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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 R…
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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.
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
as Guitar
Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980
as guitar
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
as Self
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
as Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
as Self (archive footage)
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
as Guitars
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
as Guitars
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
as Guitars
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
as Self
Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple
as self
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
as Himself
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
as Self - Guitar
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
Deep Purple In Rock
as Self - Guitar
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
Blackmore's Night - Paris Moon
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
as Guitar
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
as Guitar
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
as Guitar
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
as Guitar
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
as Self (Archive Material)
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
as Self
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
as Self
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
as guitar
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
as Guitar
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
as Self
Rainbow: The Final Cut
as Himself
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
No Poster
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
as Guitar
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
as guitar
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
as Self
Deep Purple in Montreux
as Self
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
as guitar
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
as Self - Guitar
No Poster
Live It Up!
as Guitarist "The Outlaws"
Building the Beatles
as Self