Acting
Apr 13, 1945
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Ritchie Blackmore
Acting
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.
Feature Films (45)
Deep Purple in 1972 were reaching the height of their success, with hit singles and albums worldwide. Into this heady atmosphere they delivered one of the most famous rock albums of all time, 'Machine Head'.
Deep Purple: Live in concert 72/73
Witness the history of the legendary band, their friends, and their fans in an hour long program of live archival performances, in-depth interviews and behind the scenes footage.
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers
This musical biography tells the story of the making of Deep Purple's classic album "Machine Head. Exclusive interviews with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, John Lord and Ian Paice take us through a track by track making of the album. The performers demonstrate riffs & licks from the songs and explain the genesis of the songwriting. Also included are featured songs, archive footage of Deep Purple in concert, including American footage of "Smoke on the Water" and "Space Truckin'", TV performances and promotional videos, more.
Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head
Rock legend Deep Purple recorded live at the Birmingham NEC, UK on November 9, 1993. Five members from the band's most famous line up play their hits during their 25th anniversary world tour. Note that Ritchie Blackmore dropped out soon after this particular concert. And the set list was: 1) Highway Star, 2) Black Night, 3) Talk About Love, 4) Twist In The Tale, 5) Perfect Strangers, 6) Beethoven, 7) Knocking At Your Back Door, 8) Anyone's Daughter, 9) Child In Time, 10) Anya, 11) The Battle Rages On, 12) Lazy, 13) Space Truckin', 14) Woman From Tokyo, 15) Paint It, Black, 16) Smoke On The Water.
Deep Purple: Come Hell or High Water
This collection contains rare and previously unreleased live performances, TV shows appearances & studio sessions footage from 1968 to 1976-era Deep Purple. Also includes a documentary and Interviews with band members.
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76
Deep Purple is one of the most influential and important guitar bands in history, one of the godfathers of the heavy metal genre, with over 100 million album sales worldwide to their name. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Deep Purple's groundbreaking double live album Made in Japan, this documentary explores these recordings and Deep Purple Mark 2, the line-up between 1969 and 1973.
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
Rainbow live at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, USA - December 01, 1979 Set List: 01. Eyes of the World 02. Love's no Friend 03. Maybe Next Time 04. All Night Long 05. Lost In Hollywood (with guitar, keyboard and drum solos) 06. Lazy (short) - Man on the Silver Mountain 07. Blues 08. Long Live Rock and Roll 09. Kill The King (jam) - Long Live Rock and Roll (Reprise)
Rainbow - Coloring New Jersey
1. Intro 2. First Movement: Moderato - Allegro 3. Second Movement: Andante 4. Third Movement: Vivace - Presto Recorded on September 24th, 1969 at London's Royal Albert Hall, Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra really was a meeting of two different worlds.
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
This is a superb collection of live, studio work and videos and a must for anyone who likes rock music. Actually music full stop. Because this is a band of probably the best musicians you will ever hear. So what you get here is simply an amazing collection of excellent music from concerts all over the world as well as some videos from the time. Here you have the cheesy Knocking At Your Back Door and Bad Attitude to smokin live footage of Black Night (84) and Space truckin (85). While the dvd is mainly split evenly between the Blackmore years and Morse years, both are equally outstanding.
Deep Purple: New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
Caught here at their performing peak, Deep Purple were five virituoso rockers combining to form a legend - improvising, jamming, creating a unique sound that will live forever. This ain't just metal ... it's precious metal! Live Set filmed at Granada T.V. Studios, Manchester, England, Friday, August 21st, 1970.
Deep Purple – Doing Their Thing
1. Locked Within The Crystal Ball 2. Gilded Cage 3. The Circle 4. Journeyman 5. World Of Stone 6. The Peasant's Promise 7. Toast To Tomorrow 8. Fires At Midnight 9. Barbara Allen 10. Darkness 11. Dance Of The Darkness 12. Dandelion Wine 13. All The Fun Of The Fayre 14. First Of May When Blackmore’s Night rolled in to York, England, on 30 September 2011, the heat scorched the medieval streets and the sunlight bathed the old city walls. Inside the Grand Opera House, Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night and their band of minstrels were generating their own heat as they took their devoted audience on a musical journey through the ages with songs from their two new albums, Secret Voyage and Autumn Sky, such as "Locked Within The Crystal Ball", "Darkness" plus a new interpretation of "First Of May" – a rarely played ballad, originally performed by the Bee Gees, and an additional smattering of songs from earlier albums, most notably the classic "Fires At Midnight."
Blackmore's Night: A Knight In York
Television & Series (5)
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
