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Exit stage left: the joy and fear of replacing an irreplaceable guitarist
Stepping into the role of a famous lead guitarist can be a daunting prospect. But when Deep Purple, Kiss and Motörhead came calling it was an offer Morse, Thayer and Campbell couldn’t refuse
Rainbow reunion shows set for home release
Ritchie Blackmore’s German Rainbow shows from June this year set to be released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray
Deep Purple - On Tour MCMXCIII: Live In Europe album review
Blackmore and Gillan’s battle rages on.
Glenn Hughes: Blackmore asked me to play Rainbow shows
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
Not yet ratedRitchie Blackmore's Rainbow live dates deliver an unashamedly nostalgic, no-holds-barred trip back in time
Deep Purple - Playing With Fire
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
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'
Hamilton played with Thin Lizzy when they opened for Rainbow in June and says guitarist Ritchie Blackmore wasn't looking or sounding his best
