"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.

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

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

Ritchie Blackmore has offered an official statement explaining the medical issues that forced him to cancel his most recent tour. In a post on his official Facebook page which you can read in full ...

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.

Ritchie Blackmore was very much on the scene in London in the years before he helped form Deep Purple. In addition to serving as a regular tour guitarist for Jerry Lee Lewis when the rock and roll ...

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 ...

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is about to get two new members: former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, singer Candice Night, who make up Blackmore’s Night, ...