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679 fans
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-  Bob Nouveau - bass
2018-  Jens Johansson - keyboards
2018-  David Keith - drums
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1975  Craig Gruber - bass
1975  Gary Driscoll - drums
1975  Mickey Lee Soule - keyboards
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  Paul Morris - keyboards
1993-1997  Doogie White - vocals
1994-1995  John O'Reilly - drums
1997  John Miceli - drums
2018-2023  Ronnie Romero - vocals
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2016-  Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
2016-2018  Bob Nouveau - bass
2016-2018  David Keith - drums
2016-2018  Jens Johansson - keyboards
2016-2018  Ronnie Romero - vocals
1975  Shoshana - vocals
1993-1995  Candice Night - vocals
1995  Mitch Weiss - harmonica

Discography

1975 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 8.6
1976 Rising 9.1
1978 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 8.7
1979 Down To Earth 7.8
1981 Difficult To Cure 7.4
1982 Straight Between The Eyes 7
1983 Bent Out Of Shape 7.3
1995 Stranger In Us All 7.8
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1977 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Promo [EP] 9
1981 Jealous Lover [EP] 6.7
1981 Difficult To Cure EP [EP] 6
1986 Bad Girl [EP] 7
2019 Rainbow Vorwärts [EP]
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1975 The Temple Of The King [Single]
1975 Still I'm Sad [Single] 6
1975 Man On The Silver Mountain [Single] 7
1975 Man On The Silver Mountain / Snake Chamber [Single]
1975 The Ritchie Blackmore "Rainbow" Radio Special [Demo]
1976 Rehearsals 1976 [Demo]
1976 Tarot Woman [Single]
1976 Rainbow Rising / Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [Compilation]
1976 Rainbow On Stage / Here At Last .. The Bee Gees Live [Split]
1976 Starstruck [Single] 8.5
1977 On Stage [Live] 8.6
1977 Live [Single]
1978 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll [Single] 8.5
1978 L.A. Connection [Single] 9
1979 Since You've Been Gone [Single] 8.5
1979 All Night Long [Single] 8
1979 Down To Earth Demo [Demo]
1980 The Best Of Rainbow [Compilation] 8.6
1980 Monsters Of Rock [Split] 8.5
1981 Can't Happen Here [Single] 8.5
1981 I Surrender [Single] 7
1981 Magic / Freedom Fighter [Single]
1982 Power [Single]
1982 Stone Cold [Single]
1982 Death Alley Driver / Power [Single]
1982 Live Between The Eyes [DVD]
1982 Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha / Stone Cold [Split]
1982 Stone Cold / Dream Chaser / Tite Squeeze / Death Alley Driver / Power / Rock Fever / Stone Cold [Demo]
1983 Street Of Dreams [Single] 6
1983 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [Boxset] [Boxset]
1983 Stranded [Single]
1983 Can't Let You Go [Single] 9
1984 Japan Tour '84 [DVD]
1985 The Final Cut [DVD]
1986 Finyl Vinyl [Live] 7.5
1987 I Surrender / Long Live Rock 'N' Roll [Single]
1988 Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long [Single]
1988 Best Of Rainbow [Compilation] 9
1989 Ансамбль Rainbow [Compilation]
1990 Live In Germany 1976 [Live] 7.7
1990 Motörhead / Dio / Rainbow [Split] 7
1990 The Best [Compilation]
1991 Greatest Hits [Compilation]
1991 The Very Best Of Rainbow [Compilation]
1993 Purple Rainbows [Split]
1993 I Surrender / Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long [Single]
1994 Smoke On The Water: The Best Music Collection [Split]
1995 Hunting Humans [Single]
1995 Ariel [Single] 8
1995 Wolf To The Moon [Single]
1995 Ritchie Blackmore ‎- Anthology Vol.1 [Split]
1995 Ritchie Blackmore: Best Tracks [Split]
1996 Best Of Ritchie Blackmore [Split]
1997 The Very Best Of Rainbow [Compilation] 8.2
1998 Stone Cold Metal [VA]
1999 The Friends And Relatives Album [Split]
1999 The Best Of Ritchie Blackmore [Split]
1999 Holy Dio: A Tribute To The Voice Of Metal - Ronnie James Dio [VA] 9
2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rainbow [Compilation] 8
2001 Best - Since You've Been Gone [Compilation]
2001 Universal Masters Collection: Classic Rainbow [Compilation] 8
2002 Pot Of Gold [Compilation] 8
2002 All Night Long: An Introduction To Rainbow [Compilation]
2003 Blackmore's Castle - A Tribute To Deep Purple & Rainbow [VA]
2003 Winning Combinations [Split]
2003 Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology [Compilation] 8.8
2003 Stand Up And Shout: The Dio Anthology [VA] 8.1
2004 Ronnie James Dio: We Rock - Greatest Hits [VA] 10
2006 Live Between The Eyes / The Final Cut [DVD] 8
2006 Colour Collection [Compilation]
2006 Deutschland Tournee 1976 [Boxset] 6
2006 Live In Munich 1977 [Live] 8.7
2006 Live Kölner Sporthalle [Live] 7
2006 Live In Munich 1977 [DVD] 8.4
2006 The Collection [Compilation]
2007 Live In Düsseldorf Philipshalle 1976 [Live]
2007 The Polydor Years 1975-1986 [Boxset]
2007 Live In Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle 1976 [Live]
2008 The Collection, Vol. 2 [Compilation]
2009 Anthology 1975-1984 [Compilation] 9.7
2009 Star-Club Präsentiert Rainbow [Compilation]
2011 5 Original Albums [Boxset]
2011 The Best Of [Compilation]
2011 The Ronnie James Dio Story: Mightier Than The Sword [VA]
2013 Black Masquerade [Live] 8.5
2013 Black Masquerade [DVD] 9
2014 Essential [Compilation]
2014 Since You Been Gone: The Best Of Rainbow [Compilation]
2014 The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 [Boxset]
2014 Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life [VA] 8.1
2014 The Polydor Years [Boxset]
2015 A Light In The Black: 1975-1984 [Boxset]
2015 Denver 1979 Down To Earth Tour [Live] 8
2015 Long Island 1979 Down To Earth Tour [Live] 8
2015 Down To Earth Tour 1979 [Live] 8
2015 Live In Japan [Live]
2016 Monsters Of Rock - Live At Donington 1980 [DVD] 7
2016 Boston 1981 [Live] 6
2016 Memories In Rock - Live In Germany [DVD] 8.7
2016 Memories In Rock - Live In Germany [Live] 8
2017 Since You Been Gone: The Essential [Compilation]
2017 I Surrender [Single] 6.7
2017 Land Of Hope And Glory [Single] 7
2017 Live In Birmingham 2016 [Live] 6
2018 Waiting For A Sign [Single]
2018 Memories In Rock II [Live] 8.4
2019 Black Sheep Of The Family [Single] 6
2019 The Storm [Single] 9
2019 Treasures - A Vinyl Collection [Boxset]
Detailed discography ››
1978 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
1978 L.A. Connection 8
1979 Since You Been Gone 10
1979 All Night Long
1981 Can't Happen Here 7
1981 I Surrender 10
1982 Stone Cold 9
1982 Death Alley Driver 8
1983 Street Of Dreams 9
1983 Can't Let You Go 7
1995 Ariel 7
1995 Hunting Humans (Insatiable)
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Blackmore's Castle - A Tribute To Deep Purple & Rainbow
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