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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“I couldn’t believe he was a guitar player”: Ritchie Blackmore says most guitarists aren’t nice people – but names one p...

Blackmore reserves particularly high praise for one of his Deep Purple successors

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blabbermouth.net /1 month ago

RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'Most Guitar Players Aren't Nice People'

To celebrate his 81st birthday earlier today (Tuesday, April 14), DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore took part in a surprise Instagram livestream where he answ...

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ultimateclassicrock.com /1 week ago

How Ritchie Blackmore Plans to Play Live Again

During a rare interview, the Deep Purple and Rainbow guitar legend tells UCR how he hopes to return to the stage. Continue reading…

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ultimateclassicrock.com /1 week ago

Rainbow’s ‘Rising’ at 50: Ritchie Blackmore Looks Back

During a rare and exclusive interview with UCR, the guitar legend tells us about how his new band developed with the first two albums they released. Continue reading…

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loudwire.com /2 weeks ago

Ritchie Blackmore Remembers Being Replaced by Christopher Cross

The guitar legend reflects on the one memorable Deep Purple show he missed. Continue reading…

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ultimateclassicrock.com /2 weeks ago

Ritchie Blackmore Remembers Being Replaced By Christopher Cross

The guitar legend tells UCR about the one memorable Deep Purple show he missed. Continue reading…

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“Absolutely essential listening for any would-be rock bass player”: How Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber galloped his way th...

Having become disillusioned with Deep Purple’s growing love of funk, Ritchie Blackmore jumped ship in August 1975 – taking most of Purple’s opening act with him

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loudersound.com /2 weeks ago

Ritchie Blackmore finally confirms that yes, Christopher Cross really did replace him at a Deep Purple show that one tim...

The incident took place in Texas in 1970 after Blackmore reacted badly to some flu shots

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blabbermouth.net /1 week ago

RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'It's Time To Kind Of Pull Back On Touring'

In a new interview with Matt Wardlaw of Ultimate Classic Rock, legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore discussed the health issues which led to the cancelatio...

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guitarworld.com /1 week ago

“It’s a bit of a mystery. I’ve found that at my age it’s time to pull back on touring”: Ritchie Blackmore issues health...

The guitarist was forced to scrap touring plans last year, and ongoing health issues are forcing him to reconsider how and when he’ll return to the stage

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blabbermouth.net /1 month ago

Former MEGADETH, GUNS N' ROSES SKID ROW, DEEP PURPLE Members Guest On 'Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchi...

Cleopatra Records has set a June 19 release date for "Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". The mighty RAINBOW, Ritchie Blackmore's post-DEEP PUR...

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“I read the other day that I hated him. I can’t believe they said that”: Ritchie Blackmore sets the record straight abou...

Blackmore says he has nothing but respect for the Led Zep guitarist

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

Before he went solo, Ronnie James Dio had already worked with two guitarists etched onto heavy metal’s Mount Rushmore. B...

From a 17-year-old prodigy to a future stadium-conquering guitar superstar, Ronnie James Dio had a dream team of six-string sidekicks over the course of his solo career – and their...

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blabbermouth.net /1 month ago

Listen: GRAHAM BONNET, BOB DAISLEY, DON AIREY, CARMINE APPICE And BUMBLEFOOT Reinvent RAINBOW's 'Long Live Rock 'N' Roll...

When you're gathering guests for a RAINBOW tribute album, whom better to invite than some of the people who made RAINBOW such a great band in the first place? That's what Cleopatra...

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blabbermouth.net /3 weeks ago

Listen: STEVE MORSE, JONATHAN CAIN, SIMON WRIGHT And RONNIE ROMERO Reinvent RAINBOW's 'The Temple Of The King'

As the much-anticipated tribute to Richie Blackmore's RAINBOW, "Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow", draws closer to its June 19 release date, a...

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guitarworld.com /2 weeks ago

“I’ve sat down with other guitarists – you just end up playing blues licks all day and not writing anything. But we went...

We meet Smith and Kotzen pre-show totalk gear, their new album Black Light/White Noise, and find a pair whose chemistry makes this a hard-rock project with legs

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guitarworld.com /1 week ago

“Jon offered me the gig and I turned him down. It still amazes me how close I came to not following this path”: Roger Gl...

Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple formed the holy trinity of hard rock that would ultimately induce heavy metal

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guitarworld.com /3 days ago

“He called and said, ‘I don’t like what’s going on with Ritchie Blackmore. I’m looking for an escape’”: That time Ronnie...

Internal disagreements led Dio to very different gig as he sought an escape from Blackmore’s Rainbow, while The Sweet were grappling with their frontman's drinking problems

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loudersound.com /4 days ago

“I’d worked with Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale and Michael Schenker. After them, Keith Emerson and Greg Lake were a...

Supergroup’s mid-80s alternative line-up made one album together then went their separate ways – but their brief career paid dividends to the original band’s legacy

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“The whole rig went completely silent – 10,000 people started booing me”: The 17-year-old guitar prodigy who flourished...

Rowan Robertson's fairy-tale ascension sent him from pubs to arenas virtually overnight. But he was a little over-confident for the first of those mega gigs…

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blabbermouth.net /1 week ago

DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE Says Simple Songs Like 'Smoke On The Water' Are 'Most Challenging Ones' To Play

In a new interview with Rob Cass of the  dopeYEAH talk podcast, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Simon McBride, who officially joined the band in 2022 as the replacement for Steve Morse, wa...

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“That song ended up being my homage to Jimmy Page... There’s this Celtic thing that we were tapping into. Like the Bert...

“It's the season of brotherly love,” says Robinson, as the once volatile Atlanta, Georgia rock legends return – but the ’Crowes are still flying by the seat of their pants

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loudersound.com /6 days ago

“I’d get thrown out then brought back in. I just couldn’t play in a conventional way”: Japan’s Richard Barbieri on colou...

Future Porcupine Tree member recalls being put off playing keyboards by Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, and feeling culturally homeless before the new romantic era

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blabbermouth.net /1 month ago

Watch: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs Entire Debut Solo Album 'Rescue You' At April 2026 Oslo Concert

Legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) performed his first solo album, 1985's "Rescue You", in its entirety, along with his other hits, at select shows i...

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