Ritchie Blackmore

Richard Hugh Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of <a href="/c/books/credit/162259/Deep-Purple/">Deep Purple</a> in 1968, playing jam-style hard-rock music which mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. During his solo career, he established a heavy metal band called <a href="/c/books/credit/230469/Rainbow/">Rainbow</a> which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock.