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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-  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 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]
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] 8.9
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]

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