In the world of rock guitar it can be easy to find enemies, however, one guitarist always impressed Ritchie Blackmore and ...

“Stone Cold” was a mid-tempo power ballad co-written by Blackmore, Turner, and bassist Roger Glover, who’d joined Rainbow group in 1979. It featured a tasteful, melodic solo by Ritchie.

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As a fan of Ritchie Blackmore, the legendary guitarist of Deep Purple and Rainbow fame, Ulrich had loved the sound of Rainbow’s 1981 album Difficult To Cure, produced by the band’s bassist Roger ...

Ritchie Blackmore certainly imprinted a good dozen historical solos in the pantheon of rock. Incidentally, the immortal "Smoke On The Water" , "Lazy" as well as "Highway Star" , all feature on the ...

The legendary guitarist of Deep Purple and Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore turns 80 today! Unfortunately, the musician is not celebrating his anniversary in good health. Ritchie's wife Candice Knight ...

One of the world’s greatest guitarists, born on April 14, 1945, is a deserving subject of a career-overview playlist, and so we present Ritchie ... he formed, Rainbow and Blackmore’s Night.