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    related to Ritchie Blackmore. Wikiquote has quotations related to Ritchie Blackmore. The Official Blackmore's Night website Ritchie Blackmore at AllMusic...
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  • Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut studio album by American/British rock band Rainbow, released in 1975. During studio sessions in Tampa Bay, Florida...
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    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...
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    Blackmore's Night is a British-American neo-medieval folk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly of Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy...
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    (1975–1976). Mark I comprised the founding members of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Rod Evans (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), Paice (drums)...
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    Hertfordshire. Formed in January 1975 by then-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, the original lineup of the group also included former Elf members...
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  • Records. It is the band's third album to feature the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Previous recording...
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    Black. Romero left the band in 2019 but returned in 2020. In 2015, Ritchie Blackmore announced his return to rock with a new lineup for his band Rainbow...
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    in which he sang and played bass. In 1975, Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore founded the band Rainbow and hired Dio to be the lead singer; during...
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  • Clapton Jeff Beck Dick Dale Rory Gallagher Jimi Hendrix Eric Johnson Ritchie Blackmore Yngwie Malmsteen Richie Sambora Bonnie Raitt Stevie Ray Vaughan The...
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  • evidence than in the past. This was due both to the growth of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore as a songwriter and to the conflicts within the band over the fusion...
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    Candice Night (category Blackmore's Night members)
    traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997 with her husband, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. She is also the backing vocalist...
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    1968, the group originally included vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice ("Mark...
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  • former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis, who recruited Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore before leaving the project. The Mk. I line-up of the band was completed...
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  • Ritchie Blackmore may refer to: Ritchie Blackmore, an English guitarist and songwriter. Also part of Rainbow and of the music duo Blackmore's Night Ritchie...
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  • Coverdale, Glenn Hughes (joining from Trapeze) on bass and vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, Jon Lord on keyboards, and Ian Paice on drums. Burn mostly...
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  • " recalled Glover. "I'm a huge Ritchie fan. Some of my biggest influences have come from him." By early 1979, Blackmore had recruited keyboardist Don Airey...
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  • originally intended to be a solo album by Blackmore, but due to pressures from BMG, it was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, which saw him putting together...
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    members included Chas Hodges (1943–2018), Bobby Graham (1940–2009), Ritchie Blackmore (born 1945), Mick Underwood (1945-2024), Reg Hawkins (born 1942),...
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  • Deep Purple in Rock (category Albums produced by Ritchie Blackmore)
    It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Work on In Rock...
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  • Smoke on the Water (category Songs written by Ritchie Blackmore)
    is easily identified by its central theme, developed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. It is a four-note blues scale melody in G minor, harmonised in parallel...
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  • marked the continuing commercialization of the band's sound, with Ritchie Blackmore once describing at the time his appreciation of the band Foreigner...
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  • nevertheless praises the album and Blackmore's contributions: "People who listen to Stormbringer, please listen...Ritchie Blackmore is damn funky, whether he likes...
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  • Fireball (album) (category Albums produced by Ritchie Blackmore)
    1971 as the second album with the Mark II line-up, consisting of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. It was recorded...
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  • British-American rock band Rainbow. It was released on 17 May 1976. Band leader Ritchie Blackmore retained only singer Ronnie James Dio from the previous album line-up...
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    toured with Deep Purple, joining shortly after another departure of Ritchie Blackmore from the band in November 1993. He has worked with a range of guitarists...
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  • guitarist Ritchie Blackmore to form the rock band Rainbow. Driscoll was dismissed from Rainbow shortly after their debut album, entitled Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow...
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  • Deep Purple. Group member Ritchie Blackmore having heard the Billy Joe Royal original while living in Hamburg: (Ritchie Blackmore quote:) "It was a great...
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    July 1969. Evans was replaced by Ian Gillan. It had been decided by Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and Ian Paice that Evans' pop vocal style would not be suitable...
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    hard rock group Deep Purple, replacing Ritchie Blackmore (after Joe Satriani had initially replaced Blackmore on a temporary basis, for the final leg...
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