The Lengthy Island Music And Leisure Corridor Of Fame (LIMEHOF),in coordination with earMUSIC, just lately hosted an evening celebrating Candice Evening and the discharge of her new album, “Sea Glass”. This celebration featured a reside solo efficiency by Candice, performing three songs — together with “Unsung Hero” and “Promise Me” (that includes her daughter) — from her new album adopted by the official induction of Ritchie Blackmore and Candice of BLACKMORE’S NIGHT into LIMEHOF at its museum, positioned at 97 Most important Road in Stony Brook, New York. Candice accepted the induction by LIMEHOF government board member Robert deBrauwere on behalf of BLACKMORE’S NIGHT as Ritchie was not in a position to attend.
The Rob Teller Pictures YouTube channel has uploaded video of Candice‘s acceptance speech and efficiency. Test it out beneath.
“I’m so honored to be inducted into the Lengthy Island Music Corridor Of Fame,” Evening mentioned. “Being surrounded by a few of the best musicians, understanding all of us have the identical roots right here is an unimaginable feeling. I’ve lived on Lengthy Island my complete life and am continually impressed by the power right here and the great thing about our nature. The imagery is a continuing focus in my songs.”
The 2 inductees met on Lengthy Island and have sturdy Lengthy Island neighborhood ties. Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW) grew up within the U.Okay. and moved to the USA in 1974, shifting to Huntington, Lengthy Island within the Nineteen Eighties.
Candice Evening grew up in Hauppauge and is a lifetime Lengthy Island resident and a graduate of NYIT in Outdated Westbury. Whereas interning at WBAB in West Babylon in 1989, she met Ritchie Blackmore at a charity soccer recreation the place DEEP PURPLE performed in opposition to the station’s DJs and workers. After the sport, Candice requested Ritchie for his autograph and the 2 turned associates, later growing into extra. They began dwelling collectively in 1993 and co-founded BLACKMORE’S NIGHT in 1997. They proceed to reside on the North Shore whereas elevating their household.
They’ve been very concerned in lots of native charity efforts and neighborhood occasions throughout Lengthy Island together with Save A Pet in Port Jefferson, STAR animal rehabilitation, Little Shelter in Huntington, and the North Shore Animal League. They’ve raised funds, consciousness and provides for them and arrange donation cubicles through the years at each BLACKMORE’S NIGHT present, even internet hosting adopting occasions at their concert events for some.
Candice began singing at Lillian Carans Little Theater Workshop in Smithtown and has recorded music at Richie Cannatas Cove Metropolis Sound Studios in Glen Cove with native producer/engineer Brendan Keenan. Candice was additionally the Snow Queen within the Dickens Pageant at Port Jefferson for 2 years, together with receiving the primary “artist in residence” award.
“In recorded and reside performances, Lengthy Island’s BLACKMORE’S NIGHT has been thrilling and entertaining audiences all world wide for practically three many years,” mentioned LIMEHOF co-founder Norm Prusslin. “Mixing renaissance melodies, instrumentals, and folk-rock unique songs into a method uniquely their very own, BLACKMORE’S NIGHT is beloved by their followers for his or her distinctive musicianship, extraordinary vocals, and legendary performances. BLACKMORE’S NIGHT‘s induction into the Lengthy Island Music And Leisure Corridor Of Fame acknowledges and honors their artistry, creativity and legacy.”
Based in 2004, the Lengthy Island Music And Leisure Corridor Of Fame is a 501(c)(3) group devoted to the concept that Lengthy Island’s musical and leisure heritage is a crucial useful resource to be celebrated and preserved for future generations. The group, which encompasses New York State’s Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Kings (Brooklyn) Counties, was created as a spot of neighborhood that evokes and explores Lengthy Island music and leisure in all its varieties. In 2022, LIMEHOF opened its first Corridor Of Fame constructing location in Stony Brook, New York. Thus far, the group has inducted greater than 130 musicians and music trade executives, and affords education schemes, scholarships, and awards to Lengthy Island college students and educators.
BLACKMORE’S NIGHT performs “Renaissance music,” or “medieval music,” with many of the tunes that includes lyrics conjured by Evening and melodies crafted by Blackmore.
Ritchie, Candice and their two kids reside on Lengthy Island, New York, close to Port Jefferson.
Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote a lot of their most memorable riffs, together with “Smoke On The Water”, however he has not performed with the group since his 1993 departure.
DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice mentioned in a 2017 interview that there was “no level” for the band to contemplate a reunion with Blackmore, explaining that he would not have the ability to assure that on daily basis with the notoriously moody guitarist can be enjoyable.
Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote a lot of their most memorable riffs, together with “Smoke On The Water”, however he has not performed with the group since his 1993 departure.
Throughout his time away from PURPLE, Blackmore established the neo-classical band known as RAINBOW, which fused baroque music influences components with exhausting rock earlier than step by step progressing to catchy pop-style exhausting rock.
Blackmore stepped away from his Renaissance-inspired model of music with BLACKMORE’S NIGHT in 2016 to carry out a handful of exhibits with a brand-new lineup of RAINBOW.
Along with Blackmore and Evening (backing vocals),the newest incarnation of RAINBOW included singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE’S NIGHT drummer David Keith, bassist Bob Nouveau (a.ok.a. Robert “Bob” Curiano, ex-BLACKMORE’S NIGHT) and backing singer Girl Lynn.
The 2 exhibits RAINBOW performed in Germany in June 2016 had been caught on digicam to supply “Reminiscences In Rock – Reside In Germany”, which was launched in November 2016 through Eagle Rock Leisure on DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2CD, and digital codecs.
After Ritchie left DEEP PURPLE for the ultimate time in 1993, he reformed RAINBOW for one album (1995’s “Stranger In Us All”) and one tour, ending issues in Denmark in 1997.
Blackmore did not be part of his former DEEP PURPLE bandmates on the group’s 2016 Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame induction ceremony.
Blackmore beforehand urged that PURPLE‘s supervisor had blocked him from attending the Rock Corridor induction ceremony, and he used that as an excuse for not attending the occasion.
Regardless of Blackmore being a no-show at Rock Corridor, he was given a number of shoutouts throughout the induction speeches of the DEEP PURPLE members in attendance. As well as, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, who inducted DEEP PURPLE into the establishment, praised “Ritchie fucking Blackmore” for probably the most memorable guitar riffs of all time on “Smoke On The Water”.
Picture credit score: Michael Keel (courtesy of earMUSIC)
