As questions swirl about Ritchie Blackmore’s health, his wife and bandmate, Candice Night, reveals “there's the three main issues with him” prevent the guitarist from going back out on the road with ...

Blackmore’s Night, the neo-medieval folk-rock outfit led by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, has postponed its current tour due to medical reasons. The band’s show at the Newton Theater ...

Were these famous guitar riffs stolen? We'll likely never know for sure. But the songs themselves are legendary regardless.

Ritchie Blackmore, best known as the founding member and the lead guitarist of Deep Purple, is standing by his musical taste.

In his Deep Purple days, Ritchie Blackmore was known for two things: his habit of torturing his Fender Stratocasters and his love of volume. But getting an amp as loud as he wanted took particular ...

Ritchie Blackmore has offered an official statement explaining the medical issues that forced him to cancel his most recent tour. In a post on his official Facebook page which you can read in full ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m., the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will honor one of Long Island’s most beloved musical duos—Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore of Blackmore ...

Ritchie Blackmore‘s band Blackmore’s Night have canceled all of their remaining 2025 tour dates due to unspecified medical reasons. The nature of the medical issue and the band member or members it is ...

Ritchie Blackmore has been behind the guitar of numerous classic-rock songs, songs like “Woman From Tokyo” and “Smoke on the Water” with Deep Purple and a cover of Russ Ballard’s “Since You Been Gone, ...