It was a hot Hollywood afternoon in June 1975 when a tall, bright stranger in geisha boots strode into town. “He had green, orange and yellow hair,” Glenn Hughes recalls, “and he was wearing these ...

While boasting canonical proto-metal records behind him, Deep Purple and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore highlighted one 'classicalbum he particularly loathed.

Ritchie Blackmore may have been dissatisfied with many of Deep Purple's records over the years, but none more than the album that brought them early attention.

Ritchie Blackmore explained why he couldn’t get inspired by the music Deep Purple was making at the end of his tenure. “I’m not really interested in the modern approach with modern instruments,” ...

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 ...

The band worked fast, releasing their debut album, Shades Of Deep Purple, in July 1968. It mixed organ-and-guitar-driven ...

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, ...

Blackmore recently said he’d like to participate in a single show with his onetime bandmates that would mark his first appearance with them since he quit mid-tour in 1993. Even his replacement, Steve ...

Watch Harrison jam with the British hard rockers on an energetic version of Little Richard’s "Lucille" in 1984 ...

Noting Blackmore is a founding member of the group, Morse told Billboard, "Fans would love it. It would be nice, I think, to see closure with everybody involved and the bad feelings put aside. I think ...

Former Deep Purple bandmates Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore have had a long and frequently tempestuous relationship. Gillan ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016 ceremony has already had enough drama for the next three ceremonies. After some initial objections to N.W.A. over Nine Inch Nails, and the back and forth of Peter ...