Ritchie Blackmore
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-04-14 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Also known As
Blackmore’s Night
Deep Purple
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 pop-style mainstream rock. He later formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night, transitioning to vocalist-centered sounds. As a member...
Acting
2005
as Guitar
1991
as Himself
2002
1993
as Guitar
2014
2006
1979
as Guitar
1970
as Himself - Guitar
1970
as guitar
2012
as Guitars
2006
1971
as Self
2010
as Himself - Guitar
2010
as Himself
2013
as Guitars
2013
as Guitars
2001
2014
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as Himself
1974
as guitar
2014
2006
as Guitar
1963
as Guitarist "The Outlaws"
2011
as Himself
1972
as Self
2008
as Himself - Guitar
2004
as Himself (Archive Material)
2015
as Self
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