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PETER GOALBY Says He Was Asked To Join RAINBOW During ‘Down To Earth’ Sessions, Only To Be Let Go A Short Time Later: ‘It Really Hurt Me’

todayDecember 30, 2025

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In a new interview with Rock Daydream Nation, former URIAH HEEP singer Peter Goalby reflected on being asked by Ritchie Blackmore to join RAINBOW during the sessions for the latter band’s 1979 album “Down To Earth”, only to be let go a very short time later, with Blackmore eventually recruiting ex-M…

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In a new interview with Rock Daydream Nation, former URIAH HEEP singer Peter Goalby reflected on being asked by Ritchie Blackmore to join RAINBOW during the sessions for the latter band’s 1979 album “Down To Earth”, only to be let go a very short time later, with Blackmore eventually recruiting ex-M…
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