What is Ritchie Blackmore's full name?
Richard Hugh Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore nickname(s):
Man in Black, Blackers
Ritchie Blackmore date of birth:
April 16, 1945
How old is Ritchie Blackmore?
81
Where was Ritchie Blackmore born?
Weston Super Mare, England
How tall is Ritchie Blackmore?
5' 10½" (179 cm)
Ritchie Blackmore body shape:
Average
What color is Ritchie Blackmore's hair?
Black
Is Ritchie Blackmore gay or straight?
Straight
What is Ritchie Blackmore's ethnicity?
White
What is Ritchie Blackmore nationality?
English
What is Ritchie Blackmore's occupation?
Musician, songwriter
Ritchie Blackmore claim to fame:
Deep Purple, Rainbow
What genre is Ritchie Blackmore's work?
Hard rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock, folk rock
What instruments does Ritchie Blackmore play?
Guitar, Bass Guitar, Cello, Drums, Keyboards, Hurdy-Gurdy, Mandolin, Mandola, Percussion, Domra, Hurdy-Gurdy, mandolin, domra, hurdy-gurdy
Short Biography
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter, who began his professional career as a session musician as a member of the instrumental band The Outlaws and as a backing musician of pop singers such as Glenda Collins, Heinz, Screaming Lord Sutch and Neil Christian. Blackmore was also one of the original members of Deep Purple, playing jam-style hard-rock music which mixed simple guitar riffs and organ sounds. During his solo career, he established a neoclassical metal band called Rainbow which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock. Rainbow gradually progressed to catchy pop style hard rock. Later in life, he formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night transitioning to vocalist-centred sounds. Their latest album, Dancer & the Moon, was released on June 2013, which entered at # 189 on USA's Billboard Album Charts.