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 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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Movies (43)
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
as Guitar
2016
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
as Self
2015
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
as Himself
2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
as Guitars
2013
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
as Guitars
2013
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
2013
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
as Guitars
2012
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
as Himself
2011
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
as Himself
2010
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
as Himself - Guitar
2010
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
Deep Purple In Rock
as Himself - Guitar
2008
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
2008
Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
2007
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
as Guitar
2006
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
as Guitar
2006
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
as Guitar
2006
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
as Guitar
2005
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
2005
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
2005
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
as Himself (Archive Material)
2004
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
2004
Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset
2004
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
as Self
2002
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
2002
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
as Self
2001
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
as guitar
2000
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
1999
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
1997
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
as Guitar
1993
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
as Himself
1991
Rainbow: The Final Cut
as Himself
1985
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
1979
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
as Guitar
1979
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
as guitar
1974
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
as Self
1972
Deep Purple in Montreux
as Self
1971
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
as guitar
1970
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
as Himself - Guitar
1970
Live It Up!
as Guitarist "The Outlaws"
1963
