Sometime during 1996/1997
Pat Boone
People involved
Pat Boone (vcl), together with (on "Smoke on the Water"): Maxie Anderson (vcl); Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Wayne Bergeron (trp); Oliver Brown (prc); Lenny Castro (prc); Merry Clayton (vcl); Charlie Davis (trp); Mitch Holder (gtr); Dana Hughes (trm); Dick 'Slide' Hyde (trm); Clydene Jackson Edwards (vcl); Plaz Johnson (wdw); Alan Kaplan (trm); Steve Madaio (trp); Myrna Matthews (vcl); Lew McCreary (trm); Don Menza (wdw); Michito Sanchez (prc); Tom Scott (wdw); Dave Siebels (kbr); Alfie Silas (vcl); Andy Simpkins (bss); Paul Smith (pno); Frank Szabo (trp); Carmen Twillie (vcl); Yvonne Williams (vcl); Mona Lisa Young (vcl); Dweezil Zappa (gtr); plus many more.
Blackmore makes a guest appearance on Pat Boone's heavy metal mood CD, soloing on "Smoke On The Water". He heard a tape with Boone's recording, and liking what he heard, layed down six different solos for Boone to chose from.
Albums & singles
In A Metal Mood - No More Mr Nice Guy [cd] : US 1997 Hip-O Records HIPD-40025