![]() ![]() "The first thing I said was, 'I'm so sorry that Ritchie Blackmore isn't here, without whom none of us would be on this stage,' which is absolutely true. Nobody's gonna do anything,'" Coverdale continued. "I called Ritchie and I said, 'Come with me. They prevented Ritchie Blackmore from coming in to be honored as a Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer. ![]() But I was only concerned about Glenn Hughes the rest of 'em I haven't got time for. Steve Morse effectively took over Blackmore's slot in 1994 and has since been in the group longer than Ritchie.Īsked by Tigman of Poughkeepsie, New York's Z93 radio station what the Rock Hall experience was like for him, Coverdale said (hear audio below): "It was a complete and utter honor. David Coverdale says that the current lineup of DEEP PURPLE "prevented" Ritchie Blackmore from joining his former bandmates onstage during the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony.īlackmore 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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