Ritchie Blackmore
Biography
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist, who was a co-founding member of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore's Night. In the 1960s, he began his professional career in bands such as the Outlaws and Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages, and worked as a session guitarist for singers such as Glenda Collins, Heinz, Neil Christian and others. Blackmore has been known for playing both classically influenced and blues-based solos. He is cited by publications such as Guitar World and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple in April 2016.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Machine Head
1972
Made In Japan
1972
Holy Diver
1983
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
2016
Rainbow Rising
1976
The Last In Line
1984
Perfect Strangers
1984
Deep Purple In Rock
1970
Ghost Reveries
2005
Burn
1974
Live At Reading
2009
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
1975
Deepest Purple (The Very Best Of Deep Purple)
1980
Sacred Heart
1985
Dazed And Confused (Music From The Motion Picture)
1993
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
1978
Stormbringer
1974
Who Do We Think We Are
1973
Slip Of The Tongue
1989
Fireball
1971
Shades Of Deep Purple
1968
Born Again
1983
Straight Between The Eyes
1982
On Stage
1977
Credited work
10,448 releases · 1,139 albums · active 1963–2026
- Performance · 29,344
- Other credits · 1,823
- Production · 651
- Engineering · 3
Studios: Musicland Studios · De Lane Lea Studios · Abbey Road Studios · Budokan
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Deep Purple
- Rainbow
- Blackmore's Night
- Dio (2)
- Whitesnake
- Glenn Hughes
- Gillan