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Christopher Cross Melbourne 16 April 2025 photo by Winston Robinson

Deep Purple And Christopher Cross Revisit A San Antonio Concert Mystery

by Paul Cashmere

Christopher Cross and Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover have offered conflicting recollections about a reported 1970 San Antonio concert where Cross claims he filled in for Ritchie Blackmore.

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Rainbow Rising

Rainbow Rising Turns 50 As Heavy Metal Landmark Continues To Shape The Genre

by Paul Cashmere

Rainbow’s Rising reaches its 50th anniversary as one of the defining albums in heavy metal history, featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio and the enduring classic “Stargazer”.

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Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Legend Lifetime Achievement Award

Ritchie Blackmore Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From The National Guitar Museum

by Paul Cashmere

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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Rainbow The Temple Of The King 1975–1976 9CD Boxset Cover Artwork

Rainbow The Temple Of The King 1975-1976 Captures The Birth Of A Hard Rock Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

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

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Ian Gillan Shoots Down Chances Of Ritchie Blackmore Returning To Deep Purple

by Music-News.com

Ian Gillan has shot down a Deep Purple reunion with rocker Ritchie Blackmore because he doesn’t think the guitarist is great anymore.

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Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Plays First Show Since 1997 And Just Check The Setlist

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

When Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow took the stage Friday night at Germany’s Monsters of Rock Festival, it was the first time he had played straight rock music in nineteen years.

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Taste

Taste To Release Life On Earth In June and Tour July

by Paul Cashmere

Taste will release their ‘Life On Earth’ album on CD on June 17 ahead of an Australian tour and the digital release this Friday.

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Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11

Ritchie Blackmore Claims He Was Banned For Hall of Fame Induction

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Now that we may finally have the Chicago vs. Peter Cetera situation with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame settled it looks like Deep Purple vs. Ritchie Blackmore may be the next fight on the card.

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Ian Gillan Opposed Hall of Fame Deep Purple Selection Process

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It took Deep Purple a long time to get to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and, now that they’ve been elected, at least one member isn’t happy about it.

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Rainbow Box Set In Planning Stages

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A new box set chronicling the career of the group Rainbow between 1975 and 1984 will possibly make it to the market before the end of the year.

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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