What is Rainbow (band)?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Rainbow | Img = Rainbow in performance (27 09 1977 02 500b).jpg | Img_capt = Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore in Norway, 1977 | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = Yes | Background = group_or_band | Years_active = 1975–1984<br />1994–1997 | Origin = England <!-- Please expand on this --> | Genre = [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] | Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]], [[BMG]] | Associated_acts = [[Deep Purple]], [[Elf (band)|Elf]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]], [[Michael Schenker Group]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force]], [[Blackmore's Night]]<!--This field is for professional relationships with other musicians that are significant and notable to this band's career. This field should be avoided groups with only one member in common. --> | Alias = Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow<br />Blackmore's Rainbow | Past_members = See: [[#Band members|Member history]] }} '''Rainbow''' (also known as '''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow''' or '''Blackmore's Rainbow''') were an English [[hard rock]] band, controlled by guitarist [[Ritchie Blackmore]] from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with former [[Elf (band)|Elf]] members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. In addition to lead singers [[Ronnie James Dio]], [[Graham Bonnet]], [[Joe Lynn Turner]] and [[Doogie White]], the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with [[neo-classical metal]], but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio's departure from the group. Rainbow was ranked #90 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/list/CurtisLoew/vh1s_100_greatest_artists_of_hard_rock/ |title=VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock |publisher=Rate Your Music |accessdate=13 November 20