--- title: "Rainbow" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "United Kingdom" formed: 1974 --- # Rainbow **Rainbow** is a heavy metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1974 to present. Rainbow were a British hard rock band formed in Hertford in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, Rainbow originally featured four members of the American rock band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired these members, except Dio, recruiting drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Tony Carey. This line-up recorded the band's second album Rising (1976), while Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978) saw Bob Daisley and David Stone replace Bain and Carey, respectively. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll was also the last album with Dio before he left the band to join Black Sabbath in 1979. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_(rock_band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Rainbow | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | California, United Kingdom | | Formed | 1974 | | Releases in catalog | 9 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ronnie Romero](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ronnie-romero) | Lead vocals | 2015 to present | Current | | [Doogie White](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doogie-white) | | 1994 to present | Current | | [Bob Nouveau](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bob-nouveau) | Bass guitar | 2015 to present | Current | | [David Keith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-keith) | Drums (drum set) | 2015 to present | Current | | [David Stone](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-stone) | | | Current | | [Bob Rondinelli](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bob-rondinelli) | | 1980 to 1984 | Former | | [Graham Bonnet](https://themetalnet.com/musician/graham-bonnet) | | 1979 to 1980 | Former | | [Bob Daisley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bob-daisley) | | 1977 to 1978 | Former | | [Cozy Powell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cozy-powell) | Drums (drum set) | 1975 to 1980 | Former | | [Don Airey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/don-airey) | | 1979 to 1981 | Former | | [Joe Lynn Turner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-lynn-turner) | | 1980 to 1984 | Former | | [John O. Reilly](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-o-reilly) | | | Former | | [Ronnie James Dio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ronnie-james-dio) | | 1975 to 1978 | Former | | [Jimmy Bain](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jimmy-bain) | Bass guitar | 1975 to 1977 | Former | | [Gary Driscoll](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-driscoll) | | 1975 to 1975 | Former | | [Ritchie Blackmore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ritchie-blackmore) | | 1975 to 1984 | Former | | [Roger Glover](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roger-glover) | | 1978 to 1984 | Former | | [Tony Carey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-carey) | | 1975 to 1977 | Former | | [Craig Gruber](https://themetalnet.com/musician/craig-gruber) | | 1975 to 1975 | Former | | [David Rosenthal](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-rosenthal) | | 1981 to 1984 | Former | | [Mickey Lee Soule](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mickey-lee-soule) | | 1975 to 1975 | Former | | [Paul Morris](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-morris) | Keyboard | 1993 to 1995 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1975 | [Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5d145cc-3c7f-31b3-9133-2e9367a47332) | Album | | 1976 | [Rising](https://themetalnet.com/album/66576223-2647-37df-b6c2-746fc35c1a41) | Album | | 1978 | [Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll](https://themetalnet.com/album/4dff9404-ada8-34e7-98f2-1bc9a61cda05) | Album | | 1979 | [Down to Earth](https://themetalnet.com/album/255eb3e1-3ee6-3b42-b030-c2e7a9984478) | Album | | 1981 | [Difficult to Cure](https://themetalnet.com/album/78032776-51b6-37dd-b747-f13a54e49640) | Album | | 1982 | [Straight Between the Eyes](https://themetalnet.com/album/c46dc7da-cb78-3d18-a5f1-0d28df41809f) | Album | | 1983 | [Bent Out of Shape](https://themetalnet.com/album/1f538d59-a32d-3521-9533-d2577773b270) | Album | | 1995 | [Stranger in Us All](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad9974fa-2dbf-3e75-94ba-6e5c626184bb) | Album | | 2019 | [Rainbow vorwärts](https://themetalnet.com/album/672f7404-55f7-41ac-b5b4-35c51a9fc910) | EP | ## Related bands - [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together) - [Deep Purple](https://themetalnet.com/band/deep-purple) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together) - [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together) - [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together) - [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together) - [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together) - [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together) - [KISS](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss) (listened together) - [Guns N’ Roses](https://themetalnet.com/band/guns-n-roses) (listened together) - [Motörhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/motorhead) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Rainbow/108 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SLAMfhOi7UJI0fMztaK0m - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOBQxVfZhfr8A0i1r7-01w - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1324 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/51688 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RainbowPage --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow). 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