Ritchie Blackmore already had a reputation for being a musical firework live, but he wasn't beyond using real pyrotechnics during a show.

Ritchie Blackmore has never been shy in his regard ... music he makes now with his Renaissance folk-rock act Blackmore’s Night. What other band in rock history comes close?

Ritchie Blackmore will always be best known for the ... and later steered toward traditional folk-rock with Blackmore's Night. But without Deep Purple, none of this would have been possible.

Ritchie Blackmore was sworn to secrecy from the founder of Marshall Amplification about how he got his extra loud amp.

In his Deep Purple days, Ritchie Blackmore was known for two things: his habit of torturing his Fender Stratocasters and his love of volume. But getting an amp as loud as he wanted took particular ...