Ritchie Blackmore
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 po...
Also Known As
Blackmore’s Night, Deep Purple
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Ritchie Blackmore's Movies
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
06 Nov 2015
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
02 Dec 2002
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
15 Oct 2013
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
25 Jul 2005
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
16 Nov 1993
Live It Up!
29 Nov 1963
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
29 May 2005
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
03 Jun 2009
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
12 Sept 2014
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
18 Nov 2016
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
06 Apr 1974
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
18 Jul 2014
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
01 Jan 1991
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
04 Apr 1970
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
02 Jul 2012
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
27 Aug 2013
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
28 Nov 2014
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
13 Jun 2006
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
01 Nov 2000
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
21 Aug 1970
