Ritchie Blackmore career started with the band THE OUTLAWS (UK)  + solo single in 1965
and sessions including   in Germany with Mandrake Root;  Lord Sutch;   Randy Pie & Family 
before starting with DEEP PURPLE as one of the founders.
He quit in 1973 and started  his own band RAINBOW in 1975.
Today he plays mainly acoustic traditional middle age  influenced music.

Style:  Hardrock

see: 
Outlaws (UK) ; Randy Pie & Family ; Deep Purple ;  Lord Sutch ; Elf ; Kahvas Jute ;
Mungo Jerry ; Cozy Powell ; J.L. Turner & Fandango ; Graham Bonnet  (Marbles) ;
Tony Carey (P.Maffay) ; Ronnie James Dio ; Rainbow ;


Musicians:
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, vocals;
RITCHIE BLACKMORE ORCHESTRA :
Chas Hodges - bass; Nicky Hopkins - piano;
Reg Price - sax; Mick Underwood - drums;

Tracks :
The OUTLAWS  -  Shake with me    - 1964
The RALLY ROUNDERS  -  Bike Beat pt 2   - 1964
The RALLY ROUNDERS  -  Bike Beat pt 1  - 1964
GUNILLA THORNE  -  Go on then   - 1963
MICHAEL COX  -  Ive been Thinking   - 1963
HOUSTON WELLS & OUTLAWS  -  Living Alone   - 1964
HOUSTON WELLS & OUTLAWS  -  Galway Bay   - 1964
GENE VINCENT & The OUTLAWS  -  Dance to the Bop - 1963  unrel.
GENE VINCENT & The OUTLAWS  -  Catch me a Rat    - 1963  unrel.
The OUTLAWS  -  As long as I Live  -  Live  unrel.
The OUTLAWS  -  Only for you  - 1965
HEINZ  -  I get up in the Morning   (ex - Tornados)  - 1963
DAVY KAYE  -  A Fool such as I   - 1964
JESS CONRAD  -  It can happen to you   - 1965
BURR BAILEY  -  Like a Bird without Feathers   - 1963
SILAS DOOLEY  -  The Birds & The Bees   - 1965  unreleased
SILAS DOOLEY  -  Something at the Bottom of the Garden  - 1965  unrel.
RITCHIE BLACKMORE ORCHESTRA  -  Getaway       - 1965
RITCHIE BLACKMORE ORCHESTRA  -   Little brown Jug  (G.Miller) - 1965
The LANCASTERS  -  Satans Holiday   - 1964
The LANCASTERS  -  Earthshaker      - 1964
The Sessions  -  Let me in  (M.Dallon)  - 1965  only released in USA  
RONNIE JONES  -  Satisfy my Soul   - 1966 - (ex - Alexis Korner)
BOZ  -  Down in the Flood   (pre - King Crimson, Alexis Korner, Bad Co) - 1968