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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Guests On CNN's 'Quest For Rock 'n' Roll'; Video Available

September 24, 2007

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) appeared on Richard Quest's show "Quest for Rock 'n' Roll" which aired recently on CNN International. According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com, "the segment runs for 10 minutes and is rather well done. It revolves around the 'Smoke on the Water' riff, with the bad old days aptly illustrated by the Hofstra footage and then Ritchie appearing in the studio with his acoustic. He demonstrates the right and the wrong way of playing the riff and talks about his affection to medieval music, all of this on the backdrop of his very dry wit. The second half of the segment is entirely devoted to a British air guitar contest, where'Smoke on the Water' soundtrack is featured briefly."

You can view the video clip at this location.

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