Ritchie Blackmore

About Ritchie Blackmore

Deep Purple guitarist who contributed to the infamous blockbuster"Smoke on the Water". In 2004, he was named sixteenth on Guitar World's list of the 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time.

Richard Hugh Blackmore 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-centred sounds. As a member of Deep Purple, Blackmore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016. He is cited by publications such as Guitar World and Rolling Stone as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time.

Associated acts	Rainbow, Blackmore's Night, Deep Purple, The Outlaws, Glenda Collins, Heinz, Screaming Lord Sutch, Neil Christian, Rhett Forrester
Born	April 14, 1945, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Labels	Polydor, BMG, Edel, SPV, Ariola, Frontiers
Also known as	The Man in Black
Birth name	Richard Hugh Blackmore
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock, folk rock, neoclassical metal
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1960–present

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Trivia

He was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse classical music with rock 'n' roll.

Ritchie Blackmore before fame

He studied classical music for a year. Big Jim Sullivan taught him how to play the guitar.

Achievement of Ritchie Blackmore

He was a pioneer in fusing classical and rock 'n' roll music.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$16 Million

Ritchie Blackmore family life

On May 18, 1964, he married Margrit Volkmar, then Barbie Hardie on September 16, 1969, Amy Rothman in May 1981, and Candice Night in October 2008. Autumn is his daughter, and Jurgen is his son.

Associations of Ritchie Blackmore

As one of the finest guitarists of all time, he is usually compared to Jimi Hendrix.

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