Ritchie Blackmore rejoins Deep Purple on stage after 32 years

Ritchie Blackmore performed 'Smoke on the Water' with Deep Purple at Jones Beach, Long Island, on August 12 — his first appearance with the band since departing acrimoniously in November 1993. He had announced the one-song reunion on Instagram the previous day. Blackmore suffered a heart attack the year before, leaving him unable to play guitar for months.