Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos.
During his solo career, Blackmore established the heavy metal band Rainbow, which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock. Rainbow steadily moved to catchy pop-style mainstream rock. He later formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night, transitioning to vocalist-centered sounds.
As a member of Deep Purple, Blackmore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016. He has been cited by publications such as Guitar World and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time.
Known for
Classic Albums
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Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
Guitars
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
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Rockpalast
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
Guitar
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
Guitar
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
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Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Guitar
Live It Up!
Guitarist "The Outlaws"
Deep Purple in Montreux
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The Ritchie Blackmore Story
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Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
Deep Purple In Rock
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Weihnachten bei uns
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Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
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Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Guitar
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
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Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
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Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
Rainbow: The Final Cut
Himself
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
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Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
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Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
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Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
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Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
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Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
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Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
Guitar
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
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Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
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Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
Guitar
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
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Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
Guitar
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
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Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Guitars
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
Himself
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
Guitars
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
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