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Ritchie Blackmore explains the health scare that forced him to cancel his 2025 tour
The hard rock guitar icon called off the road show on November 15, just days after it had begun
Ritchie Blackmore cancels Blackmore’s Night tour as new health concerns arise
The tour has been postponed for “medical reasons,” with five dates affected
Queen’s Brian May on the “fireball” guitarist who affected him like no other
The guitarist blew May’s mind long before Jimi Hendrix changed the game forever
Ritchie Blackmore on the thing that made Jeff Beck special — but kept him from realizing his own talent
In a new interview, Blackmore recalls the guitarist and his habit of putting himself down, something we find evident in his interviews through the years
Ritchie Blackmore decapitated Deep Purple. With Rainbow, he had another tactic at his disposal
He’d formed the band in equal partnership with Ronnie James Dio, but the singer soon discovered things wouldn’t be so democratic
Ritchie Blackmore is heading out on tour after his health scares. Here's how he plans to do it
Blackmore’s Night will play six shows this November, but Blackmore’s recent ailments have dictated where they play
Ritchie Blackmore on why Deep Purple couldn't survive with him and Ian Gillan onboard
The two musicians didn’t say a word to one another during the classic Mark II line-up’s doomed final months, but still produced one more hit record
Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Paice on the creation and legacy of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"
“I didn't think it would be a hit," Blackmore says. "It was just something that Ian and I banged out on the spur of the moment.”
