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Ritchie Blackmore. Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. He was a founding member and the lead guitarist of Deep Purple, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. [1]
Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock band formed in Hertford in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, they originally featured four members of the American rock band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore ...
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. (1975) Rising. (1976) Singles from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. "Man on the Silver Mountain". Released: September 1975 (US) Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut studio album by American/British rock band Rainbow, released in 1975.
Singles. 24. Promotional singles. 6. Box sets. 8. Rainbow performing in Oslo, Norway. The following is a comprehensive discography of Rainbow, an English hard rock band. They have released 8 studio albums, 16 live albums, 16 compilation albums, 8 box sets, 3 EPs and 24 singles.
Rainbow performing in 2017. featuring Blackmore with Candice Night & Lady Lynn (backing vocals), Ronnie Romero (lead vocals), Bob Nouveau (bass, backing vocals), David Keith (drums) and Jens Johansson (keys). After the release of Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, Dio left due to disagreements with Blackmore. [5] Graham Bonnet replaced Dio for 1979's ...
Deep Purple are a British hard rock band originally from Hertford. Formed in March 1968, the group originally included vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice ("Mark I"). In mid-1969, Evans and Simper were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover ("Mark II").
On Stage. (Rainbow album) On Stage is a double live album originally released by the British hard rock band Rainbow in 1977. It was recorded live over several German and Japanese dates in late 1976 during the Rising world tour. The album was released first in the US on 7 July 1977, before being released a week later on 15 July in the UK.
"Smoke on the Water" is easily identified by its central theme, developed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. It is a four-note blues scale melody in G minor , [ 9 ] harmonised in parallel fourths . The riff, played on a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar by Blackmore, is later joined by hi-hat and distorted organ, then the rest of the drums, then ...