Ritchie Blackmore was rated the 50th-greatest guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone. So how did he crack our top 25? Because he basically invented shredding. Listen to Blackmore on a song ...

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Purcell’s 160-page thesis tackled Peter Bernstein, a New York City musician he called “one of the greatest living jazz-guitar players.” The military again provided a door — and Purcell ...