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The greatest gig I've ever seen: 24 writers pick the most memorable live show of their lives
24 life-changing live shows from 60 years of gigs
Ritchie Blackmore once asked former Deep Purple bandmate Ian Gillan to join Rainbow
Gillan responded by asking Blackmore to join his solo band
Former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet has just told the most disappointing Ozzy Osbourne story ever
Rock, and indeed, roll
Listen to a version of Led Zeppelin II that sounds like it was made in the 1950s
And we still don't have personal jetpacks
The Ritchie Blackmore albums you should definitely listen to - but none of them are by Deep Purple
A guitarist who helped define the sound of a genre, both pre- and post- Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore has a formidable back catalogue of classics
"I insist upon being great": The A-Z of Ronnie James Dio
In his decades fronting Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and more, the little man with the huge voice made a great many friends – and more than a few enemies
The epic life and tragic death of Cozy Powell
Drum legend Cozy Powell passed away on April 5 1998 at the age of 50. This is his story, by the people who knew him best
Watch Robert Plant receive a foam pie to the face in 13 minutes of anarchic kids' TV with Cozy Powell
TV really isn't what it used to be
In 1979, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow began making their fourth album, Down To Earth. Cue pranks, tantrums, line-up changes, bad vibes and really bad hair days
"I didn’t look like them and I wasn't into their music" - Graham Bonnet on being offered the job of Rainbow singer
"It was the most scary thing any of us had ever been through." Ronnie James Dio on the "evil spirit" that apparently sabotaged Rainbow and ended up pushing his wife down the stairs
While recording in a haunted château, Ronnie James Dio believed he'd accidentally summoned a "really evil spirit" that caused chaos during their sessions
