And Cozy [Powell, drummer] said: “Well, why don’t we hold our own festival” Tim Parsons (concert promoter, MCP Promotions): Ritchie Blackmore ... I was young and full of myself.

Credit: Gennady Avramenko/Epsilon/Getty Images Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is reportedly experiencing “quite a few medical issues,” according to his wife, musician and bandmate ...

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 ...

Ritchie Blackmore certainly imprinted a good dozen historical solos in the pantheon of rock. Incidentally, the immortal "Smoke On The Water" , "Lazy" as well as "Highway Star" , all feature on the ...

They didn't call him "the Killer" for nothing. Said Blackmore, “I was a big fan, but I was very frightened of him” ...

However, one man who is surely guaranteed his spot in the pantheon of rock’s finest guitarists is Ritchie Blackmore. As the pivotal figure behind the heavy metal success of Deep Purple, as well as his ...

In the same way that Ritchie Blackmore was never worried about criticising the artists he didn’t think were up to scratch, he was always quick to praise the artists he thought were excellent musicians ...

and so we present Ritchie Blackmore In 20 Songs. Of course, you’d need five times that number to do full justice to the English guitar virtuoso’s contribution to British rock, especially as ...

Neha Kakkar’s recent live concert in Melbourne has sparked a major controversy after she broke down on stage, having arrived three hours late for the show. The unprofessional delay left the ...

The legendary guitarist of Deep Purple and Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore turns 80 today! Unfortunately, the musician is not celebrating his anniversary in good health. Ritchie's wife Candice Knight ...

On April 29, SM Entertainment released an official statement regarding the cancellation and refund process for Taeyeon’s Tokyo concert. Read the agency’s full statement below: Previously ...