Personal Info
Known Credits
44
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1945-04-14 (80 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Also Known For
Blackmore’s NightDeep Purple
Ritchie Blackmore
Biography
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 po ...
Known For
Acting
2016 --
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
| Guitar
2015 --
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
| Himself
2015 --
Blackmores Night: All Our Yesterdays
|
2014 --
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)
2013 --
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
| Guitars
2013 --
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
| Guitars
2013 --
Blackmores Night: Dancer and the Moon
|
2012 --
Blackmore's Night A Knight In York
| Guitars
2011 --
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
| Himself
2010 --
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
| Himself
2010 --
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
| Himself - Guitar
2009 --
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
|
2008 --
Deep Purple In Rock
| Himself - Guitar
2008 --
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Gods
|
2007 --
Blackmore's Night: Paris Moon
|
2006 --
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
| Guitar
2006 --
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
| Guitar
2006 --
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
| Guitar
2005 --
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)
|
2004 --
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon & Beyond the sunset
|
2004 --
Blackmores Night: Beyond The Sunset
|
2004 --
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
| Himself (Archive Material)
2002 --
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
| Self
2002 --
Blackmore's Night: Under a Violet Moon Castle Tour 2000
|
2001 --
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
| Self
2000 --
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
| guitar
1999 --
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the Moon – Live In Germany 1997–1998
|
1997 --
Blackmores Night: Shadow of the moon
|
1993 --
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
| Guitar
1991 --
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
| Himself
1985 --
Rainbow: The Final Cut
| Himself
1979 --
Rainbow - Live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
|
1979 --
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
| Guitar
1974 --
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
| guitar
1972 --
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
| Self
1971 --
Deep Purple in Montreux
| Self
1970 --
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
| guitar
1970 --
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
| Himself - Guitar
1963 --
Live It Up!
| Guitarist "The Outlaws"