The guitarist’s one-song appearance at Jones Beach was framed less as a musical performance than as a gesture of mutual recognition.
When Ritchie Blackmore walked onstage at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on August 12, the gesture mattered more than the playing. He had not performed with Deep Purple in 33 years, and “Smoke on the Water” — the song he joined them for —
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