Ritchie Blackmore

Folk Pop Rock 

Candice Night Goes Back to the Beach

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Blackmore’s Night, Candice Night, Dweezil Zappa, earMUSIC, Long Island, Ritchie Blackmore, Sea Glass

Mrs. Blackmore revisits her solo career with Sea Glass

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

You Fool No One: Deep Purple’s Burn Turns 50

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Blackmore’s Night, Burn, David Coverdale, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Mark III, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake

Looking back at the blistering debut of the band’s celebrated Mark III lineup

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Hard Rock Records Rock 

Deep Purple Announces Super Deluxe Edition of Machine Head

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1972, Deep Purple, Dweezil Zappa, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Machine Head, Rhino, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Super Deluxe Edition, Warner Records

Belated 50th anniversary reissue contains Dweezil Zappa mix of full LP plus two live shows

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Place In Line: Deep Purple’s Who Do We Think We Are at 50

January 23, 2023 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Who Do We Think We Are, Woman from Tokyo

Looking back at an underrated album from the band’s Mark II era

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Heavy Metal 

10 Things I Learned About Ronnie James Dio

August 3, 2021April 4, 2022 Lily Moayeri 5 Comments autobiography, Black Sabbath, Dio, Elf, Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow, Rainbow In The Dark, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio

A list of more reasons to love the eternal metal king after reading his long-overdue autobiography Rainbow In The Dark

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Classical Renaissance Rock 

The Sunny Side of Blackmore’s Night

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Blackmore’s Night, Candice Night, Deep Purple, Nature's Light, Ritchie Blackmore

Candice Night shines a light on the band’s latest album, Nature’s Light

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Hard Rock 

Speed Kings: Deep Purple In Rock Turns 50

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1970, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, In Rock, Jon Lord, Martin Birch, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Speed King

A loose salute to the true debut of the band’s Mark II era

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Classical Hard Rock 

Presto: Deep Purple’s ‘Concerto for Group and Orchestra’ at 50

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple, EMI, Harvest Records, Ian Gillen, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Royal Albert Hall

At the end of 1969, the hard rock icons took their sound to a new level on their largely overlooked experiment with orchestra

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