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Rainbow - Timeline
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Year
Albums
Lineup
Style
1975
The Ritchie Blackmore "Rainbow" Radio Special
[Demo]
Tony Carey
- keyboards
Mickey Lee Soule
- keyboards
Jimmy Bain
- bass
Craig Gruber
- bass
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell
- drums
Ronald James Padavona
- vocals
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ronald James Padavona
- vocals
Mickey Lee Soule
- keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
Craig Gruber
- bass
Gary Driscoll
- drums
Hard rock
Heavy metal
1976
Rehearsals 1976
[Demo]
Tony Carey
- keyboards
Jimmy Bain
- bass
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell
- drums
Ronald James Padavona
- vocals
Rising
1977
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Promo
[EP]
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell
- drums
Ronald James Padavona
- vocals
Michael David Stoyanoff
- keyboards
Bob Daisley
- bass
1978
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, bass
Ronald James Padavona
- vocals
Cozy Powell - drums
Bob Daisley
- bass
David Stone
- keyboards
1979
Down To Earth Demo
[Demo]
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell
- drums
Roger Glover
- bass
Graham Bonnet
- vocals
Donald Airey
- keyboards
Down To Earth
1980
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Roger Glover
- bass
Donald Airey
- keyboards
Bobby Rondinelli
- drums
Joe Lynn Turner
- vocals
1981
Jealous Lover
[EP]
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Roger Glover
- bass
Bobby Rondinelli
- drums
Joe Lynn Turner
- vocals
David Rosenthal
- keyboards
Difficult To Cure EP
[EP]
Difficult To Cure
1982
Stone Cold / Dream Chaser / Tite Squeeze / Death Alley Driver / Power / Rock Fever / Stone Cold
[Demo]
Straight Between The Eyes
1983
Bent Out Of Shape
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Roger Glover
- bass
Joe Lynn Turner
- vocals
David Rosenthal
- keyboards
Chuck Burgi
- drums
1984
1985
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Chuck Burgi
- drums
1986
Bad Girl
[EP]
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Chuck Burgi
- drums
Paul Morris
- keyboards
Greg Smith
- bass
Douglas White
- vocals
1994
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Chuck Burgi
- drums
Paul Morris
- keyboards
Greg Smith
- bass
Douglas White
- vocals
John O'Reilly
- drums
1995
Stranger In Us All
Doogie White - vocals
Paul Morris
- keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
John O'Reilly - drums
Greg Smith
- bass
1996
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Chuck Burgi
- drums
Paul Morris
- keyboards
Greg Smith
- bass
Douglas White
- vocals
1997
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Paul Morris
- keyboards
Greg Smith
- bass
Douglas White
- vocals
John Miceli
- drums
1998
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Bob Nouveau
- bass
David Keith
- drums
Ronnie Romero
- vocals
Jens Johansson
- keyboards
2019
Rainbow Vorwärts
[EP]
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Richard Hugh Blackmore
- guitars
Bob Nouveau
- bass
David Keith
- drums
Jens Johansson
- keyboards
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