Ritchie Blackmore
Born April 14, 1945 (Age: 81)
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Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
2015
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as
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Age: 69
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
2006
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as Guitar
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Age: 61
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
2005
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as
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Age: 59
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
2004
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Age: 58
Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset
2004
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as
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Age: 58
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
2002
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as Self
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Age: 57
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
1997
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as
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Age: 52
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
1991
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as Self
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Age: 45
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
1974
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as guitar
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Age: 28
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
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as Self
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Age: 27
Deep Purple in Montreux
1971
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as Self
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Age: 26
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
1970
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as guitar
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Age: 25
No Image
Live It Up!
1963
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as Guitarist "The Outlaws"
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Age: 18