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The Fire at a Frank Zappa Concert that Inspired Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water Occurred 54 Years Ago
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54 years ago, on December 4, 1971, the small town of Montreux, in Switzerland, became a place linked forever to the history of rock. A fire at the Montreux Casino during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention inspired the Deep Purple classic "Smoke on the Water". The Mothers played "King Kong", about 80 minutes after they had started the show. During Don Preston's solo synthesizer, someone fired a flare gun. The flare hit the wood…
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