Latest about Ritchie Blackmore
“Can I state here that I hate the Police?” Ritchie Blackmore says the band helped bring Deep Purple back together
The guitarist saw a gap for Deep Purple’s earthy, aggressive rock at the height of the Police’s success
Ritchie Blackmore plays “Smoke on the Water” as he reunites with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years
The guitarist joined the rock group he helped found at their August 12 performance
Ritchie Blackmore to reunite with Deep Purple for first time in 33 years. “It’ll be good to see the old guys again”
The guitarist says he will join the rock group for one song at a show tonight at New York’s Jones Beach Theater
Ritchie Blackmore says a “brilliant” performance was lost during the making of Rainbow’s epic “Stargazer”
Inspired by an advance listen to Led Zeppelin’s unreleased ‘Presence,’ Rainbow aimed higher than ever on its 1976 masterpiece. Not everyone’s contribution survived the session
Simon McBride explains why some Deep Purple guitar parts are untouchable
Despite being told not to imitate Ritchie Blackmore or Steve Morse, the Deep Purple guitarist says classics like “Highway Star” demand a different approach.
“They didn’t know what it was!” Ritchie Blackmore on the mysterious illness that took him offstage — and brought in Christopher Cross
Blackmore’s mystery illness sent him to a Texas hospital on Deep Purple’s first U.S. gig, while a local guitar hero came to his rescue
Ritchie Blackmore on his backstage encounters with Eddie Van Halen
The former Deep Purple guitarist says Van Halen was a “humble” player who “always used to underestimate himself”
Ritchie Blackmore explains how Jeff Beck “cheated” — and set the tone for a generation of players to follow
The former Deep Purple man hasn’t always had kind words to say about his peers, but this legend was on another level in his book
