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Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Legend Lifetime Achievement Award

Ritchie Blackmore Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From The National Guitar Museum

Ritchie Blackmore has been named the 2025 recipient of The National GUITAR Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Award, honouring his groundbreaking work with Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore’s Night.

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Ritchie Blackmore Would Rather Be Able To Pay Bills Than Be In Hall Of Fame

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Deep Purple are finally up for possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but former member Ritchie Blackmore really “couldn’t care less.”

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Ritchie Blackmore Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From The National Guitar Museum

Ritchie Blackmore, the co-founder of Deep Purple and architect of Rainbow and Blackmore's Night, has been honoured with the National Guitar Museum's Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising more than six decades of influence on the evolution of the electric guitar.

March 5, 2026