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Formed in:
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1975-1981
Hard rock
1982-1984
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1993-1997
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Former musicians:
1975
Gary Driscoll
- drums
1975
Mickey Lee Soule
- keyboards
1975
Craig Gruber
- bass
1975-1977
Tony Carey
- keyboards
1975-1977
Jimmy Bain
- bass
1975-1979
Ronald James "Ronnie Dio" Padavona
- vocals
1975-1980
Cozy Powell
- drums
1975-1984
Ritchie Blackmore
- guitars
› 1994-1997
-//-
1977
Mark Clarke
- bass
1977-1978
David Stone
- keyboards
1977-1979
Bob Daisley
- bass
1978
Jack Green
- vocals, bass
1979-1980
Graham Bonnet
- vocals
1979-1981
Donald "Don" Airey
- keyboards
1979-1984
Roger Glover
- bass
1980-1983
Bobby Rondinelli
- drums
1980-1984
Joe Lynn Turner
- vocals
1981-1984
David Rosenthal
- keyboards
1983-1984
Chuck Burgi
- drums
› 1995-1997
-//-
1993-1997
Greg Smith
- bass
1993-1997
Paul Morris
- keyboards
1993-1997
Doogie White
- vocals
1994-1995
John O'Reilly
- drums
1997
John Miceli
- drums
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Shoshana
- vocals
1993-1995
Candice Night
- vocals
1995
Mitch Weiss
- harmonica
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1976
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Rising
1978
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Long Live Rock & Roll
1979
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8.1
Down To Earth
1981
Jealous Lover
[EP]
1981
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Difficult To Cure
1982
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Straight Between The Eyes
1983
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7.7
Bent Out Of Shape
1995
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8.2
Stranger In Us All
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1975
The Temple Of The King
[Single]
1975
Still I'm Sad
[Single]
1975
Man On The Silver Mountain
[Single]
1976
Starstruck
[Single]
1977
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8.8
On Stage
[Live]
1978
L.A. Connection
[Single]
1978
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9
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Single]
1979
Since You've Been Gone
[Single]
1979
All Night Long
[Single]
1981
Can't Happen Here
[Single]
1981
I Surrender
[Single]
1981
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The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation]
1982
Power
[Single]
1982
Stone Cold
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1983
Can't Let You Go
[Single]
1983
Street Of Dreams
[Single]
1986
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7.8
Finyl Vinyl
[Live]
1990
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7.7
Live In Europe
[Live]
1997
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8.6
The Very Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation]
1998
Stone Cold Metal
[VA]
2000
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8
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rainbow
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2002
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8
Pot Of Gold
[Compilation]
2003
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9.4
Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology
[Compilation]
2006
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9
Live In Munich 1977
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2006
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7
Live Kölner Sporthalle
[Live]
2009
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9
Anthology 1975-1984
[Compilation]
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1978
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1978
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L.A. Connection
1979
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10
Since You Been Gone
1979
All Night Long
1981
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7
Can't Happen Here
1981
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10
I Surrender
1982
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9
Stone Cold
1982
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8
Death Alley Driver
1983
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9
Street Of Dreams
1983
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7
Can't Let You Go
1995
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7
Ariel
1995
Hunting Humans (Insatiable)
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