Ritchie Blackmore
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany as Guitar
- 2015 · The Ritchie Blackmore Story as Himself
- 2015 · Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays as
- 2014 · 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)
- 2013 · Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live as Guitars
- 2013 · Rainbow: Black Masquerade as Guitars
- 2013 · Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon as
- 2012 · Blackmore's Night A Knight In York as Guitars
- 2011 · Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising as Himself
- 2010 · Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984 as Himself
- 2010 · Deep Purple - Deepest Purple as Himself - Guitar
- 2009 · Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76 as
- 2008 · Deep Purple In Rock as Himself - Guitar
- 2008 · Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods as
- 2007 · Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon as
- 2006 · 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
- 2005 · Deep Purple: Live in California '74 as Guitar
- 2005 · Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73 as Guitar
- 2005 · Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams as
- 2005 · Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus) as
- 2004 · Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972 as Himself (Archive Material)
- 2004 · Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset as
- 2004 · Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset as
- 2002 · Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head as Self
- 2002 · Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000 as
- 2001 · The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One as Self
- 2000 · Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000 as guitar
- 1999 · Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998 as
- 1997 · Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon as
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1993 · Deep purple: Come hell or high water as Guitar
- 1991 · Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers as Himself
- 1986 · ZDF-Fernsehgarten as Self
- 1985 · Rainbow: The Final Cut as Himself
- 1979 · Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ as
- 1979 · Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey as Guitar
- 1974 · Deep Purple - California Jam 1974 as guitar
- 1972 · Deep Purple: Made In Japan as Self
- 1971 · Deep Purple in Montreux as Self
- 1970 · Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing as guitar
- 1970 · Deep Purple: Konsert för grupp och orkester as Himself - Guitar
- 1966 · 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet as Self
- 1963 · Live It Up! as Guitarist "The Outlaws"