#MusicMonday Ritchie Blackmore, Brian May, David Gilmour and Others Play “Smoke on the Water” [Video]

It was 26 years ago this week that one of the greatest guitar hero gatherings of all time got underway. The occasion was a remake of the 1972 Deep Purple hit “Smoke on the Water” that featured some of the biggest players in rock, including Ritchie Blackmore—who wrote the song’s classic riff—David Gilmour, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson and Brian May.