When reviewing the hit John Lennon album 'Imagine', Ritchie Blackmore took issue with one classic track, deriding ti as "semi ...

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Ritchie Blackmore, famed guitarist of the British rock band Deep Purple, turns 81 today. Happy birthday! Rolling Stoneranked Blackmore as the 50th greatest guitarist of all time. His most known ...

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 ...

The incident took place in Texas in 1970 after Blackmore reacted badly to some flu shots ...

That being said, Night revealed in a recent video interview that Blackmore has been experiencing some serious health issues. During a video chat with the U.K.-based TotalRock radio station posted ...

Ritchie Blackmore, longtime guitarist of iconic band Deep Purple, suffered a heart attack causing his career to be paused. The musician’s wife, Candice Night, recently revealed Blackmore suffered a ...

Smoke On The Water riff-meister Ritchie Blackmore fears vertigo may have put an end to his days of heavy touring ...

Ritchie Blackmore's band Blackmore's Night have canceled all of their remaining 2025 tour dates due to unspecified medical reasons. The nature of the medical issue and the band member or members it is ...

A legendary hard rock guitarist was forced to postpone the remaining shows of his current tour. A statement published to social media explained that these cancellations were due to “medical reasons.” ...