Deep Purple shared the stage with Christopher Cross on August 28, 1970 at the Jam Factory in San Antonio. The twist? Cross ...

Despite a fair few sonic disparities between Talking Heads and the Ramones, David Byrne owes a lot to the abrasive DIY ...

Ritchie Blackmore’s unmistakable guitar sound didn’t just happen — it was built through decades of experimentation with Fender Stratocasters, scalloped fretboards, and custom electronics. From Deep ...

Ritchie Blackmore turns 81 today, and as the years tick by, he continues to be celebrated as one of the greatest musicians to ever pick up a six-string. He once said that he thought Jeff Beck was ...

Ritchie Blackmore, famed guitarist of the British rock band Deep Purple, turns 81 today. Happy birthday! Rolling Stoneranked Blackmore as the 50th greatest guitarist of all time. His most known ...

It’s not surprising that the man behind one of rock’s most iconic riffs would have a healthy dose of main character energy. Enter Ritchie Blackmore: guitar god, chaos magnet, and the dark heart of ...

Ritchie Blackmore, frontman of rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow, is now giving fans more insight into the "medical reasons" he was forced to cancel his upcoming shows. The 80-year-old rocker, who ...

A rock and roll legend has revealed the “medical reasons” that led him to cancel his tour tour dates. Ritchie Blackmore, the co-founding guitarist of Deep Purple and Rainbow, announced Sunday that his ...

Ritchie Blackmore, who was a founding member of the popular bands Deep Purple and Rainbow, had some sad news to shared on Nov. 18. The 80-year-old star revealed that he has to cancel all the remaining ...

The note adds, “We are sorry for any inconvenience.” Meanwhile, a rep for Blackmore’s Night shared an official statement with American Songwriter announcing ...

Deep Purple were rendered speechless when, in a Munich hotel in March 1975, Ritchie Blackmore announced he was leaving the band he'd co-founded seven years earlier. In retrospect, it made sense that ...

50 years ago today (8/4/75), then ex-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore released his first album as leader of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. This self-titled release featured members of proto-hard ...