Rainbow

Rainbow
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Other Names	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Blackmore's Rainbow
Former Members	See: Member history
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal power metal neo-classical metal
Genre Links	Pop/Rock
Origin	England
Year(s) Active	1975–1984 1994–1997
Music Style	Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock
Music Mood	Bravado, Dramatic, Rousing, Swaggering, Theatrical, Bitter, Indulgent, Party/Celebratory, Self-Conscious, Sexual, Spacey
Labels	Polydor BMG
Associated Acts	Deep Purple Elf Black Sabbath Dio Michael Schenker Group Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force Blackmore's Night

Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with former Elf members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. In addition to lead singers Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner and Doogie White, the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with neo-classical metal, but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio's departure from the group.