THE Temple of Music and Entertainment Fame of Long Island (Cart), in coordination with gaugerecently organized a celebrating night Candice Night And the release of his new album, “Sea glass”. This celebration included live solo performance by Candyinterpreting three songs – including “Unknown hero” And “Promise me” (with his daughter) – of his new album followed by the official induction of Blackmore Ritchie And Candy of Blackmore night In Cart In its museum, located at 97, rue Main in Stony Brook, New York. Candy accepted induction by Cart Board of Directors Robert Debrauwere in the name of Blackmore night as Richie could not attend.
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“I am so honored to be inducted into the Long Island music temple“” Night said. “Being surrounded by some of the greatest musicians, knowing that we all have the same roots here is an incredible feeling. I have lived on a long island all my life and I am constantly inspired by energy here and the beauty of our nature. Imaging is a constant objective in my songs.”
The two enthusiasts met in Long Island and have strong community ties of Long Island. Legendary guitarist Blackmore Ritchie (Dark purple And Rainbow) grew up in the United Kingdom and moved to the United States in 1974, moving to Huntington, Long Island in the 1980s.
Candice Night In Hauppauge and is a Long Island life resident and a graduate of Nyit in Old Westbury. While stoizing at Wbab In the west of Babylon in 1989, she met Blackmore Ritchie in a charity football match where Dark purple Played against DJs and station staff. After the match, Candy request Richie For its autograph and the two became friends, developed later in addition. They started to live together in 1993 and co -founded Blackmore night In 1997. They continued to live on the North Shore while raising their families.
They were very involved in many local charities and community events in Long Island, notably Save a Pet in Port Jefferson, Star Animal Rehabilitation, Little Shelter in Huntington and North Shore Animal League. They have collected funds, awareness and supplies for them and have set up donations of donations over the years at each Blackmore night Show, even organizing adoption events during their concerts for some.
Candy I started singing at Lillian Carans Little Theater Workshop in Smithtown and recorded music at the Richie Cannatas Cove City sound studios in Glen Cove with a local producer / engineer Brendan Keenan. Candy was also the snow queen in the Dickens Festival In Port Jefferson for two years, including receiving the first prize “Artist in Residence”.
“In recorded and live performance, Long Island Blackmore night is an exciting and entertaining audience from around the world for almost three decades, “said Cart co-founder Norm Prusslin. “Mix renaissance melodies, instrumental and original folk-rock songs in a style only theirs, Blackmore night is loved by their fans for their exceptional musicality, their extraordinary voice and their legendary performances. Blackmore nightinduction in the Temple of Music and Entertainment Fame of Long Island recognizes and honors their artistic talent, their creativity and their inheritance. “”
Founded in 2004, the Temple of Music and Entertainment Fame of Long Island is an organization 501 (C) (3) dedicated to the idea that the musical and entertainment heritage of Long Island is an important resource to celebrate and preserve for future generations. The organization, which includes the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and Kings (Brooklyn) of New York State, was created as a place of community which inspires and explores the music and entertainment of Long Island in all its forms. In 2022, Cart opened its first construction location of the renowned temple in Stony Brook, New York. To date, the organization has induced more than 130 musicians and managers of the music industry and offers education programs, scholarships and awards to Long Island students and educators.
Blackmore night Play “Renaissance Music” or “Medieval Music”, with most of the songs with words mentioned by Night and melodies manufactured by Blackmore.
Richie,, Candy And their two children live in Long Island, New York, near Port Jefferson.
Blackmore is co-founder of Dark purple and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, especially “Smoking on the water”But he has not played with the group since his 1993 departure.
Dark purple drummer Ian Paice said in an interview in 2017 that it was “useless” that the group is considering a meeting with BlackmoreExplaining that he would not be able to guarantee that every day with the guitarist notoriously in a bad mood would be fun.
Blackmore is co-founder of Dark purple and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, especially “Smoking on the water”But he has not played with the group since his 1993 departure.
During his time away from PURPLE,, Blackmore established the neoclassical group called Rainbowwhich merge Baroque music influenced elements with hard rock before progressively progressing towards hard rock of catchy pop style.
Blackmore moved away from its music brand inspired by the Renaissance with Blackmore night in 2016 to make a handful of shows with a brand new range of Rainbow.
In addition to Blackmore And Night (Swear of Voices), the most recent incarnation of Rainbow Singer included Ronnie Romero,, Stratovarius keyist Jens Johansson,, Blackmore night drummer David Keithbassist New bob (aka Robert “Bob” Curianoex-Blackmore night) and support singer Lady lynn.
The two shows Rainbow played in Germany in June 2016 were photographed to produce “Memories in Rock – Live in Germany”which was published in November 2016 via Eagle Rock Entertainment On DVD + 2CD, Blu-ray + 2CD and digital formats.
After Richie LEFT Dark purple For the last time in 1993, he reformed Rainbow For an album (1995 “Stranger in all of us”) and a tour, ending things in Denmark in 1997.
Blackmore did not join his former Dark purple group comrades at the 2016 group 2016 Rock and roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Blackmore previously suggested that PURPLEThe manager of having prevented him from attending the Rock room Induction ceremony, and he used it as an excuse not to attend the event.
Despite Blackmore Be a non-presentation Rock roomHe received several cries during the induction speeches of the Dark purple members present. Furthermore, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrichinducted Dark purple In the institution, rented “Richie fucking Blackmore“For one of the most memorable guitar riffs of all time “Smoking on the water”.
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