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Ritchie Blackmore (born April 14, 1945), British Guitarist ......
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an Englishguitarist. He is former member and founder of Britishhard rockbandDeep Purple.
Early life
[change | change source]Blackmore was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. His family moved to Heston, Middlesex when he was two.
Career
[change | change source]In the 1950s, Blackmore played with small bands.
In 1968, Blackmore, with keyboardistJon Lord, singer Rod Evans, bassistNick Simper and drummerIan Paice created the band Deep Purple.
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Deep Purple had a hit song in the United States with "Hush". Although they were doing well, Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple decided to get a different singer. They replaced Evans with Ian Gillan from the band Episode 6. They also replaced the bass player (Nick Simper) with another Episode 6 member, Roger Glover.
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The band's albumDeep Purple In Rock was released in 1970. In 1972, Deep Purple made the album Machine Head. It included one of their most popular songs, "Sm