter and Brian Badhams, former Whitesnake guitar

1983-12-18
Recorded live at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany - December 18th, 1983. Setlist: "I Don’t Know",

1983-12-18
IRON MAIDEN Setlist: "Sanctuary", "The Trooper", "Revelations", "Flight of Icarus", "22 Acacia Avenu