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Finding his own place in music when he helped form the group Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore developed the perfect blend between hard rock and classical music. With unique guitar riffs that seemed to ...

There are a plethora of reasons why musicians leave bands, but musical differences amongst the members is perhaps one of the biggest. Ritchie Blackmore was one of the founders of Deep Purple in 1968, ...

The magical relationship between Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, explored ...

The legend reveals how Marshall, Fender and even a tape deck helped shape his famously heavy — but barely distorted — sound ...

According to a press release, recipients of the prestigious honor are “recognized for a lifetime of contributing to the legacy of the guitar and having a singular historical importance to the ...

Ritchie Blackmore may be considered one of the definitive rock and roll Stratocaster players, but it wasn’t until 1970’s earth-rattling masterpiece In Rock that the Fender model found its way onto ...

"The guy that sticks out at the moment is Steve Vai. He’s really shit-hot," former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore said in the 1980s.

Ritchie Blackmore has been named the 2025 recipient of The National GUITAR Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Award, honouring his groundbreaking work with Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore’s Night.

The former Deep Purple star will be unable to play guitar for about a month after he had an operation to relieve excess uric acid which had built up in the joint of his ring finger, according to ...