RITCHIE BLACKMORE Black Knight (2007 UK 400-page softback book by Jerry Bloom - guitarist Ritchie Blackmore found fame with Deep Purple, then walked away to create Rainbow, only to abandon them & form Backmore's Night. Read how he handed in his resignation in the middle of Deep Purple's 25th anniversary tour & learn how he became involved with Lord Sutch, Gene Vincent & others, revealing his love/hate relationship with Ian Gillan along the way, his moodiness, antics on & off stage,reputation as a hire & fire merchant, along the way there's also time for marriages, police chases, imprisonment & football!)