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Ritchie Blackmore performing onstage in 2018
Ritchie Blackmore addresses the reaction to his surprise Deep Purple reunion

By Dave Everley Published

The legendary Deep Purple guitarist opens up about his recent onstage reunion with his estranged bandmates

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Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore onstage
Ian Gillan reveals all about Ritchie Blackmore's recent Deep Purple cameo

By Dave Ling Published

Behind the scenes of one of rock's least likely reconciliations

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Deep Purple onstage with Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore reflects on "emotional" onstage reunion with Deep Purple

By Stef Lach Published

Ritchie Blackmore says his recent onstage reunion with Deep Purple was about more than being note perfect

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Deep Purple onstage with Ritchie Blackmore
Watch Ritchie Blackmore return to the stage with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years

By Fraser Lewry Published

The ice has thawed: Ritchie Blackmore has performed with Deep Purple for the first time in more than three decades

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Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan performing onstage in 1993
The explosive story of Ritchie Blackmore’s bitter exit from Deep Purple

By Dave Everley, Neil Jeffries Published

If Ritchie Blackmore really does rejoin Deep Purple onstage for the first time in 33 years, it will be an incredible turnaround

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Ritchie Blackmore on stage on April 18, 2018 in Berlin, Germany
Ritchie Blackmore is planning on playing with Deep Purple tonight, his first appearance with the band since 1993

By Paul Brannigan Published

Ritchie Blackmore will join Deep Purple onstage tonight for the first time since 1993

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Ritchie Blackmore with an inset of Dave Mustaine.
Mustaine praises Blackmore for "being metal as f*** back when there were no metal guitar players"

By Stef Lach Published

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine's "Last Supper" of guitarists includes special place for Deep Purple and Rainbow icon Ritchie Blackmore

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Clapton, Blackmore, Page
Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore on Page, Beck, Clapton and more

By Paul Brannigan Published

Blackmore on Hendrix, Beck, Page, Clapton, Townshend and more

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Ritchie Blackmore (right) and singer Ronnie James Dio photographed in Los Angeles, June 1975
When Ritchie Blackmore met Ronnie James Dio: The story of Rainbow

By Mick Wall Published

Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore recruited a largely unknown vocalist to sing on his new project. The rest, as they say, is history

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A composite photograph of Russ Ballard and Ozzy Osbourne
Legendary songwriter Russ Ballard tried to write a song with Ozzy Osbourne – and failed

By Dave Everley Published

Ozzy offered Ballard tips on how to get high-grade military hardware - and Ritchie Blackmore just wanted to play “minstrel music”

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