MY NIGHT WITH RITCHIE BLACKMORE AND DEEP PURPLE

Sally Steele reveals her story and exclusive photos she took in 1974 with Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple! Never before seen photographs and much more! Many more exclusive stories and photos with Rush, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith so be sure and subscribe so you don't miss them! #jonlord #ritchieblackmore #deeppurble #sallysteele #sallysteelerocks #glennhughes #davidcoverdale

[@paolovincent6800]

awesome ! 70s ruled..love to hear about your summer 1976 ..the best summer ever !

[@SallySteele]

@paolovincent6800 thank you for tuning in!

[@cygnals524]

@paolovincent6800 That is so true!! The 1970s absolutely ruled & the excitement that surrounded Classic Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock & Roll, etc... was incredible and there is nothing we can use as an example today to compare to how it was back then. Like @Sally Steele mentioned, we had no cell phones and even getting cameras into a show was almost impossible. The Radio was huge, we didn't even have MTV or VH1 yet either, never mind the internet. We had to wait until Friday & Saturday evenings usually after 11:00PM or Midnight to watch music on TV shows such as "The Midnight Special", "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" or whoever the musical guest was on Saturday Night Live. Dick Clark was on Saturday mornings but the majority of the acts he had on were fairly tame non rock acts. It was an awesome & fun time and I am so happy I got to be a part of it.

[@paolovincent6800]

@@cygnals524 wish i could go back ???

[@144Donn]

Sally, I don't know how this came up for me but I am sure glad it did! What a story! Those were adventurous times and my gosh, your middle name is "adventure"! Amazing story from an incredible time! I got into Deep Purple perhaps a year later..just about the time they broke up.

[@SallySteele]

@144Donn Thank you so much I am glad you liked the story! My Kiss backstage stories and photos just went viral so I decided to spill some more stories from my past LOL. I have so many more adventure stories so be sure and subscribe. Next up is Black Sabbath, on the road with Rush and so much more from years ago!

[@mustlovepretzels]

Sally: Hi. Thanks for your story. As Tom Petty says:"There's pigeons down on Market Square". So you saw DP in Indy? That's where you hail from? Cool. I joined the RCA Music & Tape Club when I was a kid. 3 records for a penny. That's where my DP story begins: Deep Purple-Machine Head Rush-Caress Of Steel Led Zeppelin-II Those were my choices. Cheers, Otto🥨

[@SallySteele]

@mustlovepretzels Yes I only saw that version of DP that night in INDY. And yes I was born and raised in NAPtown LOL. I never understood why they called it that but I sure was anxious to get the hell out of there! I wish I would have known about the RCA Music and Tape Club! I have many more stories coming so please subscribe! Thanks for watching!

[@johnnymata3159]

Interesting Story With Photos As Proof. I've Seen Ritchie Blackmore Six Times In Concert. Four Times With Rainbow And Twice With Deep Purple, The MK II Lineup.

[@SallySteele]

Wow how cool. That was the only time I ever saw Deep Purple with Ritchie that night. Wish I had the rest of the photos! More stories coming up so please subscribe so you won't miss them!

[@LittleSuzi86]

Oh no I’m in Florida😂 Hoping to hear about that sometime maybe? ♥️Luv luv your rock girl life stories Sally🤘👩🏻‍🦳🎤

[@SallySteele]

Thank you for watching LittleSuzi86! I have many more stories coming up so please subscribe so you don't miss them!

[@williamtell407]

You did it Sally …. Thanks for sharing.❤

[@SallySteele]

@williamtell407 Thank you for tuning in!

[@deusmisereatur4213]

Considering what i've heard about rb over the years i'm surprised he let you into the dressing room and NOT surprised he hung up the phone.

[@SallySteele]

@deusmisereatur haha well I guess I caught him on a good night LOL

[@lucasvonbraun]

I just found your channel, and I absolutely love it !! YOU ROCK Sally ... Great story

[@SallySteele]

lucasvonbraun Thank you so much! I have a lot more stories coming up so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss them! X

[@Cagedontheinside]

Cool Story! Now I wanted Kip Winger! Now I would love to see him again.

[@SallySteele]

Ah yes Kip! Love him. Happy to have him as my friend!

[@Cagedontheinside]

@@SallySteele oh you lucky girl! he seems like a sweet heart.

[@Cagedontheinside]

@RobertJamesRitchie-gt8xt Florida

[@Cagedontheinside]

@RobertJamesRitchie-gt8xt If it is who I think this is since my teens.

[@Cagedontheinside]

@RobertJamesRitchie-gt8xt No I was to young back in the day but I watch your videos and etc..

[@cygnals524]

@Sally Steele I am not quite sure how I came across your channel earlier but I am glad I did. I have watched 2 videos so far and really enjoy the way you tell your stories. You should be proud as well that you were/are classy enough that you didn't just run to Ritchie's room and let him have his way with you. Bands having sex with 13-15 year old girls was sort of common back then & even guys not in bands were dating 80% of the girls I went to Jr. High & High school with & I graduated in the earlier 1980s but was in Jr High during the 1970s. I know because us teenage boys couldn't compete with these guys we now know were creeps because they were 27-30+ years old and dating teenagers. We even had a dude who was 28 with a full beard who walked into our High School everyday in 1982 to pick up his 15 year old girl friend by waiting by her classroom door & nobody called the authorities or even thought this was a little odd except for us 16-17 year old guys who couldn't compete with these guys. They may have been creeps, but they had nice cars and money, etc... OK, enough of that LOL I am a guitar player as well & saw Deep Purple twice during the mid 1980s when I was around 20 ish during their Perfect Strangers & House Of The Blue Light reunion tours. I also played several Deep Purple songs in a few of the bands I was in back then as well. I have a friend who is Japanese and his sister was a runway model for years during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She dated Ritchie Blackmore a few times and said he was a total jerk & complete assh*le so you probably dodged a major bullet by not going to his hotel room. She is currently still married to a member of the band Chicago and dated a few other famous guys as well. She said Robert Palmer was a nice, polite gentleman & Daryl Hall was as well but Ritchie B & Jan-Michael Vincent were total jerks who she couldn't get away from fast enough. Rush is my favorite band so I will look to see if you have any stories about them. I still play guitar and I am 57. I live in NH about 1 hour north of Boston. I really enjoyed your story and can't wait to watch more of your videos. You are a class act who knew enough not to get tangled up in whatever Ritchie had in mind that evening. You must have a healthy self-esteem as well to not have just taken his offer. I still remember creeps like Ted Nugent talking about picking up 13 year old girls at his concerts and then bringing them home so he could exploit their naivety & do whatever he wanted to with them because they were easier to manipulate than a real grown up woman. He justified all of this by saying "at least I wasn't doing drugs with them"???? That shows how insecure guys like him are/were being around 30 years old and going after 13 year old girls. What a insane way to rationalize it as well. My daughter is married and 30 years old now but I would have rather she was smoking weed with another teenager at 13 then having sex with some 30 year old creep. I don't understand it because I can't even view women younger than 30-35 as being date-able if I was single & it is important for me to have social & cultural things in common with my partner & I am still happily married after many decades with 2 grown up children & my wife went to both Deep Purple concerts with me in the 1980s as well :) along with dozens upon dozens of other concerts as well. Sorry for the mini novel LOL I didn't intend on writing this much it just sort of happened. Thanks again for sharing your awesome deep Purple story & I look forward to viewing your other videos over the next few days. Take Care & it is nice to meet you Sally!!

[@neddobrijevic3183]

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[@SallySteele]

WOW! You wrote a book! But so much interesting information! I don't even know where to start! Yes things were so much different back then. And so much more acceptable. I did hear that Ritchie was mean and not very nice to people but I also saw a video of him living in lavish wealth with his wife and thinking maybe???..... But I guess I will never know. But as it was I didn't have a choice back then but I never expected for Ritchie to be so taken with me. I just wanted to meet him and take some photos and get autographs! LOL. Glad you had such a great life marriage and kids! Kudos to you! And Rush? OOOOH YES! I have stories and photos when I went on the road with them so stay tuned and subscribe so you won't miss it! Thank you for watching!

[@steveludwig4200]

Great story.

[@SallySteele]

Thank you!

[@andrewandy137]

I've watched a few of your videos. You got good taste in fashion and music - KISS - Deep Purple - Angel - Motley Crue - Pat Travers to name a few.

[@SallySteele]

@andrewandy137 Aww you are so sweet. Thank you for the kind words! Rock on!

[@andrewandy137]

@@SallySteele being in my mid 50s now I can relate to what you said when you were growing up and people didn't understand the obsession with rock music. For me it still happens in 2023 lol😆

[@stenmark2235]

Oh BABY..🥰

[@DirtyLowDown1969]

enjoying your stories Keep em coming 👍

[@SallySteele]

@dirtylowdown2798 glad you liked it! I have a lot more coming so be sure to subscribe so you won't miss them!

[@grobbler1]

That's John 'Magnet' Ward behind Glenn, in the photo. One of the road crew.

[@deannawitt9376]

I'm a Indianapolis, in girl too! I miss Market Square Arena ! So many good concerts and times.

[@SallySteele]

YES!

[@skyscraper7474]

But to summarize in a nutshell: Ritchie was hitting on you?🤔😄 ..ciao from Italy, dear Sally, and thank you always for the person that you are and the exciting stories you tell us! they make us relive and imagine happy moments and keep us company😌❤

[@SallySteele]

Thank you so much! Yes more than hitting on me! LOL . I have alot more stories from the 70's (Black Sabbath, Rush, Aerosmith and more!)coming up so be sure to subscribe so you won't miss them! Thanks for watching!

[@williamtell407]

❤

[@Romulus980]

Great 70's story and meeting the man in black. Ironically like the girl in his dressing room he too now wears a wig....

[@SallySteele]

Haha That's funny! I agree

[@56davidwright]

She has no idea how sad this all is.

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

I love true stories. If it is true, well. There you go, 14!!

[@SallySteele]

@PaulBrown-il3wl . Well someone had to be there to take all those photos! LOL yes all true sad or not! More TRUE stories coming up (Rush, Black Sabbath and so many more) so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss them!

[@PaulBrown-il3wl]

Hi Sally. There’s so much fabrication on the net. You’ve a lot of great stuff.

[@rolandconnor575]

'"74 or '75"? I think such a memorable event in your life would have been able to nail down the year. apologizes if I don't understand the circumstances

[@SallySteele]

I have been informed it was 1974 when they played there. I thought so but hell, that was a lifetime ago! LOL Thanks for watching

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Great story. Wow 14. Lucky he didn’t get lucky or even today the the last would be chasing him down.

[@SallySteele]

Ha ha, I think you are right!

[@dplzkc6713]

December 2, 1974

[@SallySteele]

Yes thank you that is what I thought!

[@claudiaboniny]

"Replay" 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔥🆒❗

[@SallySteele]

Thank you Claudiaboniny! Thanks for watching!

[@claudiaboniny]

@@SallySteele 🌹🤘🏻

[@bradvincet1848]

It's difficult to comprehend how 14 year-old girls could attend concerts, bars, or hotel lobbies while the parents are clueless or uncaring.

[@SallySteele]

Who?

[@AlexAlexon3897]

Betting this lady has some UFO stories from the later '70s!

[@SallySteele]

I do. Do you want some? LOL

[@sandyboggs8099]

1974

[@paulcasey7682]

14 yrs old....😵

[@elenka.svaliva2]

14 y.o?😮

[@linjoy9627]

What on earth were your parents thinking? letting a 14 year old out and about with a rock band?

[@SallySteele]

@linjoy9627 if you listen to the story you will hear I snuck out of the house. My mother was working all the time and I had to be home by the next morning so my grandfather could pick me up for school. My mother knew I was going to concerts taking photos but she was a single parent struggling too much to pay attention to my crazy adventures LOL

[@aleksandarmitrovic6259]

Way dont you call Ritchie like a guest in your podcast...you forget to show to as some photo's...