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By Janelle Borg Published
Night reveals that the former Deep Purple guitarist has been warned not to fly due to his medical conditions – hindering potential touring plans beyond the States

By Matt Owen Published
The Deep Purple legend is set to play six shows in the US this Spring, but has been told not to fly by his cardiologist

By Phil Weller Published
Many of the big hitters feature, but not where you’d expect them to be – and there are some notable absences, too

By Andrew Daly Published
A gearhead through and through, the Dixie Dregs and ex-Deep Purple guitarist reveals some of his follies and lessons learned along the way

By Janelle Borg Published
Blackmore used the Gibson ES-335 all throughout the '60s, from The Outlaws to Deep Purple’s 1970 breakthrough album, In Rock

By Matt Owen Published
Harrison had decided to check out Deep Purple while in Australia in 1984, and ended up sharing the stage with Blackmore for an eight-minute jam of Lucille

By Matt Owen Published
Blackmore decided to protest some noisy hotel maintenance with some equally noisy guitar antics. Unfortunately, Slowhand was in the room next door…

By Andrew Daly Published
Stepping into a role once occupied by Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse could be intimidating, but when McBride joined Purple, he never thought twice. And yes, he'll play Smoke on the Water his way

By Matt Owen Published
McBride was appointed Deep Purple's lead guitarist in 2022, following in the footsteps of some of the most revered players of all time

By Andrew Daly Published
Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore tells us how a visit from Slowhand’s roadie turned him into a Fender Strat diehard – and why he kept breaking whammy bars
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