Hush - Deep Purple 1968 “Hush” is a song written by American composer and musician #JoeSouth, for recording artist #BillyJoeRoyal. The song was later covered by Somebody’s Image (an Australian band fronted by Russell Morris) in 1967. Their version reached #14 in Australia. It was also covered by Deep Purple in 1968 and by Kula Shaker in 1997. Each artist had a Top 5 hit with their version. The song was subsequently recorded by English hard rock band Deep Purple, at that time fronted by lead sing