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Ritchie Blackmore recalls the first time he saw two-hand tapping – at a wild show in 1968
In the audience are, among others, Ritchie Blackmore ... “I thought, ‘What the hell is he doing?’ “It was so funny,” Blackmore added with a laugh. “Jim Morrison was carried out ...
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Ritchie Blackmore once asked former Deep Purple bandmate Ian Gillan to join Rainbow
The offer came over Christmas 1978, when Blackmore visited Gillan with an invitation to join Rainbow, around the time of ...
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Why Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore Was Sworn to Secrecy Over His Record-Breaking Marshall Amp
No matter how prolific of a gear collector a musician might be, it would be difficult to reach Ritchie Blackmore levels of custom gear, which involved the manufacturing company swearing the Deep ...