The guitarist that left Ritchie Blackmore in awe: “How the hell is he doing that?”
Ritchie Blackmore is firmly among the alumni of iconic rock guitarists. But who was his favourite contemporary? Read more ...
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Ritchie Blackmore got the loudest Marshall amp ever made. All he had to do was keep two secrets
The guitarist said his volume while testing amps was distracting to Marshall's workforce, even when he was in a soundproofed room ...
The band that caused Ritchie Blackmore to set his own show on fire
Ritchie Blackmore already had a reputation for being a musical firework live, but he wasn't beyond using real pyrotechnics during a show.
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Why Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore Was Sworn to Secrecy Over His Record-Breaking Marshall Amp
Ritchie Blackmore was sworn to secrecy from the founder of Marshall Amplification about how he got his extra loud amp.
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Legendary late guitarist once auditioned for another iconic band
The Berkshire, England native’s guitar heroes included Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore and Thin Lizzy’s Gary Moore. Around 1984, Whitesnake brought in Sykes to redo guitars on the U.S. versi ...
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The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Brian May, Lars Ulrich and Gene Simmons are among those paying tribute to The Outlaws and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This is the definitive story of a true ...