Episode

Ritchie Blackmore Looks Back at Rainbow's 'Rising' at 50

Podcast: The UCR Podcast
Published: May 21, 2026
Duration seconds: 1997
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8402707_2026-05-21-135107%2Fapple_podcasts_roM4i
Audio: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8402707/8402707_2026-05-21-135107.128.mp3?rssID=4051&source=apple_podcasts_roM4i
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/the-ucr-podcast-7096207/episodes/ritchie-blackmore-looks-back-at-rainbow-s-rising-at-50
Markdown: /podcast/the-ucr-podcast-7096207/ritchie-blackmore-looks-back-at-rainbow-s-rising-at-50.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ucr-podcast-7096207/episodes/ritchie-blackmore-looks-back-at-rainbow-s-rising-at-50/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ucr-podcast-7096207/ritchie-blackmore-looks-back-at-rainbow-s-rising-at-50.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

Guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore gives a rare interview to the UCR Podcast to discuss his history with both Rainbow and Deep Purple. He looks back at how Rainbow came to be and how the group progressed as they made their first two albums. He also gives Matt an update on his current health, how he hopes to return to the stage -- and he revisits the famous night that Christopher Cross stepped in for him in Deep Purple.