Oscar Klein + 'P H I L A D E L P H I A'   J E R R Y   R I C K S; from cover of 'L+R 42.007'; photo: Jack Tanner
Oscar Klein + Philadelphia Jerry Ricks
source: front cover of L+R 42.007
photographer: Jack Tanner

'Philadelphia'
Jerry Ricks
b. May 22, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d. December 10, 2007 in Rijeka, Croatia

discography
This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

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'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes
11977'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
Two Guitars - One Soul


- Baby, Please Don't Go
- Oscar's Rag
- Worried Blues
- Somebody Stole My Gal
- U.S.A. Blues
- C.C. Rider
- Two Guitars - One Soul

- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Country Farm Blues
- Turn Your Money Green
- Chittlins
- Blues In Another Country
- South Street Strut
- Black Mountain Blues

Jerry Ricks, g, voc; Oscar Klein, g, hca

Zytglogge logo
Zytglogge ZYT 213 (Ch)

www.zytglogge.ch
(record is out of print !!!)

Oscar Klein page

21979Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
Guitar Boogie Woogie

Blues, Boogie & Jazz

- Guitar Boogie Woogie
- Travellin' Riverside
- King Porter Stomp
- Stagger Lee
- Blues For Satchmo
- Shuffle For Big Bill

- China Blues
- Crossroads
- Meade Lux Special
- Highwater Blues
- Mezzrow Stomp
- Peg O'my Heart
- Having My Fun

Jerry Ricks, g, voc; Oscar Klein, g, co

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Meistersinger
MusikProduktion
01003 (D)

www.meistersinger.com
record is out of print, but
there are some copies left;
can be purchased here

Oscar Klein page

31979Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
Blues Session


- I Am Your Hoochie Coochie Man
- J & K Rag
- Pistol Slappin' Mama
- Johnny Mae
- One For Pee Wee
- Frankie
- Boogie In The Rough
- Trouble In Mind
- Mezz And Tommy
- Special Agent
- Stuttgart Rag
- Sittin' On The Top Of The World
- Ain't She Sweet
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Mediaphon
= Intercord CD INT 815.242
41980Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
Low Light Blues


- It Hurts Me So
- Levee Woman
- Low Light Blues
- Keys To The Highway
- Louis Collins
- L & M Blues

- Blues For Horst
- Come Back Baby
- Cornet Shuffle
- Kind Hearted Woman
- Hey Hey Baby
- Blues For Pee Wee
- San Francisco Bay Blues

rec. January 7 & 8, 1980; Jerry Ricks, g, voc; Oscar Klein, g, co, hca + recorderette

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L+R Records 42.007

L + R discography

Oscar Klein page

51980Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
Jazz Roots


- Echoes Of Harlem
- Shine
- Davenport Blues
- Pallet On The Floor
- Wolverine Blues
- Song Of The Island

- Carolina Medley
- Fidgety Feet
- Nobody Knows You
- Ballin' The Jack
- Rosie's Rag
- Memphis Blues

rec. Jan. 7-8, 1980 in Frankfurt / Main, Germany; Jerry Ricks, g, voc; Oscar Klein, g, co

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L+R Records 40.011

L + R discography

Oscar Klein page

61980The First Blues Sampler

Louisiana Red & Sunnyland Slim Blues Band
- Chicago, Glad To Be Back Home
J.B. Lenoir
- I Feel So Good
The Eddie Taylor Blues Band + Carey Bell
- Wreck On 83 Highway
Willie Dixon with Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim
- My Babe
Eddie Boyd with Buddy Guy a.o.
- Blue Monday Blues
Eunice Davis with Wasboard Doc, Lucky & Flash a.o.
- Rock Little Daddy

Hubert Sumlin & Carey Bell
- Brought Up The Hard Way
Willie Mabon with Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor a.o.
- Monday Woman
Wasboard Doc, Lucky & Flash; guest Lousiana Red
- Early One Morning

Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
- Levee Woman
Sunnyland Slim Blues Band; guest Carey Bell
- Tired Of Travelling
Lousiana Red
- Witchcraft Blues

tracks from other L+R LPs,
and unissued takes

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L+R 42.006

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= L+R 30888 "Blues Meeting"

L + R discography

6a1982Debreceni Dzsessznapok 1981
(Debrecen Jazz Days 1981)

György Vukán
Kaszako
Hulin Quintet

Szabados
Benkó Dixieland Band
- Debreceni Blues #
Binder Kvartett

# rec. September 13, 1981 live at the Debrecen Jazzfestival, Hungary with guest star Philadelphia Jerry Ricks, voc, g

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Krem SLPX 17706 (Hu)
71983?'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks with Giulio Camarca
Been There Before


- Been There Before
- Blues For Texas
- Buddy Bolden's Blues
- V. Nizza 352
- My Time
- How Long

- Winin Boy
- Blues For Nails
- Stefano Blues
- Coffee Blues
- Po River Blues

rec. March/April 1983 at Caliti Studio Torino Italy; Jerry Ricks, voc. ac g; Giulio Camarca, el g; prod. by Jonny Betti

notes by Sergio Ramella
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Shirak JR 83029 (I)
819845. International Jazz Fair - Zagreb '83

B.B. Convention & Festival All Stars Band - Hot Line
Franco D'Andrea
- My One Only Love
Hot Club Budapest
Billie`s Bounce

Joanne Brackeen - Clint Houston Duo
- Emily
Gunther Klatt Quartet
- Traffic


Francesca Oliveri & Giko Pavan Quartet
- He's Got Whole World In His Hands
L'Orchestre Simpatique
- Queechy Valley
Lala Kovacev Balkan Impression
- Love Song & Oro
Harald Neuwirth Quartet featuring Erich Kleinschuster
- Seven Stoned Woogie

Kinkade
- The Right Moment
La Compagnie Bernard Lubat
- Tu Ments Lady

Philadelphia Jerry Ricks
- Help Me Blues

rec. 24 - 29.October, 1983 live in "Kulušic" at Zagreb Jazz Festival; prod. by Mladen Mazur

DLP
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Jugoton LSY 65057-58

more info

91984'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks
Help Me Blues


- Mean Old World
- Sweet N.A. Blues
- Good Woman Blues
- Death Letter
- Leavin' Blues
- Change Your Way

- Bottle Up And Go
- Easy Rider
- Troubled Lord
- Minin' My Business
- Spike Driver Blues
- Help Me Blues

rec. January 28, 1984 at Jugoton Studio, Zagreb; prod. by Mladen Mazur

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Jugoton LSY 66214
101986'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks Live In Zorn





Megaphone ? (CH)
111987'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks
Empty Bottle Blues


- Ain't No Fool (Jerry Ricks)
- Frisco Whistle Blues (Ed Bell)
- Avalon (Mississippi John Hurt)
- Gracious Lord (Jerry Ricks)
- Down Delta (Jerry Ricks)

- Empty Bottle Blues (Jerry Ricks)
- Kicken The Blues (Jerry Ricks)
- Mumblin' Blues (Jerry Ricks)
- Down In Luck (Jerry Ricks)
- San Francisco Bay (Jesse Fuller)
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Radioton SLPM 37062 (Hu)
121987Oscar Klein & 'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks
Blues Panorama


- China Blues
- Goin' To St. Louis
- Schwarzwald Boogie
- Blues For Louis Armstrong
- Cornet Gumbo
- The Hambone

- Down In Luck
- Crossroads
- Tommy Ladnier
- Oh, Babe, Ain't No Lie / Freight Train
- Struttin' Down Canal Street
- Ok, Jr !

Oscar Klein, tr, g, cl, hca; Jerry Ricks, voc, g

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Koch International
W12-K017525-G
131990Oscar Klein & 'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks
Blues Panorama Vol. 2


- Mezzerola
- Blues In Another Country
- Stack O'Lee
- Savoy Blues
- 23 Skidoo
- Telegraph Blues

- You're No Good
- Blues No. 8
- Country Farm
- Rampart St. Blues
- 20 To 11

Oscar Klein, tr, g, cl, hca; Jerry Ricks, voc, g

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Koch International
W12-K218958-G
= 122 423 (Austria)
141991Philadelphia Jerry Ricks
True Blues


- Got The Blues and Can't Be Satisfied
- Shakes Blues
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Homeless Blues
- Ain't No Tellin' (Blue Harvest)
- Casey Jones
- Goin' Home
- Break Of Dawn
- Let Me Be
- Take Me To The River
- No Crazy Woman
- James Alley Blues
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Traditional Line CD TL 1314
151997'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks
Deep In The Well


- James Alley Blues
- No Place For Me
- Down In Luck
- Empty Bottle Blues
- Change Your Ways
- Born With The Blues
- New Pallet On The Floor
- When A Man Gets In Trouble
- New Avalon
- Ain't Afraid Of These Blues
- Gary Davis Medley
- Troubles
- Troubled, Lord
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot
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Rooster CD R2636

www.roosterblues.com

161997Mathus and His Knock-Down Society play Songs For Rosetta

- I Got Mine
- Keep Your Hands Off
- Diggin' My Potatoes
- Jesus Is A Dying Bed Maker
- Blues For Blind Melon
- Mississippi Moan
- Hey, Hey
- Turkey Buzzard In A Pork Pie Hat
- Don't Make Me Wait
- Who'll Sop My Gravy
- Goin' Down The Road
- Memphis Bound
- She's All Right
- Some Of These Days

James Mathus and his Knockdown Society; James "Hambone" Mathus (vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, harp, harmonica); Joe Tullos (vocals, electric guitar); Michael "Hawkeye" Jordan (vocals, mandolin); Andrew Bird (vocals, violin); Pat Sansone (vocals, piano); Bobby Hoerner, Clay Walker, Snaggletooth Jenn (vocals); John Sinclair (spoken vocals); Stu Cole (resonator guitar, guitar, bass, background vocals); "Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks (guitar); Greg Bell (harmonica, accordion, piano, Wurlitzer, bass); Joe Braun (alto saxophone); Jack Fine (trumpet); Keith "Wolf" Anderson (trombone); Glenn "Spookhouse" Graham (drums)

notes by James Mathus
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Mammoth CD 179
= CD 980179 (1999)
172000'Philadelphia' Jerry Ricks
Many Miles Of Blues


- Missouri River Blues
- What It's All About
- No More Ramblin'
- I Will Turn Your Money Green (Furry Lewis)
- One More Time
- Vicksburg Blues
- Hey Hey
- Many Miles Of Blues
- Special Rider Blues
- Keep On Knocking
- Red Cross Blues
- I'm Sorry
- Louis Collins
- Undertaker Blues
- County Farm
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Rooster CD R2639

www.roosterblues.com

182000Rooster Blues Records
1980-2000 Sampler

- Fistful Of Dollars - Lonnie Shields
- Eatin' Dry Onions - Willie Cobbs
- Worried Dream - Larry Davis
- Down In The Delta - Johnson's Jazzers
- Rocking Daddy - Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes & The Playboys
- Elvira - Lonnie Pitchford
- Rollin' And Tumblin' - Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell
- I Wouldn't Lay My Guitar Down - Eddy Clearwater
- Eyesight To The Blind - Good Rockin' Charles
- Bad Avenue - Valerie Wellington
- King Of The Jungle - Eddie C. Campbell
- Give Me Back My Wig - Magic Slim
- Hummin' Blues, Pt. 1 - Big Jack Johnson
- How Much More/mama Talk To Your Daughter - Robert Walker
- Dunkin' Donut Woman - Eddie Shaw
- Can't Sleep At Night - L.C. Luckett, Johnny Rawls
- I Can't Leave You Alone - D.C. Bellamy

- James Alley Blues - Jerry Ricks
- Walkin' And Cryin' The Blues - Foree 'Guitar' Wells
notes by Jim O'Neal

Rooster CD R2637
192001
4CD box set
The Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary

Mississippi John Hurt (+Jerry Ricks, g, John Sebastian, harm)
- Ain't No Tellin' (Pallet On the Floor) (rec. 1963)
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Sliced Bread SB 74440

www.slicedbread.com

 

Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources:
- own record collection
- Mark Greenberg: "Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks: Carrying On.- Sing Out! Vol 45 #1 (Spring 2001), p. 22 - 25
- Klaus-Dieter Tilch: Rock LPs 1971-1980, Hamburg (Taurus) 1991,p. 1338
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: booklet of Rooster CD R2639; photographer: Marc Norberg

Thanks for additional information to Rudolf Hohenberger, Klaus Kilian, Mike Regenstreif (www.ckutfolk.com) and Lightnin' Wells

 

 

Stefan Wirz


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