Ritchie Blackmore
| First Name | Ritchie |
| Last Name | Blackmore |
| Full Name at Birth | Richard Hugh Blackmore |
| Age | 66 |
| Date of Birth | April 16, 1945 |
| Birthplace | Weston Super Mare, England |
| Height | 5' 10½" (179 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation Category | Guitarist |
| Claim to Fame | Deep Purple |
| Music Genre | Pop/Rock |
| Music Style | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Celtic, International, Contemporary Celtic, Guitar Virtuoso, Folk, British Folk, Celtic Folk, Folklore |
| Music Mood | Theatrical, Ambitious, Dramatic, Atmospheric, Passionate, Intense, Earnest, Restrained, Refined/Mannered, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Calm/Peaceful, Romantic, Indulgent, Epic, Light, Cathartic, Intimate, Ethereal |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English rock guitarist who is an American resident, known for his work in Deep Purple. During his career Blackmore also fronted his own band, Rainbow. In the late 1990s he retired from hard rock for good, to start concentrating on the Renaissance-themed folk rock project Blackmore's Night, which featured his partner Candice Night on vocals.
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Filmography
Selected Ritchie Blackmore film and TV show credits:
Composer Credits
1999
Blackmore's Night: Live in Sofia
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1993
Metallmagasinet: Deep Purple
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1970
Best of Both Worlds: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
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Soundtrack Credits
2010
Formula 1: BBC Sport
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2010
No me la puc treure del cap
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2009
The Perfect Banana
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2005
20 to 1
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2004
Stromberg
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2001
If I Were You
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1995
Raging Angels
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Related Lists
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Deep Purple
Abandon (1998)
Any Fule Kno That (1998)
Bananas (2003)
Black Night (1970)
Burn (1974)
Burn (1974)
Call of The Wild (1987)
Child in Time (1970)
Come Taste The Band (1975)
Deep Purple (1969)
Fireball (1971)
Fireball (1971)
Help! (1989)
Highway Star (1972)
Hush (1968)
I'm So Glad (1966)
Kentucky Woman (1968)
Lazy (1972)
Love Help Me (1968)
Machine Head (1972)
Mandrake Root (1968)
Maybe I'm a Leo (1972)
Mistreated (1974)
Never Before (1972)
Perfect Strangers (1984)
Perfect Strangers (1984)
Pictures of Home (1972)
Purpendicular (1996)
Rapture Of The Deep (2005)
Ritchie Blackmore
River Deep, Mountain High (1999)
Shades Of Deep Purple (1968)
Slaves And Masters (1990)
Smoke on The Water (1972)
Rainbow
Bent out of Shape (1983)
Difficult to Cure (1981)
Down To Earth (1979)
Jealous Lover (1981)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
Straight between the Eyes (1982)
Stranger in Us All (1995)
