| Celebrated Name: | Ritchie Blackmore |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Richard Hugh Blackmore |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 76 years old |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Allandale Nursing Home |
| Nationality: | British |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Candice Night (m. 2008), Amy Rothman (m. 1981–1983), Margrit Volkmar (m. 1964–1969) |
| Children: | Yes (Jürgen Blackmore, Rory Dartanyan Blackmore, Autumn Esmerelda Blackmore) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | English guitarist and songwriter |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $25 million |
| Last Updated: | January 2024 |
Ritchie Blackmore is a songwriter and guitarist from England. He is considered as one of the founding members of the English rock band “Deep Purple.” He also established the rock band “Rainbow,” which fused baroque music with elements of hard rock.
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Early Life
Ritchie Blackmore was born on 14 April 1945, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, to his parents Lewis J. Blackmore and Violet. When Blackmore was two years of age, his family moved to Heston, Middlesex. His father gifted him his first guitar at the age of 11.
When he was young, he wanted to be like Tommy Steele because he used to jump around and play. While he was in school, he participated in various sporting events, including javelin throw. Blackmore disliked his school and teachers and hence left his school at the age of 15 to work as a radio mechanic at the Heathrow Airport.
He took electric guitar lessons from the professional guitarist Big Jim Sullivan.
In 1964, he married Margit Volkmar, and together they have a son “Jürgen.” After their divorce, he married a former German dancer “Bärbel” in the year 1969. The couple divorced in 1970.
In 1981, he started dating fashion model Candice Night, and after being engaged for fifteen years, the couple married in 2008.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 14 April 1945, Ritchie Blackmore is 76 years old as of today’s date 4th January 2024. His height is 1.79 m tall, and his weight is 75 kg.
Career
Ritchie Blackmore started his career as a session player for the music production company of Joe Meek. He was the member of the English instrumental band “The Outlaws” and performed in many live concerts.
In 1968, he joined the band “Deep Purple” after an invitation from Chris Curtis. The first studio album of the Mark Two line up of the band was “In Rock” (1970), which was highly appreciated by the fans.
In 1975, Blackmore quit the band to form the new band “Rainbow.” In the same year, the band’s first studio album Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, was released. The other studio albums of the band include Rising( 1976), On Stage (1977), Down To Earth (1979), Difficult to Cure (1981), Straight Between the Eyes (1982), and many more.
In 1984, he joined the recent reunion of the Mark Two line of the band “Deep Purple.” They produced two studio albums and one live album before splitting up in 1989. In 1994, he reformed the band “Rainbow” with new members and produced the album “Stranger in Us All.”
Blackmore and his girlfriend Candice Night formed a traditional folk-rock duo, which was known as “Blackmore’s Night.” They recorded their debut album Shadow of the Moon in the year 1997. Some other studio albums of the duo include Under a Violet Moon (1999), Fires at Midnight (2001), Beyond the Sunset: The Romantic Collection (2004), and many more.
Awards & Achievements
In 2004, Ritchie Blackmore was ranked 16 in the list of “100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time” by the music magazine Guitar World. He was also ranked number 50 in the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” list by Rolling Stone in the year 2011.
His two guitar solos, “Highway Star” and “Lazy,” were also ranked on the list of “100 Greatest Guitar Solos of all time”.
In 2016, Blackmore was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of the band Deep Purple.
His band, Rainbow, was also nominated for 1983’s Grammy Awards.
Net Worth & Salary of Ritchie Blackmore in 2024
As of January 2024, The estimated net worth of Ritchie Blackmore is more than $25 million. He made this fortune by producing many commercially successful studio albums of the bands “Deep Purple” and “Rainbow.” The band Rainbow has sold more than 28 million album copies worldwide. His life was portrayed in the movie “Telstar,” which was released in the year 2009.
Ritchie Blackmore is one of the most renowned guitarists in the world. He is considered an essential musician of the classical/metal fusion. He has been an influence on many guitarists like Brett Garsed, Craig Goldy, Randy Rhoads, Wolf Hoffmann, and many more.