List of Rainbow band members

Two line-ups of Rainbow performing in 1977 and 2017

Rainbow are an English-American hard rock band originally from Hertford, Hertfordshire. Formed in January 1975 by then-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, the original lineup of the group also included former Elf members Ronnie James Dio (lead vocals), Craig Gruber (bass), Gary Driscoll (drums) and Micky Lee Soule (keyboards), who recorded and released the self-titled album Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow that year.[1] The most recent line-up consisted of Blackmore (the sole continuous member), backing vocalist Candice Night (since 1994), singer Ronnie Romero, bassist Bob Nouveau, drummer David Keith and keyboardist Jens Johansson (all since 2015).

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (4 August 2015). "The Story Of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow And Their Debut Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 18 May 2019.