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  "title": "Watch Ritchie Blackmore Reunite With Deep Purple For ‘Smoke on the Water’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/watch-ritchie-blackmore-reunite-with-deep-purple-for-smoke-on-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:53:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
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    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ritchie-blackmore-reunite-deep-purple-smoke-on-the-water-1235607916/"
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  "summary": "The emotional performance marked the first time the estranged bandmates had appeared in public together in 33 years",
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Ritchie Blackmore Performs With Deep Purple for the First Time Since Acrimonious Split in Early ’90s, After Warning Fans: ‘I Have Not Played Rock Music in 25 Years’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/ritchie-blackmore-performs-with-deep-purple-for-the-first-time-since",
        "published": "2026-08-13T04:27:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}