One of the guitar's greatest heroes, for Ritchie Blackmore, there is one man who sticks out above the rest as his favourite rock and roll hero.

Ritchie Blackmore, the legendary former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist, suffered a heart attack 18 months ago, and is unlikely to return to European stages anytime soon, according to his wife ...

Here are four unforgettable songs featuring and co-written by Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in honor of ...

Ritchie Blackmore is one of the most prolific guitars to ever pick up a six-string, but he also isn't shy in admitting when he hates a band. Read more here.

Former Deep Purple bandmates Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore have had ... Gillan reveals that his former nemesis Blackmore ...

Jeff Probst celebrated 25 years of Survivor at the American Cinematheque's "This Is Not a Fiction" festival on April 13. CBS' ...

Ritchie Blackmore will always be best known for the titanic riff he supplied to 'Smoke on the Water,' but there's more to the guitarist than Deep Purple. He also co-founded Rainbow, a band that ...

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MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/. Former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore will play concerts in Russia with his legendary band Rainbow in the spring of 2018, a spokesperson with the concert ...

It was with this line-up that he produced Since You Been Gone. Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow is still touring in 2019 (Blackmore has changed the line-up several times since 1979) and in an ...

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Ritchie Blackmore will always be best known for the titanic riff he supplied to 'Smoke on the Water,' but there's more to the guitarist than Deep Purple. He also co-founded Rainbow, a band that ...