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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Suffered A Heart Attack ‘About A Year And A Half Ago’

April 3, 2025 by Reeder
Ritchie Blackmore Live 2019

Candice Night addressed the possibility of BLACKMORE’S NIGHT performing live in Europe again soon.

CANDICE NIGHT Announces New Solo Album ‘Sea Glass’ Featuring Her Husband RITCHIE BLACKMORE

January 29, 2025 by Reeder
Blackmore's Night Live

Candice Night has revealed her upcoming studio album, Sea Glass, set for release on April 25 through earMUSIC.

RITCHIE BLACKMORE On TAYLOR SWIFT And Modern Music: ‘It’s Bloody Awful’

December 4, 2024 by Reeder
Taylor Swift Ritchie Blackmore

Former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has shared his opinion on Taylor Swift, saying he’s not particularly impressed.

Terminally Ill Grandmother Scammed Out Of £140K By Fraudster Impersonating DEEP PURPLE’s RITCHIE BLACKMORE

October 2, 2024 by Reeder
RItchie Blackmore

An elderly woman with a terminal illness was scammed out of £140,000 by someone impersonating former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

GLENN HUGHES Attributes DEEP PURPLE Mk 3 Reunion Failure To RITCHIE BLACKMORE: ‘We Couldn’t Get Him On the Phone’

June 16, 2024 by Reeder
Ritchie Blackmore Glenn Hughes

In a recent interview with “That Rocks!,” Glenn Hughes revealed that a planned reunion of DEEP PURPLE Mark III – which included himself, David Coverdale, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice …

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE And CANDICE NIGHT Set To Make Live Stage Comeback with BLACKMORE’S NIGHT

May 24, 2024 by Reeder
Blackmore's Night

The renaissance-inspired rock ensemble, BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, crafted by Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night, is poised to make a stage comeback in the United States during June and July …

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MAX CAVALERA On How He Met RITCHIE BLACKMORE: ‘At First, He Wasn’t Interested In Talking To Anybody’

March 23, 2024 by Reeder
Max Cavalera Ritchie Blackmore

In a recent interview featured in Guitar World, Max Cavalera reflected on the memorable encounter he had with his guitar idol, Ritchie Blackmore. Cavalera recalled how the legendary British musician …

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Pays Tribute To JEFF BECK: ‘He Could Reach Up Into The Stars And Make Magic With His Playing’

January 14, 2023 by Reeder
Ritchie Blackmore Jeff Beck

When Ritchie Blackmore initially encountered and played with the guitar icon Jeff Beck, he was astonished by his skill. In tribute to him, Blackmore fondly remembered their meeting as one …

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Fender CEO Calls A7X’s SYNYSTER GATES ‘A Contemporary Manifestation’ Of RITCHIE BLACKMORE

November 24, 2020 by Reeder
Synyster Gates Ritchie Blackmore

In a new interview with Guitar World, Fender CEO Andy Mooney sang praises of AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates. When asked who is the one played Mooney would like to …

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE And CANDICE NIGHT Cover JOAN BAEZ’s ‘Diamonds & Rust’ (Video)

March 29, 2020 by Reeder
Ritchie Blackmore diamond And Rust

Legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his wife, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night have posted a video of them performing an acoustic version of the JOAN BAEZ classic “Diamonds & Rust.” Candice wrote along with the video: …

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Explains How He’s Got Into ‘Smoke on the Water’ Riff

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 by Poleto

Adam Brent Houghtaling conducted an interview for Fender page where he’s got Ritchie Blackmore telling how he’s got into the most iconic of the iconic riffs ever “Smoke on the …

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CRAIG GOLDY Talks About RITCHIE BLACKMORE ‘No Guitar Solo Policy’ For Opening Bands In The 1980s

October 23, 2018 by Poleto
Craig Goldy

Former Dio and Giuffria guitarist Craig Goldy talked to Metalholic about Ritchie Blackmore’s “No guitar solo policy” for opening bands during “Perfect Strangers” tour in 1984: “The first thing that started …

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