Rainbow
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Also known as: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Country: United Kingdom
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Links: Official website
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Formed in: 1975
Broke up 1984-1993, 1997-2018
Reunion 2016-2018
Hiatus 2019-
 
1975- Hard rock
1975- Heavy metal

Line-up



1975– Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
2018– David Keith - drums
2018– Jens Johansson - keyboards
2018– Bob Nouveau - bass
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2016– Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
2016–2018 Ronnie Romero - vocals
2016–2018 Bob Nouveau - bass
2016–2018 David Keith - drums
2016–2018 Jens Johansson - keyboards
1975 Shoshana - vocals
1993–1995 Candice Night - vocals
1995 Mitch Weiss - harmonica
1975 Craig Gruber - bass
1975 Mickey Lee Soule - keyboards
1975 Gary Driscoll - drums
1975–1977 Jimmy Bain - bass
1975–1977 Tony Carey - keyboards
1975–1979 Ronnie James Dio - vocals
1975–1980 Cozy Powell - drums
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 Don Airey - keyboards
1979–1984 Roger Glover - bass
1980–1983 Bobby Rondinelli - drums
1980–1984 Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
1981–1984 David Rosenthal - keyboards
1983–1997 Chuck Burgi - drums
1993–1997 Greg Smith - bass
1993–1997 Doogie White - vocals
1993–1997 Paul Morris - keyboards
1994–1995 John O'Reilly - drums
1997 John Miceli - drums
2018–2023 Ronnie Romero - vocals
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1975– Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
2018– David Keith - drums
2018– Jens Johansson - keyboards
2018– Bob Nouveau - bass
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2016– Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
2016–2018 Ronnie Romero - vocals
2016–2018 Bob Nouveau - bass
2016–2018 David Keith - drums
2016–2018 Jens Johansson - keyboards
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1975 Shoshana - vocals
1993–1995 Candice Night - vocals
1995 Mitch Weiss - harmonica
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1975 Craig Gruber - bass
1975 Mickey Lee Soule - keyboards
1975 Gary Driscoll - drums
1975–1977 Jimmy Bain - bass
1975–1977 Tony Carey - keyboards
1975–1979 Ronnie James Dio - vocals
1975–1980 Cozy Powell - drums
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 Don Airey - keyboards
1979–1984 Roger Glover - bass
1980–1983 Bobby Rondinelli - drums
1980–1984 Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
1981–1984 David Rosenthal - keyboards
1983–1997 Chuck Burgi - drums
1993–1997 Greg Smith - bass
1993–1997 Doogie White - vocals
1993–1997 Paul Morris - keyboards
1994–1995 John O'Reilly - drums
1997 John Miceli - drums
2018–2023 Ronnie Romero - vocals
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Discography


1977 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Promo
1977
9.5 9.5
1981 Jealous Lover
1981
7.0 7.0
1981 Difficult To Cure EP
1981
6.0 6.0
1986 Bad Girl
1986
7.5 7.5
2019 Rainbow Vorwärts
2019
8.0 8.0
Detailed discography ››
1975 The Temple Of The King
[Single] 1975
1975 Still I'm Sad
[Single] 1975
6.0 6.0
1975 Man On The Silver Mountain
[Single] 1975
7.0 7.0
1975 Man On The Silver Mountain / Snake Chamber
[Single] 1975
1975 The Ritchie Blackmore "Rainbow" Radio Special
[Demo] 1975
1976 Rehearsals 1976
[Demo] 1976
1976 Tarot Woman
[Single] 1976
1976 Rainbow Rising / Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
[Compilation] 1976
1976 Rainbow On Stage / Here At Last .. The Bee Gees Live
[Split] 1976
1976 Starstruck
[Single] 1976
8.5 8.5
1977 On Stage
[Live] 1977
8.6 8.6
1977 Live
[Single] 1977
1978 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Single] 1978
8.7 8.7
1978 L.A. Connection
[Single] 1978
9.0 9.0
1979 Since You Been Gone
[Single] 1979
8.5 8.5
1979 All Night Long
[Single] 1979
8.0 8.0
1979 Down To Earth Demo
[Demo] 1979
1980 The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1980
8.6 8.6
1980 Monsters Of Rock
[Split] 1980
8.5 8.5
1981 Can't Happen Here
[Single] 1981
8.5 8.5
1981 I Surrender
[Single] 1981
7.0 7.0
1981 Magic / Freedom Fighter
[Single] 1981
1982 Power
[Single] 1982
1982 Stone Cold
[Single] 1982
1982 Death Alley Driver / Power
[Single] 1982
1982 Live Between The Eyes
[DVD] 1982
9.0 9.0
1982 Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha / Stone Cold
[Split] 1982
1982 Stone Cold / Dream Chaser / Tite Squeeze / Death Alley Driver / Power / Rock Fever / Stone Cold
[Demo] 1982
1983 Street Of Dreams
[Single] 1983
6.0 6.0
1983 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [Boxset]
[Boxset] 1983
1983 Stranded
[Single] 1983
1983 Can't Let You Go
[Single] 1983
9.0 9.0
1984 Japan Tour '84
[DVD] 1984
8.0 8.0
1985 The Final Cut
[DVD] 1985
9.0 9.0
1986 Finyl Vinyl
[Live] 1986
7.5 7.5
1987 I Surrender / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Single] 1987
1988 Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long
[Single] 1988
1988 Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1988
9.0 9.0
1989 Ансамбль Rainbow
[Compilation] 1989
1990 Live In Germany 1976
[Live] 1990
8.3 8.3
1990 Motörhead / Dio / Rainbow
[Split] 1990
7.0 7.0
1990 The Best
[Compilation] 1990
1991 Greatest Hits
[Compilation] 1991
1991 The Very Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1991
1993 Purple Rainbows
[Split] 1993
1993 I Surrender / Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long
[Single] 1993
1994 Smoke On The Water: The Best Music Collection
[Split] 1994
1995 Hunting Humans
[Single] 1995
1995 Ariel
[Single] 1995
8.0 8.0
1995 Wolf To The Moon
[Single] 1995
1995 Ritchie Blackmore ‎- Anthology Vol.1
[Split] 1995
1995 Ritchie Blackmore: Best Tracks
[Split] 1995
1996 Best Of Ritchie Blackmore
[Split] 1996
1997 The Very Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1997
8.1 8.1
1998 Stone Cold Metal
[VA] 1998
1999 The Friends And Relatives Album
[Split] 1999
1999 The Best Of Ritchie Blackmore
[Split] 1999
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio
[VA] 1999
9.1 9.1
2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 2000
8.0 8.0
2001 Best - Since You've Been Gone
[Compilation] 2001
2001 Universal Masters Collection: Classic Rainbow
[Compilation] 2001
8.0 8.0
2002 Pot Of Gold
[Compilation] 2002
8.0 8.0
2002 All Night Long: An Introduction To Rainbow
[Compilation] 2002
2003 Blackmore's Castle - A Tribute To Deep Purple & Rainbow
[VA] 2003
2003 Winning Combinations
[Split] 2003
2003 Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology
[Compilation] 2003
8.6 8.6
2003 Stand Up And Shout: The Dio Anthology
[VA] 2003
8.4 8.4
2004 Ronnie James Dio: We Rock - Greatest Hits
[VA] 2004
10.0 10.0
2006 Live Between The Eyes / The Final Cut
[DVD] 2006
8.0 8.0
2006 Colour Collection
[Compilation] 2006
2006 Deutschland Tournee 1976
[Boxset] 2006
6.0 6.0
2006 Live In Munich 1977
[Live] 2006
8.7 8.7
2006 Live Kölner Sporthalle
[Live] 2006
7.7 7.7
2006 Live In Munich 1977
[DVD] 2006
8.3 8.3
2006 The Collection
[Compilation] 2006
2007 Live In Düsseldorf Philipshalle 1976
[Live] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 The Polydor Years 1975-1986
[Boxset] 2007
2007 Live In Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle 1976
[Live] 2007
9.0 9.0
2008 The Collection, Vol. 2
[Compilation] 2008
2009 Anthology 1975-1984
[Compilation] 2009
9.5 9.5
2009 Star-Club Präsentiert Rainbow
[Compilation] 2009
2011 5 Original Albums
[Boxset] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 The Best Of
[Compilation] 2011
2011 The Ronnie James Dio Story: Mightier Than The Sword
[VA] 2011
2013 Black Masquerade
[Live] 2013
8.3 8.3
2013 Black Masquerade
[DVD] 2013
9.0 9.0
2014 Essential
[Compilation] 2014
2014 Since You Been Gone: The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 2014
2014 The Singles Box Set 1975-1986
[Boxset] 2014
2014 Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
[VA] 2014
8.0 8.0
2014 The Polydor Years
[Boxset] 2014
2015 A Light In The Black: 1975-1984
[Boxset] 2015
2015 Denver 1979 Down To Earth Tour
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2015 Long Island 1979 Down To Earth Tour
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2015 Down To Earth Tour 1979
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2015 Live In Japan
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2016 Monsters Of Rock - Live At Donington 1980
[DVD] 2016
7.5 7.5
2016 Boston 1981
[Live] 2016
7.0 7.0
2016 Memories In Rock - Live In Germany
[DVD] 2016
8.7 8.7
2016 Memories In Rock - Live In Germany
[Live] 2016
8.0 8.0
2017 Since You Been Gone: The Essential
[Compilation] 2017
2017 I Surrender
[Single] 2017
6.7 6.7
2017 Land Of Hope And Glory
[Single] 2017
7.0 7.0
2017 Live In Birmingham 2016
[Live] 2017
6.0 6.0
2018 Waiting For A Sign
[Single] 2018
2018 Memories In Rock II
[Live] 2018
8.4 8.4
2019 Black Sheep Of The Family
[Single] 2019
6.0 6.0
2019 The Storm
[Single] 2019
9.0 9.0
2019 Treasures - A Vinyl Collection
[Boxset] 2019
Detailed discography ››
1978 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
1978 L.A. Connection 8.0 8.0
1979 Since You Been Gone 10.0 10.0
1979 All Night Long
1981 Can't Happen Here 7.0 7.0
1981 I Surrender 10.0 10.0
1982 Stone Cold 9.0 9.0
1982 Death Alley Driver 8.0 8.0
1983 Street Of Dreams 9.0 9.0
1983 Can't Let You Go 7.0 7.0
1995 Ariel 7.0 7.0
1995 Hunting Humans (Insatiable)
All videos ››

1977 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Promo
1977
9.5 9.5
1981 Jealous Lover
1981
7.0 7.0
1981 Difficult To Cure EP
1981
6.0 6.0
1986 Bad Girl
1986
7.5 7.5
2019 Rainbow Vorwärts
2019
8.0 8.0
Detailed discography ››

1975 The Temple Of The King
[Single] 1975
1975 Still I'm Sad
[Single] 1975
6.0 6.0
1975 Man On The Silver Mountain
[Single] 1975
7.0 7.0
1975 Man On The Silver Mountain / Snake Chamber
[Single] 1975
1975 The Ritchie Blackmore "Rainbow" Radio Special
[Demo] 1975
1976 Rehearsals 1976
[Demo] 1976
1976 Tarot Woman
[Single] 1976
1976 Rainbow Rising / Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
[Compilation] 1976
1976 Rainbow On Stage / Here At Last .. The Bee Gees Live
[Split] 1976
1976 Starstruck
[Single] 1976
8.5 8.5
1977 On Stage
[Live] 1977
8.6 8.6
1977 Live
[Single] 1977
1978 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Single] 1978
8.7 8.7
1978 L.A. Connection
[Single] 1978
9.0 9.0
1979 Since You Been Gone
[Single] 1979
8.5 8.5
1979 All Night Long
[Single] 1979
8.0 8.0
1979 Down To Earth Demo
[Demo] 1979
1980 The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1980
8.6 8.6
1980 Monsters Of Rock
[Split] 1980
8.5 8.5
1981 Can't Happen Here
[Single] 1981
8.5 8.5
1981 I Surrender
[Single] 1981
7.0 7.0
1981 Magic / Freedom Fighter
[Single] 1981
1982 Power
[Single] 1982
1982 Stone Cold
[Single] 1982
1982 Death Alley Driver / Power
[Single] 1982
1982 Live Between The Eyes
[DVD] 1982
9.0 9.0
1982 Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha / Stone Cold
[Split] 1982
1982 Stone Cold / Dream Chaser / Tite Squeeze / Death Alley Driver / Power / Rock Fever / Stone Cold
[Demo] 1982
1983 Street Of Dreams
[Single] 1983
6.0 6.0
1983 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [Boxset]
[Boxset] 1983
1983 Stranded
[Single] 1983
1983 Can't Let You Go
[Single] 1983
9.0 9.0
1984 Japan Tour '84
[DVD] 1984
8.0 8.0
1985 The Final Cut
[DVD] 1985
9.0 9.0
1986 Finyl Vinyl
[Live] 1986
7.5 7.5
1987 I Surrender / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Single] 1987
1988 Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long
[Single] 1988
1988 Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1988
9.0 9.0
1989 Ансамбль Rainbow
[Compilation] 1989
1990 Live In Germany 1976
[Live] 1990
8.3 8.3
1990 Motörhead / Dio / Rainbow
[Split] 1990
7.0 7.0
1990 The Best
[Compilation] 1990
1991 Greatest Hits
[Compilation] 1991
1991 The Very Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1991
1993 Purple Rainbows
[Split] 1993
1993 I Surrender / Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long
[Single] 1993
1994 Smoke On The Water: The Best Music Collection
[Split] 1994
1995 Hunting Humans
[Single] 1995
1995 Ariel
[Single] 1995
8.0 8.0
1995 Wolf To The Moon
[Single] 1995
1995 Ritchie Blackmore ‎- Anthology Vol.1
[Split] 1995
1995 Ritchie Blackmore: Best Tracks
[Split] 1995
1996 Best Of Ritchie Blackmore
[Split] 1996
1997 The Very Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 1997
8.1 8.1
1998 Stone Cold Metal
[VA] 1998
1999 The Friends And Relatives Album
[Split] 1999
1999 The Best Of Ritchie Blackmore
[Split] 1999
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio
[VA] 1999
9.1 9.1
2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 2000
8.0 8.0
2001 Best - Since You've Been Gone
[Compilation] 2001
2001 Universal Masters Collection: Classic Rainbow
[Compilation] 2001
8.0 8.0
2002 Pot Of Gold
[Compilation] 2002
8.0 8.0
2002 All Night Long: An Introduction To Rainbow
[Compilation] 2002
2003 Blackmore's Castle - A Tribute To Deep Purple & Rainbow
[VA] 2003
2003 Winning Combinations
[Split] 2003
2003 Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology
[Compilation] 2003
8.6 8.6
2003 Stand Up And Shout: The Dio Anthology
[VA] 2003
8.4 8.4
2004 Ronnie James Dio: We Rock - Greatest Hits
[VA] 2004
10.0 10.0
2006 Live Between The Eyes / The Final Cut
[DVD] 2006
8.0 8.0
2006 Colour Collection
[Compilation] 2006
2006 Deutschland Tournee 1976
[Boxset] 2006
6.0 6.0
2006 Live In Munich 1977
[Live] 2006
8.7 8.7
2006 Live Kölner Sporthalle
[Live] 2006
7.7 7.7
2006 Live In Munich 1977
[DVD] 2006
8.3 8.3
2006 The Collection
[Compilation] 2006
2007 Live In Düsseldorf Philipshalle 1976
[Live] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 The Polydor Years 1975-1986
[Boxset] 2007
2007 Live In Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle 1976
[Live] 2007
9.0 9.0
2008 The Collection, Vol. 2
[Compilation] 2008
2009 Anthology 1975-1984
[Compilation] 2009
9.5 9.5
2009 Star-Club Präsentiert Rainbow
[Compilation] 2009
2011 5 Original Albums
[Boxset] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 The Best Of
[Compilation] 2011
2011 The Ronnie James Dio Story: Mightier Than The Sword
[VA] 2011
2013 Black Masquerade
[Live] 2013
8.3 8.3
2013 Black Masquerade
[DVD] 2013
9.0 9.0
2014 Essential
[Compilation] 2014
2014 Since You Been Gone: The Best Of Rainbow
[Compilation] 2014
2014 The Singles Box Set 1975-1986
[Boxset] 2014
2014 Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
[VA] 2014
8.0 8.0
2014 The Polydor Years
[Boxset] 2014
2015 A Light In The Black: 1975-1984
[Boxset] 2015
2015 Denver 1979 Down To Earth Tour
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2015 Long Island 1979 Down To Earth Tour
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2015 Down To Earth Tour 1979
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2015 Live In Japan
[Live] 2015
8.0 8.0
2016 Monsters Of Rock - Live At Donington 1980
[DVD] 2016
7.5 7.5
2016 Boston 1981
[Live] 2016
7.0 7.0
2016 Memories In Rock - Live In Germany
[DVD] 2016
8.7 8.7
2016 Memories In Rock - Live In Germany
[Live] 2016
8.0 8.0
2017 Since You Been Gone: The Essential
[Compilation] 2017
2017 I Surrender
[Single] 2017
6.7 6.7
2017 Land Of Hope And Glory
[Single] 2017
7.0 7.0
2017 Live In Birmingham 2016
[Live] 2017
6.0 6.0
2018 Waiting For A Sign
[Single] 2018
2018 Memories In Rock II
[Live] 2018
8.4 8.4
2019 Black Sheep Of The Family
[Single] 2019
6.0 6.0
2019 The Storm
[Single] 2019
9.0 9.0
2019 Treasures - A Vinyl Collection
[Boxset] 2019
Detailed discography ››

1978 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
1978 L.A. Connection 8.0 8.0
1979 Since You Been Gone 10.0 10.0
1979 All Night Long
1981 Can't Happen Here 7.0 7.0
1981 I Surrender 10.0 10.0
1982 Stone Cold 9.0 9.0
1982 Death Alley Driver 8.0 8.0
1983 Street Of Dreams 9.0 9.0
1983 Can't Let You Go 7.0 7.0
1995 Ariel 7.0 7.0
1995 Hunting Humans (Insatiable)
Detailed discography ››

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