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Rainbow

English musical group; rock band

Also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow · Blackmore's Rainbow

Founded: 1975
Members / parts: Jack Green
, John Miceli
Genre: hard rock
, traditional heavy metal
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1.Stated in Metal Evolution
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, power metal
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Label: Polydor Records
, Bertelsmann Music Group
, Mercury Records
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Formed in: Hertford

Overview

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Rainbow were a British hard rock band formed in California in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, Rainbow originally featured four members of the American rock band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired these members, except Dio, recruiting drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Tony Carey. This line-up recorded the band's second album Rising (1976), while Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978) saw Bob Daisley and David Stone replace Bain and Carey, respectively. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll was also the last album with Dio before he left the band to join Black Sabbath in 1979.

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Discography

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Stone Cold(1982)
The Best of Rainbow(1981)
Difficult to Cure(1981)
I Surrender / Vielleicht das nächster Zeit (Maybe Next Time)(1981)
I Surrender(1981)
Jealous Lover(1981)
Since You Been Gone(1979)
Down to Earth(1979)
All Night Long(1979)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll(1978)
On Stage(1977)
Kill the King(1977)
Rising(1976)
Stargazer(1976)
Starstruck(1976)
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow(1975)
Man on the Silver Mountain(1975)
I Surrender
Temple of the King
Catch the Rainbow

Members

12 linked to Rainbow in Wikidata

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Discography: Rainbow discography
Member category: Category:Rainbow (rock band) members
Start of work period: 1975
Social media followers: 310,000(February 9, 2025) youtube channel id: UCgOBQxVfZhfr8A0i1r7-01w
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-02-09
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272,000(January 15, 2024) youtube channel id: UCgOBQxVfZhfr8A0i1r7-01w
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-15
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231,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCgOBQxVfZhfr8A0i1r7-01w
185,000(March 17, 2022) youtube channel id: UCgOBQxVfZhfr8A0i1r7-01w
150,000(July 1, 2021) youtube channel id: UCgOBQxVfZhfr8A0i1r7-01w
Different from: Rainbow criterion used: brand, trademark, band name or organization name refers to multiple entities
Name: Rainbow

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