Induct Ritchie Blackmore into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Ritchie Blackmore is one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music. He has inspired generations of musicians who exist today and those yet to be born with the classic riff from " Smoke on the Water."
Ritchie has played guitar for such legends as Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Screaming Lord Sutch and was a founding member and guitarist for two of Rock and Roll's most dynamic bands, Deep Purple and Rainbow. Those two bands exhibited the finest musicianship that Rock has to offer while selling out major venues and millions upon miilions of records worldwide. Deep Purple alone, led by Ritchie's blazing guitar style, is credited with record saless of over 100 million albums. Rainbow continued Ritchie's Deep Purple tradition in sales, musical virtuosity, and lasting musical influence.
Blackmore is listed in Rolling Stone's " 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time " and was one of the first guitarists to combine blues scales and phrases with minor scales and ideas from European classical music.
His resulting style has been referred to as ' neo-classical ' and has been emulated by many modern guitarists. Many prominent musicians of today credit Ritchie Blackmore as a main influence. Just read an interview ! Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Jon Petrucci, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen as well as bands like Iro Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, The Scorpions...the list goes on and on !
Today, Ritchie explores his cultural roots in a band called Blackmore's Night, a medieval-inspired effort that calls Ritchie back to his love of Renaissance music and exposes rock fans to exciting new music that successfully integrates his signature guitar style into traditional Western music. Ritchie has and continues to inspire and entertain millions worldwide for over forty years.
Ritchie deserves a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you agree, and feel as motivated, please sign this Petition to be sent to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation to demand the inclusion of this innovative and unique rock artist in its ranks.
Thank you
Ritchie has played guitar for such legends as Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Screaming Lord Sutch and was a founding member and guitarist for two of Rock and Roll's most dynamic bands, Deep Purple and Rainbow. Those two bands exhibited the finest musicianship that Rock has to offer while selling out major venues and millions upon miilions of records worldwide. Deep Purple alone, led by Ritchie's blazing guitar style, is credited with record saless of over 100 million albums. Rainbow continued Ritchie's Deep Purple tradition in sales, musical virtuosity, and lasting musical influence.
Blackmore is listed in Rolling Stone's " 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time " and was one of the first guitarists to combine blues scales and phrases with minor scales and ideas from European classical music.
His resulting style has been referred to as ' neo-classical ' and has been emulated by many modern guitarists. Many prominent musicians of today credit Ritchie Blackmore as a main influence. Just read an interview ! Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Jon Petrucci, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen as well as bands like Iro Maiden, Saxon, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, The Scorpions...the list goes on and on !
Today, Ritchie explores his cultural roots in a band called Blackmore's Night, a medieval-inspired effort that calls Ritchie back to his love of Renaissance music and exposes rock fans to exciting new music that successfully integrates his signature guitar style into traditional Western music. Ritchie has and continues to inspire and entertain millions worldwide for over forty years.
Ritchie deserves a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If you agree, and feel as motivated, please sign this Petition to be sent to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation to demand the inclusion of this innovative and unique rock artist in its ranks.
Thank you
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Brent A. Soileau
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- Mr. Blackmore's induction is LONG overdue.
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Gary Entler
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Rainer Klos
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Achim Meurer
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- Ritchie MUST be inducted!!
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SERGIO CIANCA
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- Ritchie is the greatest guitarist of all time!!
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Maria Carolina Mendes-Klos
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Thomas Kцnnecke
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- Ritchie Blackmore means 40 years of brilliant music, idol for hundreds of musicians, being successful with any project in different styles. The introduction of this man into the 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame' should be the logical consequence.
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Monika Meurer
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- He should have long been a member in the hall of fame
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Volker Wysk
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- Ritchie Blackmore ist fьr mich nach Jimmy Hendrix der grцЯte Gitarrist in der Rockgeschichte.
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ivan klucka
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Ton van Dalfsen
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Rainbow Fanclan
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- excellent idea, thanks for setting this up guys!!
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Schwarz, Renate
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- Lissy and Family from Schloss Eggersberg
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Levent ERBЬKE
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Thomas Lьth
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Staffan Holm
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- "There can be only one!"
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william wallice
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- good luck Ritchie you deserve it mate
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Maurizio
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- Finally!
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Konstantin Tikhonov
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Luis del Hoyo
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- Richie must be into the Rock and Roll of Fame for his wonderful, incredible career
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Nicola Edelmann
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Georg Marlovics
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- Mr. Blackmore deserves it - enough said
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Susan Bain
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- This is a good thing!
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Haakon Vold-Johansen
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- He deserves it.
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Timo Schmeisser
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- Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
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stephan waldhart
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- if not he, who should it be?
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Michelle Straughan
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Strombringer74
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- Ritchie is the best !! that's all !
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negareh
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- ...Rainbow Rainbow, Where do you end?...
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Marin Varbanov
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- Ritchie Blackmore forever
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EponA
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Silvia Schmitz
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Henk van Schijndel
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- Ritchie is the best best guitar player ever and far behind Ritchie will follow the rest
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RINGELE Jean-Richard
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- Like a fireball !!!!!
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Stephen Walpole
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- Don't think Ritchie will care that much either way, but don't think he's ever had the recognition he deserves
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Ritchie Laird
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- This guy is one of the great indivuals that has shaped music for a long time.
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Julia Mills
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- There comes a time when even this artist from Weston Super-Mare should be recognized for his importance to the world of music. Even though I have read that Ritchie hasn't ever put 'stock' in awards on a personal level; I feel that he still deserves the recognition, as well as, induction into this prestigious 'Hall' just the same. How could you not know of the quality of work that he has created, arranged, and produced for all these years, as well as, the influence and respect that he has generated from his peers and fans alike? Even though his current body of work is quite different than what he would be considered for in order to be in this "Hall"; it would also be a shame that he would not be considered at all.
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Diana
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- keep on rockin
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Michael Ritter
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- ... someone's screaming his name, come and make him holy again, he's the man on the Rock'n Roll mountain ...
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Hartmut
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- DP or RBR or BN , it's all worth it !!!!!!!
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ullrich
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- Ritchie in the Hall of Fame, pleaze !!!!
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john quinn
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- about time!
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Arnim Peters
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DAEMS (fab_fr)
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- great idea !
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Christian klimm
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- It's late, but not too late
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Mika
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Hans-Jьrgen Mьller
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Olaf Herrmann
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David Braic
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Simeon stephane
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