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Ritchie Blackmore
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British guitarist
Ritchie Blackmore is a British guitarist best known for his work with rock bands including Deep Purple and Rainbow. He is widely recognized as an influential figure in rock music history, particularly for his distinctive guitar playing style and songwriting contributions to some of the genre's most iconic albums.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hugh
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Weston-super-Mare
- Spouse
- Candice Night
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- heavy metal music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- blackmoresnight.com
- Image
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow headlining the Stone Free 2017 Festival at the O2 (34994158240).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Long Island
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- Commons category
- Ritchie Blackmore
- date of birth
- 1945-04-14
- member of
- Blackmore's Night
- name in native language
- Richard Hugh Blackmore
- social media followers
- 9285
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- short name
- Ritchie Blackmore
- medical condition
- gout
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist, who was a co-founding member of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore's Night. In the 1960s, he began his professional career in bands such as the Outlaws and Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages, and worked as a session guitarist for singers such as Glenda Collins, Heinz, Neil Christian and others.
Blackmore has been known for playing both classically influenced and blues-based solos. 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. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple in April 2016.
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