Latest about Ritchie Blackmore
The man behind "Ride Like the Wind" gets support for his tale from Eric Johnson, whose band opened for Deep Purple that night
The Blackmore's Night guitarist will not be able to perform in Europe for the foreseeable future according to his wife and band mate, Candice Night
The guitarist has no beef with Van Halen, but he wouldn't mind getting his due for using the technique long before Eddie and most other rock guitarists
He’s mused on how songwriting has changed over the years, which has come at the expense of the riff and people’s exposure to the instrument
The guitarist said his volume while testing amps was distracting to Marshall's workforce, even when he was in a soundproofed room
The Blackmore's Night guitarist was no stranger to controversy when it came to talking about his fellow six-stringers
He also talks of buying his first Strat from Eric Clapton
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
In a new interview, the founding Deep Purple guitarist also revealed the tonal tip he gleaned from Slowhand in their first, decidedly less awkward, meeting
