“He would always put himself down”: Ritchie Blackmore remembers Jeff Beck

It’s coming up for three years since Jeff Beck passed away, and Ritchie Blackmore has been paying tribute to the guitar great in a new podcast interview. Blackmore was talking to Rock Of Nations With ...
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4 Unforgettable Songs Co-Written by Deep Purple and Rainbow Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in Honor of His 80th Birthday

In 1968, Blackmore co-founded Deep Purple with keyboardist Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, singer Rod Evans, and bassist Nick Simper. The group was initially heavily influenced by psychedelia and ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Deep Purple Announces Expanded Five-CD ‘Made in Japan’ Live Box

Deep Purple's classic 1972 live album Made in Japan is getting the Super Deluxe expanded treatment later this summer. The latest reissue of the band's popular concert LP includes new stereo and Dolby ...
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This is what Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore really thought about Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham

Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were hard rock’s original Holy Trinity. During the late ’60s and early ’70s, this trio of trailblazing bands did more than any others to lay down the ...