Person Details

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Aliases: Blackmore’s Night , Deep Purple

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

Homepage: http://www.ritchieblackmore.de/

Movie Involvements: 25

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Classic Albums
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8

Classic Albums

(1997) Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
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0

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

(1966) Self
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
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9
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
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8
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
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6
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
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8
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
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6
Deep Purple - Live in Concert 72-73
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6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2016 Guitar
2015 Himself
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2014 Self
Himself
Self (archive footage)
2013 Guitars
Guitars
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2012 Guitars
2011 Himself
2010 Himself
2009 N/A
2008 Himself - Guitar
N/A
2007 N/A
2006 Guitar
Guitar
2005 Guitar
Guitar
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2004 Himself (Archive Material)
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2002 Self
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2001 Self
2000 guitar
1997 Self
1993 Guitar
1991 Himself
1986 Self
1985 Himself
1980 Himself - Guitar
1979 N/A
Guitar
1974 guitar
1972 Self
1971 Self
1970 guitar
Himself - Guitar
1966 Self
1963 Guitarist "The Outlaws"
Year Character Movie/Tv

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