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Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore
Born: April 14, 1945 in Weston-Super-Mare, England

Ritchie was a founding member of hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. He left Deep Purple in 1993 due to a growing rift between Blackmore and other members in spite of renewed commercial success. His current band is the Renaissance influenced Blackmore's Night. He was ranked 55 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.

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Ritchie Blackmore talking to Richard Quest

There's an astounding admission by Blackmore in this video, you need to see it now.