@Tom Sea
He was 66 and a Deep Purple guitarist? How old was he when he was playing with them,10?
@sneakypete I noticed that, well, bands like Deep Purple have been around since? I'd say '67 or so... so, this Bernie Torme must be a sort of "journeyman" guitarist, he played for Ozzie too, I looked at the wikipedia. He has a number of albums by his own band. But I was just reporting.
NO, he's not part of any of the original Deep Purples, the wikipedia article says he joined them in '82, revolving band membership, like so many. He may not have played long with them either. Not part of the classic lineup.