Ritchie Blackmore long ago traded rock for Renaissance and medieval music, and the guitar for the mandola. However, despite the shift in music genres, there's still one guitar-related thing he likes ...

Ritchie Blackmore, best known as the founding member and the lead guitarist of Deep Purple, is standing by his musical taste.

In February 1979, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow gathered together at Chateau Pelly de Cornfeld, a 13th-century castle in the foothills of the French Alps. Picture-postcard Geneva was a short drive over ...

In his Deep Purple days, Ritchie Blackmore was known for two things: his habit of torturing his Fender Stratocasters and his love of volume. But getting an amp as loud as he wanted took particular ...

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 ...

Longtime Classic Rock stalwarts Deep Purple's music and career is explored over seven decades, album-by-album.

Ritchie Blackmore‘s current music project, Blackmore’s Night, has announced new concert dates this fall to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The six performances, all taking place on the East Coast and ...

Ritchie Blackmore has offered an official statement explaining the medical issues that forced him to cancel his most recent tour. In a post on his official Facebook page which you can read in full ...

Rainbow’s formative era with Ronnie James Dio is captured in The Temple Of The King 1975–1976, a new 9CD boxset featuring classic albums, live concerts and rare recordings ...

Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was an integral part of the 1960s rock scene, creating some of the most iconic riffs of all time (i.e., “Smoke On The Water”) and keeping his finger on the ...