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Serendipitous Blackmore

Yahoo Entertainment has an interview with the original Wishbone Ash guitarist Ted Turner, where he explains the role Ritchie Blackmore gave the band its big break:

Ritchie Blackmore played a significant role in Wishbone Ash’s signing.

“He did! We were supporting Deep Purple at the Dunstable Civic in the real early days, waiting for him to finish his sound check so we could do ours. Ritchie was playing licks; and Andy, on the sidelines, started answering him.

“They had a brief conversation with their guitars, and it was enough to impress Ritchie to speak to his producer Derek Lawrence, who subsequently produced our next three albums. Serendipity.”

The rest of the interview is here, although there’s nothing else even remotely Purple-related.

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