Founding Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has received the Lifetime Achievement award from The National GUITAR Museum.

With this honor, Blackmore joins a list of previously recognized guitarists that includes Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy and Jeff Beck. Blackmore, who was inducted into the Rock & ...

"The guy that sticks out at the moment is Steve Vai. He’s really shit-hot," former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore said in the 1980s.

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 ...

Deep Purple have shared Portable Door – the lead single from upcoming album =1, and the band’s first single to feature their new electric guitar player, Simon McBride. McBride was first appointed as a ...

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Cohoes Music Hall will be hosting a performance by neo-medieval rock band Blackmore’s Night. The concert is set for November 23. Get the latest news, weather, sports and ...

A few months ago, Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse announced that he’d be taking a hiatus from the band, replaced on the road by Simon McBride. But now, Morse has officially quit so that he can be ...

After being in the band for 28 years, guitarist Steve Morse has officially left Deep Purple in order to care for his wife Janine, who has stage 4 cancer. He shared a message with the fans and his ...