When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Bob King/Redferns It took a while for Ritchie Blackmore to get the right mix of musicians ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gillan himself went on to pursue a solo career, first with the jazzy Ian Gillan Band and later with the hard rocking Gillan, whose ...

Ritchie Blackmore is an undisputed guitar god, as well as 'Spinal Tap' incarnate. In this exclusive interview with the legendary Ritchie Blackmore, he discusses Rainbow's reunion, his last call with ...

Ronnie Romero, Jens Johansson, David Keith and Bob Nouveau now flank the iconic six-stringer and, together, they brought Rainbow back to the stage with an exclusive series of festival performances in ...

Deep Purple's classic "Mark II" lineup in 1971: Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice. Credit: Warner Bros./Wikimedia Commons It’s hard to fathom that a collective founded ...