It was a hot Hollywood afternoon in June 1975 when a tall, bright stranger in geisha boots strode into town. “He had green, orange and yellow hair,” Glenn Hughes recalls, “and he was wearing these ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Bob King/Redferns It took a while for Ritchie Blackmore to get the right mix of musicians ...

Longtime Classic Rock stalwarts Deep Purple's music and career is explored over seven decades, album-by-album.

Finding his own place in music when he helped form the group Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore developed the perfect blend between hard rock and classical music. With unique guitar riffs that seemed to ...

Ritchie Blackmore, best known as the founding member and the lead guitarist of Deep Purple, is standing by his musical taste.

Ritchie Blackmore explained why he couldn’t get inspired by the music Deep Purple was making at the end of his tenure. “I’m not really interested in the modern approach with modern instruments,” ...

Ritchie was honored by the offer of induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was discussing the possibility of attending, until we received correspondence from the President of the Rock Hall of ...

Former Deep Purple bandmates Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore have had a long and frequently tempestuous relationship. Gillan ...

In 1967, country soul singer Billy Joe Royal, known for his 1965 hit “Down in the Boondocks,” released “Hush.” Written by Joe South, who was behind the Grammy-winning “Games People Play,” “Rose Garden ...

The former Deep Purple star will be unable to play guitar for about a month after he had an operation to relieve excess uric acid which had built up in the joint of his ring finger, according to ...

Blackmore’s Night – as comprised of Candice Night and Deep Purple co-founder Ritchie Blackmore – recently released a deluxe version of their album “Winter Carols.” Now available as a high-quality 2CD ...