Ritchie Blackmore
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Glenn Hughes: Blackmore asked me to play Rainbow shows
By Martin Kielty published
Glenn Hughes says Ritchie Blackmore asked him to be part of this year’s Rainbow shows - but he refused because he didn’t want to work with unknown singer

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - live review
By Stephen Dalton published
Not yet ratedRitchie Blackmore's Rainbow live dates deliver an unashamedly nostalgic, no-holds-barred trip back in time

Deep Purple - Playing With Fire
By Peter Makowski published
Deep Purple’s teenybopper rock irked critics and failed to conquer the charts. Then came the transformation: enter leonine singer Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Blackmore's screaming Strat...

Ritchie Blackmore says Rainbow could play again
By Scott Munro published
Ritchie Blackmore says new-look Rainbow lineup could play live again – but with fewer Deep Purple songs in the set

Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton describes Ritchie Blackmore Rainbow shows as 'flat'
By Christina O'Neill published
Hamilton played with Thin Lizzy when they opened for Rainbow in June and says guitarist Ritchie Blackmore wasn't looking or sounding his best

Ritchie Blackmore: the lost interview
By Neil Jeffries published
In this career-spanning interview from 1995, Ritchie Blackmore looks back at his achievements with Deep Purple and Rainbow, his run-ins with bandmates and his love of seances

Ritchie Blackmore has been misguided over Rainbow shows - Joe Lynn Turner
By Martin Kielty published
Former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner believes Ritchie Blackmore has been “misguided” into forming an all-new lineup

The Top 10 greatest Ritchie Blackmore songs
By Neil Jeffries published
The legendary Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist’s 10 greatest songs
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