In February 1979, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow gathered together at Chateau Pelly de Cornfeld, a 13th-century castle in the foothills of the French Alps. Picture-postcard Geneva was a short drive over ...

In 1978, guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore reached a crossroads. It was time to revamp his band Rainbow – even if that meant losing one of the greatest rock singers ever to draw breath. After quitting ...

CD boxset collects Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Rising, three full live shows, plus unreleased and rare recordings.

Best of 2020: The explosive genius of the Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist is spread far and wide across a stellar catalogue. Five best tracks? Surely it's mission impossible... When you purchase ...

Rainbow’s formative era with Ronnie James Dio is captured in The Temple Of The King 1975–1976, a new 9CD boxset featuring classic albums, live concerts and rare recordings ...

The 9-CD collection houses studio and live material from the two years mentioned in its title, namely the 1975 debut Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and 1976 follow-up Rising, plus concert recordings from ...

Ritchie Blackmore’s version of the Great Resignation came about 25 years ago when he decided to hang up his rock and roll shoes and chose to pursue his passion for Renaissance music with spouse ...

Given his past history as a harbinger of hard rock, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore’s current collaboration with singer and woodwind player Candice Night in the group Blackmore’s Night might strike some ...

If you had to guess Ritchie Blackmore's favorite band, how many guesses would you have made before you landed on ABBA? That's right, the Swedish pop four-piece whose music spawned the Mamma Mia ...