Musician Dictionary

Ritchie Blackmore

British guitarist

DescriptionBritish guitarist
Source: Wikidata
Born1945-04-15
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceWeston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationsongwriter guitarist musician composer
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsguitar
Source: Wikidata
Genresblues rock heavy metal music new age music hard rock neo-classical metal Celtic music traditional heavy metal medieval folk rock rock music
Source: Wikidata
Member ofScreaming Lord Sutch & the Savages Deep Purple Rainbow The Trip The Outlaws Green Bullfrog Blackmore’s Night Heinz and the Wild Boys Ritchie Blackmore Orchestra The Rally Rounders The Sessions The Lancasters Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends Blackmore's Night Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages The Outlaws (3) Rock Aid Armenia Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends The Trip (19) Neil Christian & The Crusaders The Chaps (3) Rainbow Blackmore's Night Deep Purple
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata

Also known as

B. More Backmore Black Black More Blackman Blackmoor Blackmoore Blackmore Blackmore / Richard Blackmore Ritchie Blackmore, Ritchie Blacmore Blacmour Blacomore Blakemore Blakmore Blanekmore Blckmore Ian Gillan R Blackmore R. Blackmore R.Blackmore Richard Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore Richie Richie Blackmor Richie Blackmore Richie Blakemore Ritchard Blackmore Ritchie Ritchie Black More Ritchie Blackmoor Ritchie Blackmoore Ritchie Blackmore Rithchie Blackmore Rithie Blackmore blackmore Блекмор Блэкмор Р. Блэкмор

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Identifiers

mbid: fc5f555c-dfa2-4f16-9da5-98342105c23a · wikidata: Q192183 · isni: 0000000107980812 · ipi: 00041104344, 00041499477 · discogs: 309402 · spotify: 3jhRxlzBA9m3NTxNNQ8GtK

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