Rainbow

Performing their final scheduled show, Rainbow added two MK III Deep Purple classics to their setlist: 'Burn' and 'Soldier of Fortune.'

What began as an informal session to record a Quatermass song laid the groundwork for something else.

Craig Gruber, a longtime former collaborator of Ronnie James Dio's, died yesterday after a bout with prostate cancer.

The forthcoming 'Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977' offers fans a remastered -- and comprehensive -- glimpse of Ritchie Blackmore's band with Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell. In fact, the April 30 release is the only complete performance ever filmed from that era.

Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner and Rainbow on today with Stone Cold, a big hit in 1982 that's hardly ever on the air anymore.  Perfect for the Vinyl Vault!  As a matter of fact, this track was the band's only top 40 hit so I'm guessing many will remember it...

Colin Hart was the road manager for Deep Purple through most of their career, including the superstar days.  He also did the same duties for Rainbow in between Purple stints.  Can you imagine the stories this guy has?  If you're a fan of either or, like me, read all about it soon in "A Hart Life" coming soon from Wymer Publishing...

Even though Ritchie Blackmore alienated most of his original Dio fans, he sure had a successful sales run during the 1980's with Joe Lynn Turner up front.  The MTV crowd loved the commercial stuff.  Were you one of them?  If so, you may enjoy a spin of "Stone Cold" on today's Vinyl Vault ...

If you're a Ronnie James Dio era Rainbow fan like me, you'll want to make room in your budget for the new 2-disc "Live At Dusseldorf's Phillipshalle" finding the boys at the top of their game in 1976.  Said by many insiders to be the best sounding live set ever released by this classic line-up, with clean remastered sound and an 8-page booklet...