Ritchie Blackmore
Born
April 14, 1945 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
Guitar
2016
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Himself
2015
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Himself
2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Self (archive footage)
2014
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Guitars
2013
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
Guitars
2013
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
2013
Blackmore's Night A Knight In York
Guitars
2012
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
Himself
2011
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
Himself
2010
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
Himself - Guitar
2010
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
Deep Purple In Rock
Himself - Guitar
2008
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
2008
Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
2007
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
Guitar
2006
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Guitar
2006
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Guitar
2006
Deep Purple: Live in California '74
Guitar
2005
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
Guitar
2005
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
2005
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams 2005 (Bonus)
2005
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
Himself (Archive Material)
2004
Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset
2004
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
2004
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Self
2002
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
2002
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
Self
2001
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
guitar
2000
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
1999
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
1997
Classic Albums
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Weihnachten bei uns
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
Guitar
1993
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
Himself
1991
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self · (2 episodes)
1986
Rainbow: The Final Cut
Himself
1985
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
1979
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
Guitar
1979
Rockpalast
(1 episode)
1974
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
guitar
1974
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
Self
1972
Deep Purple in Montreux
Self
1971
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
guitar
1970
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
Himself - Guitar
1970
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
Self · (1 episode)
1966
Live It Up!
Guitarist "The Outlaws"
1963