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"I'm not too struck on Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, I never saw what was in Clapton at all". In 1975, Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore was asked for his thoughts on his peers: he did not hold back
By Paul Brannigan published
Blackmore on Hendrix, Beck, Page, Clapton, Townshend and more

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow: Stranger In Us All - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Rainbow’s unloved final album was released in 1995, after Ritchie Blackmore’s nine loveless years married to the re-formed Deep Purple

World Guitar Day 2017: Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water tops greatest riffs poll
By Scott Munro last updated
Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water voted Greatest Guitar Riff Ever in World Guitar Day 2017 poll

Deep Purple: the turbulent story of Stormbringer and Ritchie Blackmore's exit
By Geoff Barton published
In 1974 Deep Purple were flying high, buoyed by the success of Burn and a fiery new line-up – but it soon started to disintegrate

The tantalising story of Baby Face, the supergroup that almost was
By Max Bell last updated
"Phil’s voice was staggering, wonderful. But he couldn’t play" - the story of the Thin Lizzy-Deep Purple supergroup that could have been

Hundreds of unseen Ritchie Blackmore photos to feature in new Ross Halfin book
By Classic Rock published
Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin to publish 304-page Ritchie Blackmore photo book

Reuniting with Ritchie Blackmore would be ‘no fun at all’ for Deep Purple says Ian Gillan
By Classic Rock published
Ian Gillan pours cold water on the idea of Deep Purple ever welcoming guitarist Ritchie Blackmore back into the band

Blackmore's Night release eco-friendly video for Sarah Brightman's Second Element
By Fraser Lewry published
Blackmore's Night's version of Second Element features a series of solos from Ritchie Blackmore
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