Born to be a bassist, he was warned against working with Rainbow and Sabbath alumni, but did it anyway. And his only regret ...

Ritchie Blackmore was always excited to hear new music, and there was one band so good they stunned him into silence.

Ritchie Blackmore may be considered one of the definitive rock and roll Stratocaster players, but it wasn’t until 1970’s ...

"The guy that sticks out at the moment is Steve Vai. He’s really shit-hot," former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore ...

Ritchie Blackmore may be considered one of the definitive ... Marshall's powers of persuasion went beyond his electric guitar pitch. He also convinced Blackmore to buy an amp.

Bob Daisley has enjoyed an illustrious career, holding his own on bass alongside a list of legendary guitarists, including ...

It`s quite incredible to think that over 55 years after cracking the American singles chart with ‘Hush’, Rock legends, Deep ...

A year later, Kirwan announced his exit by smashing up his beloved Les Paul guitar before a show ... until workload-related ...

Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple used his 1961 black ... Lead guitarist Mark Knopfler sold much of his guitar collection earlier this year, but could not part with the 1961 beauty he played ...

What is certain about Ritchie Blackmore is that he’s one hell of a guitar player. In a recording career of more than 50 years, he has earned a reputation as one of the most extravagantly gifted and ...

had not featured guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore either. The internal tensions among band members that surfaced around that time had much to do with the intense recording and touring schedule that ...

"It is the biggest piece of garbage that ever happened to mankind": Celtic Frost's Tom G. Warrior on Cold Lake ...