Ritchie Black Wants to play with Deep Purple Again

Ritchie Blackmore English guitarist and songwriter Ritchie Blackmore performing with folk-rock group, Blackmore's Night, at the Cambridge Theatre, London, 25th May 2000. (Photo by Nicky J. Sims/Redferns/Getty Images) (Nicky J. Sims)

Ritchie Blackmore says that he would be willing to reunite with DEEP PURPLE for one final concert. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke On The Water", but he has not played with the group since his 1993 departure.

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