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Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter, who began his 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 became a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard-rock music which mixed simple guitar riffs and organ sounds. During his solo career, he established a 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, All Our Yesterdays, was released on 18 September 2015.
Early life
Blackmore was born at Allendale Nursing Home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset as second son to Lewis J. Blackmore and Violet (née Short). The family moved to Heston, Middlesex when Blackmore was two. He was 11 when he was given his first guitar by his father on certain conditions, including learning how to play properly, so he took classical guitar lessons for one year.
Ritchie Blackmore (disambiguation)
Ritchie Blackmore may refer to:
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, first album by British rock guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's solo band Rainbow
- Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster, an alternative known name for the electric guitar Fender Stratocaster
See also
Richie Blackmore (rugby league)
James Richard "Richie" Blackmore (born 2 July 1969 in New Zealand) is a rugby league coach and former professional footballer who represented his country. His position of preference was in the centres.
Early years
An Otahuhu junior, Blackmore also played rugby union until he was 21. He was regarded as a promising loose forward.
Castleford
Blackmore joined Castleford at the start of the 1991/1992 season and quickly established himself in the team. He played 111 senior games for the club, leaving at the end of the 1994/1995 season. It was in Castleford that Blackmore had an off field incident with Tawera Nikau that resulted in Nikau refusing to play for the New Zealand Kiwis if Blackmore was in the same team.
Richie Blackmore played centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford Tigers' 33-2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy final during the 1993–94 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.
Warriors
Blackmore joined the new Auckland Warriors side in 1995, however he missed the opening rounds due to the overlap with the British season. As a result, he found it hard to secure a place in the starting line up and played only ten first grade games in 1995.
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ALBUMS
- Take It! released: 1994
- Rock Profile, Volume Two released: 1991
- Rock Profile, Volume One released: 1989
Take It!
Released 1994- Shake With Me
- Bike Beat, Part 2
- Bike Beat, Part 1
- Go on Then
- I've Been Thinking
- Living Alone
- Galway Bay
- Dance to the Bop (live)
- Catch Me a Rat (live)
- As Long as I Live (live)
- Only for You
- I Get Up in the Morning
- A Fool Such as I
- It Can Happen to You
- Like a Bird Without Feathers
- The Birds & The Bees
- Something at the Bottom of the Garden
- Getaway
- Little Brown Jug
- Satan's Holiday
- Earthshaker
- Let Me In
- Satisfy My Soul
- Down in the Flood
Rock Profile, Volume One
Released 1989- Return of the Outlaws
- Texan Spiritual
- If You Gotta Pick a Baby
- Big Fat Spider
- Doo Dah Day
- Thou Shalt Not Steal
- I'm Not a Bad Guy
- Been Invited to a Party
- Shake With Me
- Movin' In
- Keep a Knocking
- I Shall Be Released
- Playground
- Wring That Neck
- Why Didn't Rosemary
- Living Wreck
- Guitar Job
- No No No
- Highway Star
- "A" 200
- Gypsy
- Hold On
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Wish You Were Here
by: Ritchie BlackmoreWish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here...
Me, oh, my country man,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
Don't you know, the snow is getting colder,
And I miss you like hell,
And I'm feeling blue...
I've got feelings for you,
Do you still feel the same?
From the first time I laid my eyes on you,
I felt joy of living,
I saw heaven in your eyes...
In yor eyes...
Wish you were here...
Me, oh, my country man,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
Don't you know the snow is getting colder,
And I miss you like hell...
And I'm feeling blue...
I miss your laugh, I miss your smile,
I miss everything about you...
Every second's like a minute,
Every minute's like a day
When you're far away...
The snow is getting colder, baby,
I Wish You Were Here...
A battlefield of love and fear,
And I Wish You Were Here...
I've got feelings for you,
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