Ritchie Blackmore’s dream Deep Purple frontman: “We actually called him up”
The perfect fit?
Ritchie Blackmore Archives: 01/2026
The guitarist Frank Zappa and Ritchie Blackmore both agreed reinvented the instrument
“…the ultimate guitar hero.”
Feuds, keyboards, and vomit: The disastrous end of Rainbow
“If they were good enough, they’d still be in the band.”
The band Ritchie Blackmore was scared to follow: “I was blown away”
“They didn’t take away from the melody.”
The band Ritchie Blackmore said was bigger than Jimi Hendrix: “Eight-minute songs, with dynamics”
An often underappreciated outfit…
