Over the Rainbow were a rock band formed in 2008 by former members of

Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...

, along with Rainbow leader

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar ...

's son Jürgen (replacing his father on guitar). Members include

Joe Lynn Turner Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop ro ...

(Rainbow 1980-1984),

Bobby Rondinelli Robert Rondinelli (born July 27, 1955) is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/ heavy metal bands Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, The Handful, and Rondinelli. In July 2013, Rondinelli wa ...

(Rainbow 1980-1983),

Tony Carey Anthony Lawrence Carey (born October 16, 1953, Watsonville, California) is an American-born, European-based musician, composer, producer, and singer/songwriter. One of his earliest musical experiences was as a keyboardist for Rainbow. After his d ...

(Rainbow 1975-1977) and Greg Smith (Rainbow 1994-1997). There was originally at least one member in the band from every part of Rainbow's career except for the years 1979 to 1980. In late 2009, Carey was replaced by Paul Morris (Rainbow 1994-1997). They performed songs from all eras of Rainbow's music. Over the Rainbow have not been active since 2011.

History

In 2008, Carey, Rondinelli, Smith and Turner decided to work together in performing Rainbow music again but agreed that the only legitimate way that this could be accomplished was with a Blackmore on guitar. In 2009, four ex-members

and Greg Smith teamed up with Jürgen Blackmore, Ritchie's son, to form Over the Rainbow. Due to ill-health Carey had to leave following the first tour and was replaced on keyboards by Paul Morris.

Recent events

Over the Rainbow started a tour of Russia and Europe in late 2009, which continued until mid 2010. When asked about Over The Rainbow's plans to record a new album in an interview conducted by Neil Daniels, Bobby Rondinelli stated "Yes, in the near future." In 2011 band went to a "hiatus" so members of the band could pursue other projects according to Joe Lynn Turner's official website. Three of the five members (Morris, Smith, and Turner) toured briefly thereafter in Joe Lynn Turner's band on the east coast but not for long.

Personnel

*Jürgen Blackmore - guitar (2008-2011) *

- drums (2008-2011) * Greg Smith - bass (2008-2011) *

- vocals (2008-2011) * Paul Morris - keyboards (2009-2011) ;Former members *

- keyboards (2008-2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Over The Rainbow (Band) American heavy metal musical groups Heavy metal supergroups Musical groups established in 2009