아티스트 편 Ritchie Blackmore (리치 블랙모어)

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Ritchie Blackmore (리치 블랙모어)

“현재 많은 시선을 모으고 있는 기타리스트들을 보면 그들의 스피드와 테크닉에 감탄할 때가 종종 있다. 그러나 이러한 경향이 지나가고 마음에서 우러나오는 연주가 환영받는 때가 다시 오리라고 생각한다…내 경우 이제 나 자신을 강하게 어필하고 싶은 마음이 없어졌다. 타인의 그림자 속에 적당히 가려져 있고 싶을 뿐이다.”

70년대 하드록 기타의 상징적인 존재인 리치 블랙모어는 1945년 4월 14일 영국 웨스턴 슈퍼메어(Weston Super Mare)에서 태어났다. 11세되던 해의 생일날에 선물로 받은 스페니쉬 기타가 인연이 되어 기타에 몰두한 이래 행크 마빈(Hank Marvin), 스코티 무어(Scotty Moore) 등으로부터 영향을 받으며 카피시절을 거쳤다. 이후 60년대 초 함부르크로 건너가 세션맨으로 활동하기 시작했다. Heinz, Screaming Cord Sutch, Tornadoes 등등 많은 밴드에 세션으로 참가 명성을 떨치다가 존 로드의 권유로 런던으로 돌아와 그와 함께 그룹 딥 퍼플을 결성한다.

67년 여름 딥 퍼플은 데뷔싱글 'Hush'를 Top-5에 히트시키며 인기 록 그룹의 대열에 들어섰고, 리치는 데뷔앨범에서 74년 말의 [Stormbringer]까지 참여한 후 음악적 차이를 이유로 딥 퍼플을 탈퇴하였다. 이후 그는 75년 초 로니 제임스 디오(Ronnie James Dio)와 함께 레인보우를 결성, 본격 인스트루멘틀 하드록의 세계를 펼쳐 나갔다.

하지만 독선적인 리치의 성격 때문에 레인보우는 잦은 멤버교체를 되풀이해야 했고 이 때문에 록계에서 리치에 대한 입방아가 끊이지 않았다. 그런 와중에서도 그는 [Rising], [Long Live Rock’n Roll] 등 록계에 길이 남을 앨범들을 완성하였다.

딥 퍼플 재결성으로 레인보우는 83년 가을 9집 앨범 [Bent Out Of Sharp]를 끝으로 해체되고, 리치는 제2기 딥 퍼플에 가입하여 다시 예전의 영광을 되찾는 가 기대를 갖게 했으나 의외로 연주는 예전에 비해 진부해 팬들을 실망시킨 바 있다. 그는 또다시 멤버들과의 불화로 재결성된 딥 퍼플을 탈퇴해 레인보우를 조직해 딥 퍼플 멤버들에게 정면 도전장을 내걸기도 했다.

레인보우 이후에는 ‘No More Hard Rock'을 공표하며 캔디스 나잇(Candice Night)이라는 여성과 함께 블랙모어스 나잇(Blackmore's Night)을 조직해 포크 및 신비주의적인 형태의 아름답고 선율적인 음악을 만들기도 했다. 언제나 도전적이며 전투적인 연주로 하드록 시대를 주름잡았던 리치 블랙모어의 기타세계는 소위‘정통 록기타(Orthodox Rock Guitar)’의 전형으로 평가받고 있다.

셋 잇단 셔플리듬에 기초한 독자적인 피킹 스타일, 절도와 팽팽한 긴장감을 몰고 오는 스타카토, 위협적인 해머링, 격정적으로 표출되는 울림 큰 비브라토, 손버릇처럼 많이 쓰는 개방현 프레이즈와 분노하듯 떨어대는 과격한 아밍, 클래시컬한 감각을 볼 수 있는 피킹 아르페지오, 초킹한 상태에서 계속 같은 음을 쳐대는 주법 등 그가 록 기타계에 가져다준 선물들은 무시 못할 만큼 많다.

60년대에서 70년대로 이어지는 기타리스트답게 그 역시 1도와 5도 주체의 리프들을 애용했고, 솔로시엔 펜타토닉 스케일이 주가 되는 프레이즈를 들려주었다. 하지만 블루스 기타를 뿌리로 두고있는 만큼 솔로 진행시 쿼터초킹이나 하프초킹 등을 미묘하게 바꾸어가며 사용함으로써 블루지한 맛의 연주를 구사하기도 한다.

사운드메이킹에 있어서도 예민한 편이라 펜더 스트라토캐스터의 셀렉터 스위치를 리어-미들-프론트로 바꾸어가며 그때그때 곡의 분위기에 맞는 연주를 펼쳤고, 레인보우로 와선 좀더 내추럴한 음색을 선호해 깔끔하며 디스트가 적당히 걸린 톤을 만들어갔다.

한번 들어도 금새 익히기 쉬운 그의 인상적인 멜로디와 곡의 분위기를 서서히 고조시키는 강인한 집중력의 기타 세계는 딥 퍼플 시절의 'Highway Star', 'Smoke On The Water', 'Burn', 'Child In Time' 등과 레인보우의 'A Light In The Black', 'Kill The King' 등에서 만끽할 수 있다.

사 용 장 비
◇Fender Stratocaster(펜더를 쓰기 전까진 Gibson ES-335 TDC를 사용)
◇Marshall Amps
◇MXR Phase 100 등등

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1970년대 하드 록(Hard Rock)의 시대를 꽃피운 최고의 기타리스트다. 비견할 수 없는 명성과 영광을 누리고 무수한 추종자들을 거느렸음에도 불구하고 '영국의 3대 기타리스트' 리스트에서는 소외된 비운(?)의 인물이기도 하다. 하드 록의 절대 레전드 딥 퍼플(Deep Purple) 그리고 이후의 레인보우(Rainbow)에서 기타를 연주했던 인물이 리치 블랙모어(Ritchie Blackmore)라고 하면 곧바로 상황종료가 된다. 모든 수식이나 분석, 나열, 해설이 필요가 없다.

어느 카페에서나 아직도 흘러나오는 딥 퍼플의 'Soldier of fortune', 'April' 그리고 레인보우의 'Rainbow eyes'와 'The temple of the king' 등의 명곡들에서 바로 그 판타스틱 기타 플레이를 선사한 주인공이다. 기타 키즈 치고 'Smoke on the water', 'Highway star', 'Burn' 그리고 (내가 좋아하는) 싸이키한 블루스 록의 'Child in time'을 한번쯤 연주해보지 않은 사람이 어디 있겠는가. 얼마 전에 본 인디 밴드도 리허설 때 튜닝을 하면서 40여 년 전에 만들어진 'Smoke on the water'를 연주하는 것이다. 이러니 오죽했으면 “이 곡 'Smoke on the water'의 리프를 모르면 간첩!”이라는 말이 나왔겠는가.

딥 퍼플과 레인보우의 핵심적인 인물 리치 블랙모어의 기타 플레이는 그의 성격과 너무 닮아있다고 할 수 있다. 그는 괴팍하면서도 날카롭고 독단적인 품성으로 알려져 있다. 완벽주의를 추구했기에 이런 평가를 받았을지도 모르지만 그의 기타 소리는 날카로운듯하며 매우 공격적이며 유난히 힘이 느껴진다.

그가 주로 사용하는 펜더(Fender) 기타는 1970년대에 유행했던(지금은 나오지 않는) '빅 헤드' 기타 스타일이다. 펜더 빅 헤드 기타는 하이와 미들 음역 대를 부각하고, 로킹하며 날카로운 소리가 강조되는 스타일로 딱 리치 블랙모어 성격과 맞아 돌아간다. 자신의 성격을 그대로 드러내기에 그의 플레이가 진솔하게 느껴지는 것 아닐까.

시대적 배경도 있겠지만 그는 철저하게 '펜타토닉 스케일'을 추구하며 이 부문의 마법사 같은 존재라고 할 수 있다(펜타토닉은 어떤 음악장르든 기본적이라고 할 스케일이다). 여기서 명 리프로 길이길이 남을 'Smoke on the water'를 얘기하지 않을 수 없다. 실제로 연주를 해본다면 이 리프가 Gm의 코드 블록에서 가장 멋지고 함축적이며 불필요한 걸 없앤 리프라는 사실을 알게 될 것이고 그리고 감탄하게 될 것이다. 한마디로 엑기스만 모아놓았다는 얘기다. 딴 곡에서도 늘 리치 블랙모어는 펜타토닉 스케일을 극대화하여 가장 듣기 쉬운듯하지만 결코 만만하지 않은 연주를 들려준다.

그의 비브라토는(줄을 누르고 떨어줘서 바이브레이션 효과를 내는 테크닉) 참으로 깊고 날렵하다. 가장 중요한 오른손 피킹의 넘치는 파괴력과 정교함은 당대와 후대를 통틀어 록 기타리스트로서 최고라고 할 수밖에 없다. 요즘엔 기타 이펙터(기타소리를 변형시켜주는 장비)가 많아지면서 더욱 소리가 폭넓어졌지만 1970년대 만해도 철저하게 앰프에 의한 기타리스트의 내공으로 연주했다.

리치블랙모어의 정교한 스타카토(음을 끊어지게 하는듯한 주법)와 공격적인 해머링, 극단적인 트레몰로 아밍 주법은 이후 록 씬에서 엄청난 본보기가 되었다. 개방 현을 활용한 거침없는 그의 플레이 또한 많은 기타리스트들이 배워야하고 연마해야 할 과제 중의 하나일 것이다. 블루스를 기반으로 하는 펜타토닉 스케일, 반음인 블루노트를 주로 사용하는 것 또한 그의 최고 장점이며 반음을 이용한 '하프 벤딩'이나 그것보다 더 짧게 치는 '쿼터 벤딩'은 악보로 설명될 수 없고 손맛이라고 밖에 할 수 없는 그만의 각별한 개성이다.

클래식 록의 전형 'April'은 공격적인 플레이와 서정성이 함축되어 굉장히 아름답고 깊은 울림을 만들어낸다. 여기서 짚고 넘어가야 할 것은 슬픔을 연주할 때 공격적인 분노를 표현할 수 없다면, 애절한 슬픔도 담아낼 수 없다는 사실이다. 그래서 리치 블랙모어의 플레이는 흑과 백의 극단적 양면성이 드러나는 소리가 많고, 까칠한 성격이 그대로 녹아있는 날카로우나 인간적인 소리를 지니고 있다.

그는 여전히 실험적인 것을 두려워하지 않는다. 이 점도 나의 부러움을 자극한다. 설령 그가 역사와 기록에 있어서 일등으로는 추앙받진 못하더라도(도대체 기타 플레이와 같은 감성의 영역에서 등수를 매긴다는 것이 말이 되는가?!) 리치 블랙모어는 변함없이 최고의 록 기타플레이어이며 나를 포함한 많은 기타 키즈들에게 영원한 스쿨 오브 록의 기타선생이다.



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Ritchie Blackmore

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Ritchie Blackmore
Blackmore performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Richard Hugh Blackmore
Born	14 April 1945 (1945-04-14) (age 66) Weston-super-Mare, England
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, neo-classical metal, progressive rock, medieval folk rock, psychedelic rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass, cello, keyboards, hurdy gurdy, mandolin, mandola, drums, percussion
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Tetragrammaton, Warner Bros., Polydor, BMG, Edel, SPV, Spinefarm
Associated acts	The Outlaws, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night
Website	blackmoresnight.com
Notable instruments
Ritchie Blackmore Signature Stratocaster Gibson ES-335

Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English rock guitarist who is an American resident, known for his work in Deep Purple. During his career Blackmore also fronted his own band, Rainbow. In the late 1990s he retired from hard rock for good, to start concentrating on the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night, which featured his wife Candice Night on vocals.

Contents

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• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 The Deep Purple years: 1968–1975 & 1984–1993
  • 2.2 The Rainbow years: 1975–1984 & 1994–1997
  • 2.3 The Blackmore's Night years: 1997–current
• 3 Musical style
• 4 Equipment
• 5 Personal life
• 6 In popular culture
• 7 Discography
  • 7.1 As a session player (1963–1965), selected releases
  • 7.2 Guest appearances
  • 7.3 Film & TV appearances
• 8 See also
• 9 References
• 10 Further reading
• 11 External links

[edit] Early life

Blackmore was born at Allandale Nursing Home, Weston-super-Mare, England, but moved to Heston, Middlesex at the age of two. He was 11 when he got his first guitar. His father bought it for him on certain conditions: "So I actually took the lessons for a year – classical lessons...."^[1]

Whilst at school he did well at sports including the javelin. Blackmore left school at age 15 and started work as an apprentice radio mechanic at nearby Heathrow Airport. He was given guitar lessons by Big Jim Sullivan. He was influenced in his youth by early rockers like Hank Marvin.

[edit] Career

He joined minor local bands from 1960 or 1961.^[2] His playing improved and in 1963 he started out as a session player for Joe Meek's music productions and performed in several bands. He was a member of the instrumental combo, The Outlaws, and backed Heinz (playing on his top ten hit "Just Like Eddie"), Screaming Lord Sutch, Glenda Collins and Neil Christian among others. While working for Joe Meek, he got to know engineer Derek Lawrence, who would later produce Deep Purple's first three albums.

[edit] The Deep Purple years: 1968–1975 & 1984–1993

Blackmore in Hannover, Germany, 1970 (with the touring band)

Blackmore co-founded the rock group called Roundabout in 1968 with Jon Lord (keyboards) and other musicians.^[3] Later on the name was changed to Deep Purple and vocal, bass and drums were changed to other musicians. The permanent name of the band came from his grandmother's favorite song. The band had a hit US single with its remake of the Joe South song "Hush". Purple's early sound leaned on psychedelia and progressive rock.^[4] The first line-up recorded a mixture of original and cover materials. This "Mark One" line-up featuring singer Rod Evans lasted until mid-1969 and produced three studio albums.

The second line-up's first studio album, In Rock (1970), changed the band's style, turning it in a hard rock direction. This "Mark Two" line-up featuring singer Ian Gillan lasted until mid-1973, produced four studio albums and had their biggest hit single "Smoke on the Water".

The third line-up's new album was entitled Burn (1974), which featured former Trapeze bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes and a then-unknown singer named David Coverdale. This "Mark Three" line-up lasted until mid-1975 and produced two studio albums. Blackmore publicly disliked the funky soul influences that Coverdale and Hughes injected into the band.^[5] Following its conclusion, he departed Deep Purple to front a new group, Rainbow.

In the mid-1980s, a reunion of the former Deep Purple "Mark Two" line-up including Blackmore took place and recorded new materials. The album Perfect Strangers was released in October 1984.

In 1989, after the next album's release and supporting tour, Ian Gillan (vocals) was fired from the band because of a poor working relationship with Blackmore. His replacement was former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner. This new lineup recorded one album titled Slaves & Masters (1990). The album's sound was different from the traditional Purple sound, so core Purple fans were unhappy. Following its conclusion, Turner was fired from the band in 1992 and Gillan returned. Shortly after the next album's release and supporting tour, Blackmore left the band permanently. His last show with the band was in Helsinki, Finland on 17 November 1993.

[edit] The Rainbow years: 1975–1984 & 1994–1997

In 1975, Blackmore formed his solo band Rainbow. The name of the band came from a Hollywood bar and grill called The Rainbow that catered to rock stars, groupies and rock enthusiasts. Blackmore originally planned to make his solo album, but later progressed to be a new band project. It was established with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and his blues rock band Elf as session musicians. This first line-up never performed live.

Blackmore, right, with Rainbow in Norway, 1977

The band's debut album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, was released in 1975. Blackmore fired every original band member except Dio shortly after the first album was recorded, and recruited a new lineup to record the second album Rising (1976).

For the next album, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978), Blackmore kept the drummer Cozy Powell and Dio but replaced the rest of the band. Blackmore had difficulty finding a bass player for this record so he handled the bass duties himself, except on three songs. After the album's release and supporting tour, Ronnie James Dio left Rainbow due to "creative differences" with Blackmore.

Blackmore continued with Rainbow and the band released a new album entitled Down To Earth (1979), which featured Graham Bonnet on vocals and recruiting then former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. The album contained Rainbow's first chart successes, as the single "Since You Been Gone" (a cover of the Russ Ballard penned tune) became a smash hit.^[6] Bonnet and Cozy Powell would leave after this support tour.

The band's next album, Difficult to Cure (1981), introduced vocalist Joe Lynn Turner. The title track from this album was an arrangement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a personal favourite of Blackmore's. The music went in the radio-targeted more AOR style.^[7]

Rainbow's next studio album was Straight Between the Eyes (1982) and included the hit single "Stone Cold." It would be followed by the album Bent Out of Shape (1983), which featured the single "Street Of Dreams". The song's video was banned by MTV for its supposedly controversial hypnotic video clip.^[8] The resulting tour saw Rainbow return to the UK and also to Japan where the band performed with a full orchestra. In 1983 Blackmore was also nominated for Grammy Award for his work in an instrumental "Anybody There".^[9]

Rainbow disbanded in 1984, and Blackmore rejoined Deep Purple. A then-final Rainbow album, Finyl Vinyl, was patched together from live tracks and "b" sides of singles.

Blackmore reformed Rainbow with new members in 1994. This Rainbow line-up featuring singer Doogie White lasted until 1997 and produced one album titled Stranger in Us All in 1995. It was originally intended to be a solo album, but due to the label BMG pressures, the record was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.^[10] Released in the post-grunge mid '90s, Stranger in Us All and the tour supporting enjoyed some success, particularly in Europe. This is regarded as his last hard rock album. Rainbow was put on hold once again, after playing its final concert in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1997.

Over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up, Blackmore was the sole constant band member.^[6] While with Rainbow, he changed his musical approach multiple times following each lead singer's departure and it is said that the result was the confusion and alienation of many of his supporters.^[11]

[edit] The Blackmore's Night years: 1997–current

Blackmore performing with Candice Night in Germany, 2002.

In 1997, Blackmore and his girlfriend (now wife) Candice Night as the band's vocalist formed the traditional folk rock duo Blackmore's Night. Around the same time as production of Stranger in Us All (1995), they were already gearing up their debut album Shadow of the Moon (1997).^[12] Candice's mother, Carole Stevens became the band manager.^[13] Blackmore's Night was originally thought to be a one-off collaboration, but was later revealed to be a new band project.

The band project released a new studio album every about 2 or 3 years since their first album and is performing small intimate tours. The band's musical style differed from Blackmore's previous bands and much of Blackmore's inspiration came from his favorite of classical music which matched nicely with Candice's lyrics about medieval themes. It features a mixture of traditional Renaissance music, contemporary songs, arrangements and instrumentals.^[14] Blackmore plays acoustic guitar almost exclusively.^[15] Through numerous personnel changes, the recruited backing musicians consist of bassist, keyboardist, drummer and violinist, etc.

The next release was titled Under a Violet Moon (1999) and continued in the same folk rock style established on the previous release, with Candice's vocals remaining a prominent feature of the band's style. In subsequent albums, particularly Fires at Midnight (2001), there was an increased incorporation of rock guitar into the music, whilst maintaining a folk rock direction. A live album, Past Times with Good Company was released in 2002. They have also performed some of the music for MagiQuest, a live simulation game located in Myrtle Beach, SC.^[16] A Christmas-themed cover album, Winter Carols was released in 2006.

[edit] Musical style

With Deep Purple and Rainbow, Blackmore almost exclusively played a Fender Stratocaster. He is also one of the first rock guitarists to use a "scalloped" fretboard where the wood is filed and carved out into a shallow "U" shape between the frets. One of Blackmore's best-known guitar riffs is from the song "Smoke on the Water". He plays the riff without a pick, using two fingers to pluck the strings in fourths.

In his soloing, Blackmore combines blues scales and phrasing with dominant minor scales and ideas from European classical music. While playing he would often put the pick in his mouth to play with his fingers.

He has two guitar solos ranked on Guitar World magazine's "Top 100 Greatest Guitar Solos" ("Highway Star" at #19 and "Lazy" at #74, both from the album Machine Head).^[17] Rolling Stone ranked him #55 in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time".

Blackmore has been recognised as a significant influence by many notable rock guitarists including Randy Rhoads, Axel Rudi Pell,^[18] Adrian Smith,^[19] Craig Goldy,^[20] Joe Stump,^[21] John Sykes,^[22] Kirk Hammett,^[23] Steve Vai,^[24] and Yngwie Malmsteen.^[25]

[edit] Equipment

During the 1960s, Blackmore played a Gibson ES-335 but switched to a Fender Stratocaster after buying a second hand Stratocaster which included a Telecaster neck from Eric Clapton's roadie. However, the guitar was deemed unplayable by Blackmore because the intonation was too off to be fixed. Since then and right up until his Blackmore's Night project Blackmore has used Stratocasters almost exclusively. The middle pickup is screwed down and not used, with only the bass and treble pickup selector set. Blackmore has also occasionally used a Fender Telecaster Thinline during recording sessions.

In the 1970s, Blackmore used a number of different Stratocasters. However, around the time of the Long Live Rock 'n' Roll album, Blackmore found one particular Strat that was his main guitar up until Blackmore's Night. Like most of Blackmore's guitars, this Strat had its fingerboard scalloped. The pickups in it have been changed quite a few times, as described below. Blackmore added a strap lock to the headstock of this guitar as a conversation piece to annoy and confuse people.^[26]

His amplifers were originally 200W Marshall Major stacks which were modified by Marshall with an additional output stage (generated approximately 278W) to make them sound more like Blackmore's favourite Vox AC-30 amp, cranked to full volume. Since 1994, he has used Engl valve amps. One of the reasons he cited was that the Marshall heads did not sound as good as the Engls at low volume.

Blackmore frequently used effects during his time with Deep Purple and Rainbow, (despite claims to the opposite). He used a Hornby Skewes Treble Booster in the early days. Around the time of the Burn sessions, he experimented with an EMS Synthi Hi Fli guitar synthesizer. He would sometimes use a wah-wah pedal and a variable control treble-booster for sustain. Moog Taurus bass pedals were used during solo parts of concerts. He also had a modified Aiwa TP-1011 tape machine built to supply echo and delay effects. The tape deck was also used as a pre-amp. Other effects that Blackmore used were a Schulte Compact Phasing A, a Unicord Univibe, a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face and an Octave Divider.

In the mid-1980s he also experimented with Roland guitar synths. A Roland GR-700 was seen on stage as late as 1995-96, later replaced with the GR-50. Guitar synths are also used quite a bit in Blackmore's Night. As an example, Blackmore plays with a slide over what is probably an organ patch in the beginning of "Way to Mandalay".

His strings used during his tenures with Deep Purple and Rainbow were Picato brand (.010, .011, .014, .026, .038, .048) Blackmore has experimented with many different pickups in his Strats. In the early Rainbow era, they were still stock Fenders, later Dawk installed overwound, dipped, Fender pickups. He has also used Schecter F-500-Ts, Velvet Hammer "Red Rhodes", DiMarzio "HS-2", OBL "Black Label", Bill Lawrence L-450, XL-250 (bridge), L-250 (neck). He used Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 for several years and since the late 80s he has used Lace Sensor (Gold) "noiseless" pickups.

[edit] Personal life

Blackmore has a son, Jürgen R. Blackmore (b. 1964), from his first marriage to a German woman named Margit Volkmar (b. 3 Jan 1945).^[27] Their marriage ended in 1969. Jürgen is now playing guitar in touring tribute band Over the Rainbow, formed by several ex-members of Rainbow.

Blackmore married another German woman, dancer Bärbel Hardie in September 1969.^[28] His third marriage, on 16 May 1981, to Amy Rothman,^[29] ended after divorce in 1987 (they separated in 1983).

He met band partner Candice Night in 1989. They have been living together since 1991 and got engaged in 1994.^[30] The couple resides in Long Island, New York,^[31][32] and married on 5 October 2008.^[33][34] Their daughter, Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore, was born on 27 May 2010.^[35]

He has lived in the U.S.A. since the mid-1970s. In 2010 he agreed to be one of the advisers for the National Guitar Museum.

[edit] In popular culture

Blackmore was portrayed by Mathew Baynton in Telstar, a film adaptation of James Hicks' play of the same name. The film was directed by Nick Moran and premiered on 19 June 2009 in the UK. The film follows Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, songwriter-producer behind the '60s hits "Have I the Right?," "Just Like Eddie," "Johnny Remember Me" and "Telstar." In the original stage version of "Telstar", which premiered in 2005, Blackmore was played by David Hayler.

[edit] Discography

Main articles: Deep Purple discography, Rainbow discography, and Blackmore's Night discography

[edit] As a session player (1963–1965), selected releases

• 1963 Just Like Eddie (Heinz)
• 1963 Live It Up (Heinz, EP)
• 1965 Michael Cox in Sweden (Michael Cox, EP)
• 1964 Ramona (Houston Wells & The Marksmen, EP)
• 1965 Glenda Collins (Glenda Collins, EP)
• 1965 Screaming Lord Sutch (Screaming Lord Sutch, EP)
• 1968 Sundragon (Sundragon)
• 1989 Rock Profile (Ritchie Blackmore)
• 1991 Rock Profile Vol. 2 (Ritchie Blackmore)
• 1991 The Derek Lawrence Sessions Take 1
• 1992 The Derek Lawrence Sessions Take 3
• 1994 Dreams Do Come True - The 45's Collection (Heinz)
• 1994 Heinz (Heinz, EP)
• 1994 Take It! Sessions 63/68 (Ritchie Blackmore)
• 1995 It's Hard To Believe It: The Amazing World Of Joe Meek
• 2002 Joe Meek - The Alchemist of Pop: Home Made Hits and Rarities 1959-66
• 2002 Pre Purple People (VA)
• 2005 Getaway - Groups & Sessions (Ritchie Blackmore)
• 2008 Houston Wells - Then & Now: From Joe Meek To New Zealand

[edit] Guest appearances

• 1967 Roy Harper - Sophisticated Beggar ("Committed")
• 1971 Green Bullfrog - Green Bullfrog aka Natural Magic
• 1972 Screaming Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends - Hands Off Jack The Ripper (recorded live '71)
• 1973 Randy, Pie & Family - Hurry To The City/Looking with Eyes of Love (SP, "Hurry To The City)
• 1974 Adam Faith - I Survive ("I Survive")
• 1980 Jack Green - Humanesque ("I Call, No Answer")
• 1990 Rock Aid Armenia - The Earthquake Album ("Smoke On The Water '90")
• 1992 Laurent Voulzy - Caché Derrière ("Guitare héraut")
• 1996 Twang! A Tribute To Hank Marvin & The Shadows ("Apache")
• 1996 Sweet - All Right Now ("All Right Now By Now", recorded live '76)
• 1997 Pat Boone - In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy ("Smoke On The Water")
• 1999 Geyers Schwarzer Haufen - Live '99 ("Göttliche Devise")
• 2004 Geyers Schwarzer Haufen - Historock Lästerzungen ("God's Gospel")
• 2011 William Shatner - Searching For Major Tom ("Space Oddity")

[edit] Film & TV appearances

• 1963 Live It Up! - appearance as a member of The Outlaws
• 1991 Deep Purple - Heavy Metal Pioneers (interviewee)
• 1996 Pat Boone - In a Metal Mood
• 2000 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock
• 2002 Classic Albums, ep. Deep Purple: Machine Head
• 2005 Big Phat Ass Guitar (Leslie West DVD, cameo appearance)

[edit] See also

• Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster

[edit] References

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[edit] Further reading

• Davies, Roy (2002). Rainbow Rising. The Story of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Helter Skelter. 
• Popoff, Martin (2005). Rainbow - English Castle Magic. Metal Blade. 
• Bloom, Jerry (2006). Black Knight - The Ritchie Blackmore Story. Omnibus Press. 

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• First Ritchie Blackmore Fanclub on the net in English with many infos and a community
• Ritchie Blackmore at Allmusic
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