Ronnie Romero was singing with Spanish metal band Lords Of Black when Ritchie Blackmore hand-picked him to become singer in ...

Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore tells us how a visit from Slowhand’s roadie turned him into a Fender Strat diehard – and ...

Exploring the origins of 'Space Truckin'', the classic Deep Purple track with a riff that Ritchie Blackmore based on the theme from the 1966 Batman series.

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 ...

Former Deep Purple bandmates Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore have had a long and frequently tempestuous relationship. Gillan’s first stint in the band came to an end in 1973 after one too many ...

Rock’n’roll legend Ritchie Blackmore is returning for a one-off show to bring you all the anthems of Deep Purple and Rainbow… ...

Former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist playing intimate venue with his band.

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 ...

Brian May, Lars Ulrich and Gene Simmons are among those paying tribute to The Outlaws and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This is the definitive story of a true ...