Ritchie Blackmore
Known for: Acting
Born: April 14, 1945
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
45 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
8.8
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
2016
8.0
Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980
2016
7.5
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
NR
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
2015
6.5
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
7.4
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014
7.7
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014
7.4
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
2013
3.8
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
2013
NR
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
2013
10.0
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
2012
NR
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
2011
NR
Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple
2011
NR
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
2010
NR
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
2010
7.8
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
NR
Deep Purple In Rock
2008
NR
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
2008
NR
Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
2007
NR
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
2006
7.5
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
2006
NR
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
6.4
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
2005
7.8
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
2005
NR
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
2005
1.0
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
2004
NR
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
2004
6.2
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
2002
NR
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
2002
10.0
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
2001
8.0
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
2000
NR
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
1999
10.0
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
1997
7.7
Classic Albums
1997NR
Weihnachten bei uns
1993
6.6
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
1993
5.2
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
1991
2.8
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986
8.0
Rainbow: The Final Cut
1985
NR
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
1979NR
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
1979
10.0
Rockpalast
1974
7.2
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
1974
10.0
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
NR
Deep Purple in Montreux
1971
8.5
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
1970
8.0
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
1970NR
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
19666.1
Live It Up!
1963
NR
Building the Beatles
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