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Ritchie Blackmore
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 t…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
- 2016
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2016
Rainbow: Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980
Movie guitar
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2015
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
Movie Self
- 2015
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2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Movie Self
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2014
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Movie Self
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2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2013
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
Movie Guitars
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2013
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
Movie Guitars
- 2013
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2012
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
Movie Guitars
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2011
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
Movie Self
- 2011
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2010
Rainbow: Live in Japan 1984
Movie Himself
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2010
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple
Movie Self - Guitar
- 2009
More credits
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2008
Deep Purple In Rock
Movie Self - Guitar
- 2008
- 2007
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2006
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live At Budokan 1984
Movie Guitar
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2006
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
Movie Guitar
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2006
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie Guitar
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2005
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
Movie Guitar
- 2005
- 2005
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2004
Deep Purple: Rock Review 1969-1972
Movie Self (Archive Material)
- 2004
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2002
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Movie Self
- 2002
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2001
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
Movie Self
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
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1997
Classic Albums
TV show Self
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1993
Weihnachten bei uns
TV show Self
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1993
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
Movie Guitar
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1991
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
Movie Self
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1986
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
TV show Self
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1985
Rainbow: The Final Cut
Movie Himself
- 1979
