Louder Sound republishes online a Classic Rock feature on Rainbow Rising and subsequent tour. It originally appeared in the Classic Rock magazine issue #158, dated June 2011. The feature was written by Pete Makowski with input from Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Carey, and Cozy Powell, all collected over the years. Tokyo, […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2025-09-04
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Newspaper The Courier has another piece of Scottish Purple history: a picture of the band taken backstage at the Caird Hall in Dundee on October 15, 1970. It is published as a part of their 1970s illustrated nostalgia trip. Check it out in The Courier. In other trainspotting news, a cassette tape with handwritten label […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2025-09-03
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Bob Daisley recently appeared on the Artists On Record podcast, and what distinguishes this interview, he was answering questions from the listeners. The bulk of the conversation revolved around Ozzy, but there were a couple of questions about Rainbow (hint: look for segment titles in the progress bar).
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-08-28
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A vintage interview Ritchie Blackmore gave to Melbourne radio in November 1976.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-07-11
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A 1975 radio interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, about a band they’ve just formed.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-05-21
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A radio interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio from November 1975, where they discuss the new band they are starting.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-04-30
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Candice Night was interviewed by eonmusic, and in between some things that have been discussed previously, the last Rainbow incarnation came up. Finally, I wanted to touch on Rainbow’s shows in 2016, and onward; that must have been special for you, to help make that all happen. One hundred percent. I absolutely loved doing that […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-04-23
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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.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-04-20
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The Bass Player magazine (part of the Guitar World stable) has a short interview with Bob Daisley. It inevitably steered towards his stint with Rainbow, before turning the sights on Ozzy. The Rainbow record you appeared on, 1978’s Long Live Rock & Roll, you played on only a few tracks? “The reason I just played […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2025-03-25
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Elizabeth the opera singer is getting her Dio fix by listening to Man on the Silver Mountain, and rather surprisingly, it is the album version.
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2025-03-04
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