Ritchie Blackmore
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Ritchie Blackmore

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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.

Films Featuring Ritchie Blackmore

Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73

20056.4

Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers

19915.2

Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head

20026.2

Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water

19936.6

Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76

20097.8

Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II

20147.4

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984

2006

Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey

Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey

1979

Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra

19708.0

Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000

20008.0

Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing

19708.5

Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York

201210.0

Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

Deep Purple in Montreux

1971

Deep Purple - Deepest Purple

2010

Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984

2010

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live

20137.4

Rainbow: Black Masquerade

20133.8

The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One

200110.0

The Joy of the Guitar Riff

20147.7

Rainbow: The Final Cut

19858.0

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany

20168.8

Deep Purple - California Jam 1974

19747.2

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

20146.5

Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977

20067.5

Live It Up!

Live It Up!

19636.1

Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods

2008

Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising

2011

Deep Purple: Made In Japan

197210.0

Deep Purple In Rock

2008

Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon

2007

Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams

20057.8

Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000

2002

Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972

20041.0

Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ

1979

The Ritchie Blackmore Story

20157.5

Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon

199710.0

Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset

2004

Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon

2013

Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)

2005

Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays

2015

Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998

1999

Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980

20168.0

Building the Beatles