There’s a great deal of symmetry to be found in the early years of Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore. Both would leave behind their small village of Heston in Middlesex to become two of British rock ...

Ritchie Blackmore is up there as one of the most iconic Fender Stratocaster players – and it turns out his affinity for the Strat first began way back when he purchased a particularly notable example ...

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 ...

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 ...

As questions swirl about Ritchie Blackmore’s health, his wife and bandmate, Candice Night, reveals “there's the three main issues with him” prevent the guitarist from going back out on the road with ...

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 ...

Blackmore’s Night’s “Shadow of the Moon,” released in 1998. Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore of Blackmore’s Night perform on stage at Birmingham Town Hall in 2011. Guitar god Ritchie Blackmore ...

A Ritchie Blackmore fan in the United Kingdom tried to get the influential guitarist's English hometown to install a commemorative blue plaque in honor of the musician. But the request was initially ...

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

Blackmore's Night was set to play a handful of gigs in November on its 2025 Autumn Tour. But trouble began on the 15th, when they had to postpone the show due to "medical reasons." The band was also ...