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A 1975 radio interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, about a band they’ve just formed.
Read more »Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals
Guitar World has a short piece based around an interview with Clem Clempson about his experience of auditioning with Deep Purple as Ritchie Blackmore’s replacement for a nascent Mark 4. Although I think everyone enjoyed the playing we did together, it was clear that they didn’t just need a guitar player to replace Ritchie; they […]
Read more »Bubble in your beer
Them restored classic Gillan clips, they’re still coming! Here is Mr. Universe as performed on the BBC show Rock Goes To College on February 23, 1981, and complete with Bernie Tormé’s guitar solo. Now all cleaned up and restored by the latest wonders of technology.
Read more »The iconic guitar sound
Get My Guitar blog profiles Ritchie Blackmore, including his sound, influences, top 5 tracks, technique, and historical equipment. While our regulars probably won’t find anything new there, it can be recommended as a well written introduction for the uninitiated. Fans often note that Blackmore’s playing is not just about technical prowess—it’s about emotion, storytelling, and […]
Read more »Pretty much the first take
Bass Player magazine has an interview with session player extraordinaire Lee Sklar. And he thinks that working on Billy Cobham’s album Spectrum with Tommy Bolin, among others, was a highlight of his 2,000-album (by the latest count) career. What are some of the moments in your career that you think of as outstanding? “Stratus with […]
Read more »It did remain a side project
Louder Sound reprints online a Classic Rock interview with the members of Black Country Communion, conducted on the occasion of their second album release. The interview was originally published in the Classic Rock magazine issue #160, dated June 2011. What began as a brief side-project for Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian […]
Read more »Earth was shaking, they stood and stared
There’s a new, very unofficial remaster of California Jam. The video was cleaned up and upscaled, which is laudable, but the audio stays pretty much the same. Which is regrettable, as in our humble opinion it is the sound that’s the weakest link of the recording.
Read more »Democracy in the sixteenth century
A radio interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio from November 1975, where they discuss the new band they are starting.
Read more »Hard of hearing, anyway
Blackmore’s official channel has posted an interview done in December 1975 by one named ‘Ronnie Die’ in the description, and who sounds suspiciously like Ronnie James Dio.
Read more »Taking coal to Newcastle
Guitar Player magazine celebrated Ritchie Blackmore’s 80th birthday by reprinting online a 1996 feature, including an extensive interview with him. This interview originally appeared in the December 1996 issue of Guitar Player under the title “Mistreated: Will Ritchie Blackmore Ever Get His Due?” Deep inside a German castle, Ritchie Blackmore sits at a long table, […]
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