Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been playing traditional folk music with his new band Blackmore's Night for ...

Inspired by an advance listen to Led Zeppelin’s unreleased ‘Presence,’ Rainbow aimed higher than ever on its 1976 masterpiece. Not everyone’s contribution survived the session ...

Ritchie Blackmore took the stage Friday at Loreley, Germany’s Monsters of Rock to perform the works of his two pioneering heavy metal groups – Deep Purple and Rainbow – for the first time in 19 years.

The summer of 1975 signaled a new beginning for one of hard rock’s greatest stars as Ritchie Blackmore unveiled the first fruits of his brand-new band, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. The group featured ...

Blackmore’s Night, the renaissance folk-rock group featuring founding Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, has postponed its remaining 2025 tour dates. The band, which is fronted by ...

Over the years, Ritchie Blackmore had maintained a hard-nosed stance against ever playing rock music again, instead opting to keep his focus on the Renaissance project Blackmore's Night. Last year, he ...

Featuring 14 tracks lined with Rainbow and Deep Purple classics like "Stargazer" and "Highway Star," the set was culled from both Monsters of Rock festival performances on July 17 and 18. The release ...