Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore reached deeper into his past for the final night of his 2016 return to rock.

Ritchie Blackmore wishes Joe Lynn Turner was among the members of Deep Purple to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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

It looks like those rumors regarding Ritchie Blackmore revisiting his rock 'n' roll past might actually be true — to a point, anyway.

Blackmore's Night are readying the follow-up to 2013's Dancer and the Moon.

Before David Coverdale decided to make Whitesnake's new album a tribute to his years as the singer for Deep Purple, he contemplated a full-fledged reunion with former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

From his days with Deep Purple and Rainbow to his current gig fronting Blackmore's Night, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has always forged his own trail. It's something, as he recently explained during a Russian television interview, he attributes to his fondness for daydreaming.

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...

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...