RITCHIE BLACKMORE - LEAD GUITAR:

"Ritchie was born April 14, 1945, in Weston S. Mare, is 5'5" tall, talks little, but expresses himself eloquently on the strings of his instrument. He has had but one year of formal musical education, entered show business aged 16, and considers the biggest break and greatest influence on his career the opportunity he had of playing with Jerry Lee Lewis." Flip, 1969