Latest about Ritchie Blackmore
How Ritchie Blackmore ended up buying his first-ever Fender Stratocaster from Eric Clapton
Blackmore switched up his ES-335 for a Strat after he was given the chance to buy one of Clapton's own examples – and the rest was history
Ritchie Blackmore swapped rock for Renaissance music – but says he’s still not above cranking a tube amp once in awhile
The former Deep Purple guitarist says he's still disenchanted with rock, but not with his Engl amp
Deep Purple almost lost the legendary Smoke on the Water riff because of armed police storming their studio
Despite having a self-imposed 10pm noise curfew while recording in Montreux's Pavilion, the band continued playing until four in the morning – and the resulting “racket” riled up some unhappy locals
Ritchie Blackmore based Smoke on the Water on a classical masterpiece – and the riff’s roots might surprise you
The Deep Purple legend divulged the origin of the riff in an interview back in 2007. But was he telling the truth?
Get to the roots of Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking playing with this lesson on his biggest influences
In six immersive studies, we approach Eddie’s playing style from the perspective of the players he idolized
Ritchie Blackmore: "It's much easier to flow across the strings on a Gibson. Fenders have more tension, so you have to fight them a little bit"
In this classic 1991 GW interview, the Deep Purple guitar hero chats about his whammy bar violence, his switch from Gibsons to Strats, and why he thinks Smoke on the Water has endured as a rock classic
Ritchie Blackmore’s hometown refuses blue plaque, but campaign finds a way
Blackmore’s birthplace now bears an inscription in his honor
Legendary music photographer Ross Halfin has announced a huge new Ritchie Blackmore book, limited to just 400 copies
Running to more than 300 pages, the book collects together hundreds of unpublished images from the guitarist’s time with Rainbow in the early 1980s
