These iconic guitar riffs by Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison helped define classic rock in 1968.

In 1967, country soul singer Billy Joe Royal, known for his 1965 hit “Down in the Boondocks,” released “Hush.” Written by Joe South, who was behind the Grammy-winning “Games People Play,” “Rose Garden ...

There are a plethora of reasons why musicians leave bands, but musical differences amongst the members is perhaps one of the biggest. Ritchie Blackmore was one of the founders of Deep Purple in 1968, ...