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Rainbow
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- London, England
- Status:
- Split-up
- Formed in:
- 1975
- Genre:
- Hard Rock (early), Heavy Metal (mid), AOR (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Fantasy, Rock (early), Relationships, Love
- Last label:
- Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
- Years active:
- 1975-1984, 1994-1997
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 ...
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| Last known | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitars (1975-1984, 1994-1997) |
| See also: Blackmore's Night, ex-Deep Purple, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Lord Caesar Sutch & the Roman Empire, ex-Neil Christian & the Crusaders, ex-Screaming Lord Sutch, ex-The Outlaws, ex-The Trip | |
| Greg Smith | Bass (1994-1997) |
| See also: Van Helsing's Curse, Ted Nugent, ex-Dokken, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Plasmatics, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Americade, ex-Blue Öyster Cult, ex-Tommy James & the Shondells | |
| Paul Morris | Keyboards (1994-1997) |
| See also: Joe Lynn Turner, Jürgen Blackmore and Friends, Voyage, ex-Chris Caffery, ex-Doro, ex-Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-Doctor Butcher, ex-Angus Clark, ex-The Syntherchestra | |
| Doogie White | Vocals (1994-1997) |
| See also: Cornerstone, Empire, Tank, ex-Pink Cream 69, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Rata Blanca (live), ex-La Paz, ex-Midnight Blue, ex-Praying Mantis | |
| John Micelli | Drums (1997) |
| See also: Faith and Fire | |
| Past | |
| Craig Gruber | Bass (1975) |
| See also: Raven Lord, ex-The Rods, ex-Bible Black, ex-Elf | |
| Jimmy Bain | Bass (1975-1977) |
| See also: Sledge Leather, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Scorpions, ex-WWIII, ex-Dio, ex-Key, ex-Street Noise, ex-Wild Horses | |
| Mickey Lee Soule | Clavinet, Mellotron, Piano, Organ (1975) |
| See also: ex-Elf, ex-Ian Gillan Band | |
| Gary Driscoll | Drums (1975) |
| (R.I.P. 1987) See also: ex-Thrasher, ex-Bible Black, ex-Dakota, ex-Elf | |
| Cozy Powell | Drums (1975-1980) |
| (R.I.P. 1998) See also: Brian May, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Tony Martin, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Cozy Powell's Hammer, ex-Emerson, Lake & Powell, ex-Graham Bonnet & The Hooligans, ex-Jeff Beck's Group, ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-Phenomena, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals (1975-1978) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Dio, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven and Hell, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Deep Purple (live), ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings | |
| Tony Carey | Keyboards (1976-1977) |
| See also: Zed Yago, Planet P Project, Tony Carey | |
| Bob Daisley | Bass (1977-1978) |
| See also: Planet Alliance, Stream, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Dio (live), ex-Chicken Shack, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Kahvas Jute, ex-Mecca, ex-Mungo Jerry, ex-Uriah Heep, ex-Widowmaker | |
| David Stone | Keyboards (1977-1978) |
| Roger Glover | Bass (1978-1984) |
| See also: Deep Purple, Roger Glover, ex-David Coverdale Band, ex-Episode Six, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Marlon | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards (1978-1981) |
| See also: Deep Purple, Persian Risk, Don Airey, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Empire, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-The Cage, ex-Divlje Jagode (live), ex-Colosseum II, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Jethro Tull, ex-Wishbone Ash | |
| Graham Bonnet | Vocals (1978-1980) |
| See also: Alcatrazz, Lyraka, ex-Blackthorne, Taz Taylor Band (live), ex-Anthem, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Forcefield (Gbr), ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-Southern Comfort, ex-The Blue Sect, ex-The Graham Bonnet Set, ex-The Marbles, ex-The Party Boys | |
| Bobby Rondinelli | Drums (1980-1983) |
| See also: Rondinelli, Sun Red Sun, ex-Warlock, Over The Rainbow, The Lizards, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Doro, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Riot, ex-Aerosmith, ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| Joe Lynn Turner | Vocals (1980-1984) |
| See also: Walter Giardino Temple (live), Brazen Abbot, Joe Lynn Turner, ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Deep Purple, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Fadango, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Michael Men Project | |
| David Rosenthal | Keyboards (1981-1986) |
| See also: ex-Hammerhead, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen | |
| Chuck Burgi | Drums (1983-1984) |
| See also: ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| John O'Reilly | Drums (1994-1995) |
| See also: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-C.P.R., ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Mark Clarke | Bass (1977) |
| See also: Billy Squier (live), ex-Colosseum, ex-Mountain, ex-Natural Gas, ex-St. James Infirmary, ex-Tempest, ex-The Kegmen, ex-The Locomotive, ex-Uriah Heep | |
| John Miceli | Drums (1997) |
| See also: ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Guitars (1975-1984, 1994-1997) |
| See also: Blackmore's Night, ex-Deep Purple, ex-Green Bullfrog, ex-Lord Caesar Sutch & the Roman Empire, ex-Neil Christian & the Crusaders, ex-Screaming Lord Sutch, ex-The Outlaws, ex-The Trip | |
| Greg Smith | Bass (1994-1997) |
| See also: Van Helsing's Curse, Ted Nugent, ex-Dokken, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Plasmatics, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Americade, ex-Blue Öyster Cult, ex-Tommy James & the Shondells | |
| Paul Morris | Keyboards (1994-1997) |
| See also: Joe Lynn Turner, Jürgen Blackmore and Friends, Voyage, ex-Chris Caffery, ex-Doro, ex-Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-Doctor Butcher, ex-Angus Clark, ex-The Syntherchestra | |
| Doogie White | Vocals (1994-1997) |
| See also: Cornerstone, Empire, Tank, ex-Pink Cream 69, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Rata Blanca (live), ex-La Paz, ex-Midnight Blue, ex-Praying Mantis | |
| John Micelli | Drums (1997) |
| See also: Faith and Fire | |
| Craig Gruber | Bass (1975) |
| See also: Raven Lord, ex-The Rods, ex-Bible Black, ex-Elf | |
| Jimmy Bain | Bass (1975-1977) |
| See also: Sledge Leather, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Scorpions, ex-WWIII, ex-Dio, ex-Key, ex-Street Noise, ex-Wild Horses | |
| Mickey Lee Soule | Clavinet, Mellotron, Piano, Organ (1975) |
| See also: ex-Elf, ex-Ian Gillan Band | |
| Gary Driscoll | Drums (1975) |
| (R.I.P. 1987) See also: ex-Thrasher, ex-Bible Black, ex-Dakota, ex-Elf | |
| Cozy Powell | Drums (1975-1980) |
| (R.I.P. 1998) See also: Brian May, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Tony Martin, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Cozy Powell's Hammer, ex-Emerson, Lake & Powell, ex-Graham Bonnet & The Hooligans, ex-Jeff Beck's Group, ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-Phenomena, ex-Whitesnake | |
| Ronnie James Dio | Vocals (1975-1978) |
| (R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Dio, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Heaven and Hell, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Deep Purple (live), ex-Elf, ex-Ronnie and the Redcaps, ex-Ronnie and the Rumblers, ex-Ronnie Dio and the Prophets, ex-The Electric Elves, ex-The Elves, ex-The Vegas Kings | |
| Tony Carey | Keyboards (1976-1977) |
| See also: Zed Yago, Planet P Project, Tony Carey | |
| Bob Daisley | Bass (1977-1978) |
| See also: Planet Alliance, Stream, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Dio (live), ex-Chicken Shack, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Kahvas Jute, ex-Mecca, ex-Mungo Jerry, ex-Uriah Heep, ex-Widowmaker | |
| David Stone | Keyboards (1977-1978) |
| Roger Glover | Bass (1978-1984) |
| See also: Deep Purple, Roger Glover, ex-David Coverdale Band, ex-Episode Six, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Marlon | |
| Don Airey | Keyboards (1978-1981) |
| See also: Deep Purple, Persian Risk, Don Airey, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Empire, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-The Cage, ex-Divlje Jagode (live), ex-Colosseum II, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Hammer, ex-Jethro Tull, ex-Wishbone Ash | |
| Graham Bonnet | Vocals (1978-1980) |
| See also: Alcatrazz, Lyraka, ex-Blackthorne, Taz Taylor Band (live), ex-Anthem, ex-Impellitteri, ex-Forcefield (Gbr), ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-Southern Comfort, ex-The Blue Sect, ex-The Graham Bonnet Set, ex-The Marbles, ex-The Party Boys | |
| Bobby Rondinelli | Drums (1980-1983) |
| See also: Rondinelli, Sun Red Sun, ex-Warlock, Over The Rainbow, The Lizards, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Doro, ex-Quiet Riot, ex-Riot, ex-Aerosmith, ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| Joe Lynn Turner | Vocals (1980-1984) |
| See also: Walter Giardino Temple (live), Brazen Abbot, Joe Lynn Turner, ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Deep Purple, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Fadango, ex-Hughes Turner Project, ex-Michael Men Project | |
| David Rosenthal | Keyboards (1981-1986) |
| See also: ex-Hammerhead, ex-Vinnie Moore, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen | |
| Chuck Burgi | Drums (1983-1984) |
| See also: ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| John O'Reilly | Drums (1994-1995) |
| See also: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, ex-C.P.R., ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| Past | |
| Mark Clarke | Bass (1977) |
| See also: Billy Squier (live), ex-Colosseum, ex-Mountain, ex-Natural Gas, ex-St. James Infirmary, ex-Tempest, ex-The Kegmen, ex-The Locomotive, ex-Uriah Heep | |
| John Miceli | Drums (1997) |
| See also: ex-Blue Öyster Cult | |
| Added by: Rainbow | Modified by: attilaslaytanic666 |
| Added on: 2002-07-17 17:16:23 | Last modified on: 2013-05-01 12:29:33 |
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