Ritchie Blackmore already had a reputation for being a musical firework live, but he wasn't beyond using real pyrotechnics during a show.

The guitarist said his volume while testing amps was distracting to Marshall's workforce, even when he was in a soundproofed ...

The offer came over Christmas 1978, when Blackmore visited Gillan with an invitation to join Rainbow, around the time of ...

There are few players who have wielded the Fender Stratocaster with more authority than the legendary Ritchie Blackmore. The ...

Ritchie Blackmore was sworn to secrecy from the founder of Marshall Amplification about how he got his extra loud amp.

Ritchie Blackmore has never been shy in his regard ... “I was impressed by Hendrix,” he told Guitar World in 1991. “Not so much by his playing as his attitude. He wasn’t a great player ...

Ritchie Blackmore was always an open-minded musician, which meant he was always excited to see artists that were pushing the boundaries of music.

Ritchie Blackmore will always be best known for the titanic riff he supplied to 'Smoke on the Water,' but there's more to the guitarist than Deep Purple. He also co-founded Rainbow, a band that ...

Sykes went on to release five solo albums, including strong live effort “Bad Boy Live!” in 2004. But for much of his later ...

Brian May, Lars Ulrich and Gene Simmons are among those paying tribute to The Outlaws and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This is the definitive story of a true ...

Brian May, Lars Ulrich and Gene Simmons are among those paying tribute to The Outlaws and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This is the definitive story of a true ...