Ritchie Blackmore

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Rainbow in 1976
The story of Ritchie Blackmore's most epic Rainbow song, Stargazer

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Inspired by a cello riff and launched by one of rock's great drum intros, Stargazer found Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio at their absolute peak

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Tracks & Singles
Rainbow studio portrait
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio celebrated on Rainbow - The Temple Of The King 1975-76

By Paul Elliott Published

Nine CDs of Ritchie, Ronnie and Rainbow

Albums
Blackmore's Night onstage at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia
Watch Blackmore's Night play an unexpected version of a Deep Purple classic

By Fraser Lewry Published

Fans in Alexandria, Virginia, have been treated to a one-off performance of one of Deep Purple's most-loved songs

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Bands & Artists
Rainbow in 1976, studio portrait
"I look round and there's puke all over the place, and I thought, this is not going well": How Rainbow's classic lineup came together then fell apart

By Peter Makowski Published

Ritchie Blackmore and his band reflect on Rainbow Rising, hailed as an instant classic upon its release in 1976

Albums
A composite photograph of Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore and Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham
This is what Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore really thought about Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham

By Classic Rock Published

Friendship or rivalry? A little bit of both

Bands & Artists
Blackmore's Night
Ritchie Blackmore had a heart attack 18 months ago, and won't be onstage again in Europe any time soon

By Paul Brannigan Published

Blackmore appears on Candice Night's forthcoming solo album, Sea Glass

Bands & Artists
Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore holding a guitar and Ian Gillan singing onstage
Ritchie Blackmore once asked former Deep Purple bandmate Ian Gillan to join Rainbow

By Classic Rock Published

Gillan responded by asking Blackmore to join his solo band

Bands & Artists
Ritchie Blackmore and Taylor Swift onstage (composite)
Breaking news: Ritchie Blackmore has given his official verdict on Taylor Swift

By Fraser Lewry Published

Former Deep Purple man Ritchie Blackmore has spoken

Bands & Artists
Ritchie Blackmore studio portrait, June 1975
The Ritchie Blackmore albums you should definitely listen to - but none of them are by Deep Purple

By Paul Elliott Published

Buying guide 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

Buying guide
Deep Purple in 1969
Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best

By Geoff Barton Published

Buying guide Deep Purple's albums ranked, from patchy Purple to purple patches, from iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed "cattle grazing" to the one with the new chap

Buying guide
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