Richard Hugh Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos.
Member of: Blackmore's Night
Instruments: Guitar
Genres: Hard Rock • New Age Music • Rock Music • Medieval Folk Rock • Celtic Music • Blues Rock • Traditional Heavy Metal • Heavy Metal • Neo-Classical Metal
Occupations: guitarist, songwriter