| Rainbow |
| Genre(s) |
| 70s Hard Rock (early), Heavy Metal (mid), AOR (later) |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Fantasy, Rock (early), Relationships, Partying |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Last label |
Status |
|
United Kingdom
(London) |
1975 |
BMG |
Unknown |
| Last known line-up | Doogie White - Vocals (1994-1997) (Tank (Gbr), Empire, Cornerstone, Balance of Power, Pink Cream 69, Praying Mantis, Rata Blanca, Yngwie J. Malmsteen)
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitars (1975-1984, 1994-1997) (Deep Purple, Blackmore's Night)
Greg Smith - Bass (1994-1996, 1997) (Americade, The Plasmatics, Van Helsing's Curse)
John Micelli - Drums (1995-1997) (Faith and Fire, The NeverLAND eXPRESS, Blue Oyster Cult)
Paul Morris - Keyboards (1994-1997) (Chris Caffery, Doctor Butcher, Doro) | | Former/past member(s) |
Vocals:
- Ronnie James Dio (1975-1978) (Black Sabbath, Munetaka Higuchi, Hear ''n Aid, Heaven And Hell (Gbr), Elf, The Vegas Kings, Ronnie & The Rumblers, Ronnie and The Red Caps, The Elves, Ronnie Dio & The Prophets)
- Graham Bonnet (1978-1980) (Taz Taylor Band, Impellitteri, Alcatrazz, Anthem (Jpn), Michael Schenker Group, Blackthorne, The Marbles)
- Joe Lynn Turner (1980-1984) (Deep Purple, Cem Koksal, Yngwie J. Malmsteen)
Bass:
- Craig Gruber (1975) (Jack Starr, The Rods, Elf)
- Jimmy Bain (1975-1977) (Dio, WWIII, Wild Horses)
- Mark Clarke (1977) (Colosseum, Uriah Heep, Mountain, Ian Hunter, Billy Squier, Ken Hensley, The Monkees)
- Bob Daisley (1977-1978) (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Yngwie J. Malmsteen , Planet Alliance, Dio, guest for Jorge Salan, Stream (USA)) Gary Moore, Uriah Heep, Mother's Army, Living Loud)
- Roger Glover (1978-1984) (Deep Purple)
Drums:
- Gary Driscoll (1975) (R.I.P 1987, murdered) (Thrasher, Jack Starr, Elf)
- Cozy Powell (1975-1980) (R.I.P. 05. April 1998, car crash) (Glenn Tipton, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Black Sabbath, Tony Martin, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Graham Bonnet, Michael Schenker Group, Whitesnake)
- Bobby Rondinelli (1980-1983) (Sun Red Sun, Doro, Black Sabbath, Scorpions, Riot, Quiet Riot, Blue Oyster Cult, Warlock (Deu), The Lizards)
- Chuck B�rgi (1983-1984, on tour in 1995)
- John O. Reilly (1994-1995) (C.P.R.)
Keyboards:
- Mickey Lee Soule (1975) (Elf, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan Band)
- Tony Carey (1975-1977)
- David Stone (1977-1978) (Le Mans)
- Don Airey (1978-1981) (Alaska (Gbr), Air Pavilion, Anthem (Jpn), Crossbones (Guest), Black Sabbath, Divlje Jagode, Empire, Iommi, Glenn Tipton, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Sinner (Deu), The Cage, Deep Purple)
- David Rosenthal (1981-1986) (Hammerhead (Nld), Vinnie Moore, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Whitesnake)
Guests:
Shoshana - backing vocals on "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow"
Candice Night - backing vocals on "Stranger in us All" (Blackmore's Night) | | Additional notes | Rainbow, despite the illusion of being a full fledged band, has always been more of a Ritchie Blackmore solo project. The band started out as a side project when Ritchie wanted to record a cover of "Black Sheep of the Family", which was an idea apparently rejected by Deep Purple while recording "Stormbringer." Ritchie asked Elf vocalist Ronnie James Dio to sing on the song. It worked so well that the two decided to record an entire album [...]
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