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Christopher Cross covering for a sick Ritchie Blackmore on Deep Purple's first U.S. show
The man behind "Ride Like the Wind" gets support for his tale from Eric Johnson, whose band opened for Deep Purple that night
Ritchie Blackmore is unable to fly after suffering a heart attack a year and a half year ago
The Blackmore's Night guitarist will not be able to perform in Europe for the foreseeable future according to his wife and band mate, Candice Night
“When I play a solo, the best score I can get is 75 precent.” Steve Morse on how to keep your cool when the going gets tough
Now 50 years into his career, the 70-year-old guitarist shares the lessons that have kept him growing in his art
Ritchie Blackmore tells how amp-maker Jim Marshall sold him the guitar he used to launch Deep Purple
He also talks of buying his first Strat from Eric Clapton
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
Ritchie Blackmore on an “overwhelming” jam with Geroge Harrison – and marveling at the size of his feet
Watch Harrison jam with the British hard rockers on an energetic version of Little Richard’s "Lucille" in 1984
Deep Purple guitarist Simon McBride reveals the Ritchie Blackmore lick that's given him the most trouble
The Irish bluesman joined the band in 2022, but is still haunted by one particular slice of Ritchie Blackmore shred
Watch Deep Purple give a very literal performance of Smoke on the Water atop a burning Lake Geneva
The spectacle made full use of a new stage erected over the lake for the Montreux Jazz Festival, with Roger Glover reflecting on the inspiration behind the unmistakable classic
Ritchie Blackmore on Steve Howe, Jimi Hendrix, classical influences and more
Chatting with GP in 1973, at the stratospheric height of Deep Purple's popularity, Blackmore offered insight into his hugely influential style – from his tremolo approach, to his deafening onstage volume
"I was playing the wrong key and everything, but it didn't seem to matter": Watch George Harrison play a Little Richard classic with Deep Purple in 1984
“I really enjoyed the show,” Harrison said of the rest of Purple's performance that evening. “I sat on the stage for part of the show behind the loudspeakers, and then I walked down and sat right in the center of the hall, and it wasn't too loud. It was really funny"
