Ritchie Blackmore
Acting · Born Apr 14, 1945 · Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
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
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
20168.8
Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980
20168.0
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
20157.5
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
20146.5
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
20147.4
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
20148.2
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
20137.4
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
20133.8
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
2013
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
201210.0
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
2011
Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple
2011
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
2010
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
2010
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
20097.8
Deep Purple In Rock
2008
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
2008
Blackmore's Night - Paris Moon
20077.0
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
2006
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
20067.5
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
20056.4
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
20057.8
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
2005
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
20041.0
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
2004
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
20026.2
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
2002
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
200110.0
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
20008.0
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
1999
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
199710.0
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
19936.6
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
19915.2
Rainbow: The Final Cut
19858.0
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
1979
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
19747.2
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
197210.0
Deep Purple in Montreux
1971
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
19708.5
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
19708.0
Building the Beatles
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