Ronnie James Dio could easily left some bands in the past, but he felt that some musical grudges were too personal to revisit ...

R itchie Blackmore was very much on the scene in London in the years before he helped form Deep Purple. In addition to ...

The Beatles will never be topped in the world of music, but Ritchie Blackmore knew when people were reacting to their ...

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF), in coordination with earMUSIC, hosted an evening celebrating Candice Night and the release of her new album, Sea Glass, on May 13. The ...

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Blackmore's Night on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band features Ritchie Blackmore (legendary guitarist formerly of Deep ...

Chart rules can be strange things. Way back when, there were inexplicable occasions when albums were listed on the British singles chart. EPs, extended play releases, had their own chart in Britain ...

Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was an integral part of the 1960s rock scene, creating some of the most iconic riffs of all time (i.e., “Smoke On The Water”) and keeping his finger on the ...

If you had to guess Ritchie Blackmore's favorite band, how many guesses would you have made before you landed on ABBA? That's right, the Swedish pop four-piece whose music spawned the Mamma Mia ...

Guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore has revealed that his favourite band of all time are "probably" Abba. The former Deep Purple and Rainbow Man In Black made the revelation during a 40-minute online Q&A ...

In February 1979, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow gathered together at Chateau Pelly de Cornfeld, a 13th-century castle in the foothills of the French Alps. Picture-postcard Geneva was a short drive over ...

Blackmore’s Night’s “Shadow of the Moon,” released in 1998. Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore of Blackmore’s Night perform on stage at Birmingham Town Hall in 2011. Guitar god Ritchie Blackmore ...