Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
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Artist Information
Genres: Hard Rock, Folklore, Heavy Metal, British Folk, Guitar Virtuoso, Contemporary Celtic, Celtic Folk
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: April 14, 1945 in Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, England
Influences
Cream, The Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix
Similar Artists
Deep Purple, Rainbow, Tommy Bolin, Heinz, McAuley-Schenker Group, Joe Meek, Gillan, Mike Berry, David Coverdale, Screaming Lord Sutch, Vanilla Fudge, UFO, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Michael Schenker, Nazareth, Ronnie Montrose, Judas Priest, Elf
Followers
David T. Chastain, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jon Butcher, Heavy Metal Horns, Marty Friedman, Cliff Jackson
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Biography
British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore started out as a session player and then was a cofounder of the hard rock group Deep Purple in 1968.
Discography
Release: June 30, 2008
Label: SPV, Steamhammer, Steamhammer/SPV
Release: November 6, 2007
Label: SPV, Steamhammer
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