With Deep Purple, and later with Rainbow, British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore played a critical role in the history of hard rock and heavy metal. On albums like Purple's 1972 masterpiece, Machine Head ...

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 ...

With all the unexpected reunions taking place over the last handful of years, one of the most long-awaited of them all is the return of Ritchie Blackmore to Deep Purple. Bad blood between the two ...

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.

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

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

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 ...

Speaking with Bild (video below), Gillan still got in a couple jabs at his former bandmate, initially stating, "I don't think Ritchie's ever grown up really," responding to a comment Blackmore made ...

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 ...

Deep Purple were on the verge of a complete meltdown when their 25th anniversary tour reached England in November of 1993. Frontman Ian Gillan and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore had been feuding for ...