Today in Music History December 4, 1971: An audience member in Montreux Casino, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva, fired a flare gun at Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, who were performing there, causing a fire that destroyed the venue and inspired the classic song by Deep Purple: "Smoke on the Water." Deep Purple, who were in the audience, were there to record their album, Machine Head, with a mobile recording system borrowed from the Rolling Stones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlHEdkL1VoM

#SmokeOnTheWater #deeppurple #frankzappa #MothersOfInvention #rollingstones #rock #montreux

Today in Music History December 4, 1971: An audience member in Montreux Casino, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva, fired a flare gun at Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, who were performing there, causing a fire that destroyed the venue and inspired the classic song by Deep Purple: "Smoke on the Water." Deep Purple, who were in the audience, were there to record their album, Machine Head, with a mobile recording system borrowed from the Rolling Stones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlHEdkL1VoM

#SmokeOnTheWater #deeppurple #frankzappa #MothersOfInvention #rollingstones #rock #montreux