Blackmore

Blackmore is an English surname, most notably associated with Richard Doddridge Blackmore, the Victorian novelist who wrote *Lorna Doone* (1869), a romantic tale set on Exmoor.

The name also belongs to Ritchie Blackmore, the influential British rock guitarist known for his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow.

As a place name, Blackmore refers to several villages in England.

author

Victorian

Of a prim era

Devon · English literature · historical fiction · pastoral · 19th century · narrative · prose

guitarist

Deep Purple

English rock band

Smoke on the Water · shredding · improvisation · solo · metal · baroque · classical influence · virtuoso · riff · amplifier

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

clan · heritage · bloodline · descendants · relatives · patronymic · last name · identity · English · British

Opposites
guitar style/technique

BlackmoreB.B. King

Blues guitarist icon

Stevie Ray Vaughan · Muddy Waters · Buddy Guy · John Lee Hooker · Johnny Ramone

musical persona/temperament

BlackmoreEddie Van Halen

Sammy Hagar · Dave Grohl · Tom Petty · Joe Walsh · Keith Richards

genre evolution

BlackmoreAngus Young

AC/DC · arena rock

Family

black, blacker, blackest, blackly, blackness, blacken, blackened, blackening, moor

Familiarity
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