Ritchie Blackmore
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.
Acting
Movie
The Ritchie Blackmore Story
as Self
2015
Movie
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
as Self
2002
Movie
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live
as Guitars
2013
Movie
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
as Guitar
2005
Movie
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
as Guitar
1993
TV
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
Movie
Live It Up!
as Guitarist "The Outlaws"
1963
Movie
Blackmore's Night Castles and Dreams
2005
TV
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
as Self
1986
Movie
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
2009
Movie
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
as Self
2014
Movie
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories in Rock - Live in Germany
as Guitar
2016
Movie
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974
as guitar
1974
Movie
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
as Self
1991
Movie
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
as Self - Guitar
1970
Movie
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Movie
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
as guitar
1970
Movie
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
as Guitars
2012
Movie
Rainbow: Black Masquerade
as Guitars
2013
Movie
Rainbow: The Final Cut
as Himself
1985
Movie
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
Movie
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
as Guitar
2006
Movie
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
as guitar
2000
Movie
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
as Self
2001