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Mississippi John Hurt discography

- I'm Satisfied (2:56)   @ Spotify
- Candy Man (2:58)   @ Spotify
- Make Me A Pallet On The Floor (4:35)   @ Spotify
- Talking Casey (5:09)   @ Spotify
- Corrinna, Corrinna (1:52)   @ Spotify

- Coffee Blues (3:47)   @ Spotify
- Louis Collins (4:09)   @ Spotify
- Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (3:33)   @ Spotify

notes by Nat Hentoff

Vanguard VSD-79220 (stereo) (US 1966)

notes by Nat Hentoff
 
Vanguard VRS-9220 (mono) (US 1966)

notes by Nat Hentoff

= Vanguard SVRL19032 (UK) "Mississippi John Hurt"

notes by Nat Hentoff

= Fontana TFL 6079 "Mississippi John Hurt"

= Vanguard VMD/VSD-79220 (US 1987)

= KICP-2034 (Jp) "Today (plus)"

= Pure Pleasure 9220 (UK) (180 g vinyl) mastered by Kevin Gray & Steve Hoffman

14 versions at discogs.com

Riverman, Bella Terra BTR0041 bonus tracks:
- Mississippi In The Morning (from the album 'Land Of The Twelve String Songman') (4:04)
- Mary Ann (from the album 'Short Stories') (2:57)

# with Jerry Ricks, ac g, ## slide g

R.D.P. Records RDP-1 (US 1971)

"Oates later met guitarist/instructor Jerry Ricks, who became a major figure in his life. It was Ricks who tutored him on the basics of finger picking and the differences between Delta and Piedmont blues playing, among many other things." (source: Ron Wynn: John Oates, half of pop's history-making Hall & Oates, stretches out solo)

Atlantic SD 7269

at Wikipedia

- Baby, Please Don't Go (Hopkins) (3:08)
- Oscar's Rag (Klein) (1:50)
- Worried Blues (Trad./Klein) (4:04)
- Somebody Stole My Gal (Wood) (3:50) #
- U.S.A. Blues (Klein) (5:28) #
- C.C. Rider (Trad./Klein) (2:48)
- Two Guitars - One Soul (Klein) (3:40) #

- Sweet Georgia Brown (Pinkard-Casey) (4:12) #
- Country Farm Blues (Klein) (3:04) [sic! actually "County Farm Blues"] *
- Turn Your Money Green (Trad./Klein) (4:24)
- Chittlins (Klein) (3:48) #
- Blues In Another Country (Klein) (4:16)
- South Street Strut (Klein) (1:56)
- Black Mountain Blues (Bessie Smith) (3:01) #

rec. April 16, 1977 in Geneva, Switzerland; Jerry Ricks, g, voc; Oscar Klein, # g, * hca

notes by Oscar Klein

Zytglogge ZYT 213 (Switzerland 1977)

- Guitar Boogie Woogie (instr) (Klein/Ricks) (2:35)
- Travellin' Riverside (Robert Johnson) (4:05)
- King Porter Stomp (instr) (Morten) (2:35)
- Stagger Lee (Klein/Ricks) (1:50)
- Blues For Satchmo (Klein/Ricks) (2:45) #
- Shuffle For Big Bill (Ricks/Klein) (2:20)
- China Blues (Klein/Ricks) (3:25)

- Crossroads (Robert Johnson) (2:45)
- Meade Lux Special (Klein/Ricks) (3:00)
- Highwater Blues (Ricks/Klein [emulating Lonnie Johnson]) (3:45)
- Mezzrow Stomp (Klein/Ricks) (2:45) #
- Peg O'my Heart (Fisher Fred/Bryan Alfred) (3:05)
- Having My Fun (Ricks/Klein) (3:25)

rec. September 2, 1978 in Nürnberg, Germany; Jerry Ricks, voc, g; Oscar Klein, g, # cornet

Meistersinger MusikProduktion 01003 (Germany 1979)

- I Am Your Hoochie Coochie Man (4:34)
- J & K Rag (instr) (5:55)
- Pistol Slappin' Mama (2:52) *   @ youtube
- Johnny Mae (2:50) *   @ youtube
- One For Pee Wee (instr) (3:47)
- Frankie (3:09) *   @ youtube

- Boogie In The Rough (instr) (3:51) #   @ youtube
- Trouble In Mind (3:15) #
- Mezz And Tommy (instr) (2:48)
- Special Agent (3:55) ##
- Stuttgart Rag (instr) (1:42)
- Sittin' On The Top Of The World (3:42) *
- Ain't She Sweet (instr) (3:18)   @ youtube

rec. June 23, 1979 at Südwest-Tonstudio GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany; Jerry Ricks, g, voc, * Jerry Ricks solo; Oscar Klein, g, # cornet, flute, ## hca; prod. by Dr. Udo Unger
Cover design by Charles H. Hoellering

Mediaphon MED 59.018 (Germany 1979)

= Intercord CD INT 815.242 (Germany 1989) "Blues Session"

- It Hurts Me So (Elmore James adapted by Ricks-Klein) (3:21)
- Levee Woman (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (4:16)
- Low Light Blues (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (3:30) ###
- Keys To The Highway (Big Bill Broonzy) (3:15) #
- Louis Collins (John Hurt adapted by J.Ricks-O.Klein) (3:18) *
- L & M Blues (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (3:22)

- Blues For Horst (instr) (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (3:00)
- Come Back Baby (P.D. adapted by J.Ricks-O.Klein) (4:20)
- Cornet Shuffle (instr) (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (2:47) #
- Kind Hearted Woman (Robert Johnson P.D. adapted by J.Ricks-O.Klein) (3:37) ##
- Hey Hey Baby (Big Bill Broonzy) (2:41) *
- Blues For Pee Wee (instr) (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (3:48)
- San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller) (2:27)

rec. January 7 & 8, 1980 at Biton Studio in Frankfurt a.M., Germany; Jerry Ricks, g, voc, * Jerry Ricks, solo; Oscar Klein, g, # cornet, ## hca + recorderette, ### Oscar Klein, g solo

notes by Oscar Klein and Jerry Ricks

L+R Records 42.007 (Germany 1980)

L+R Records discography

- Echoes Of Harlem (instr) (Duke Ellington) (4:41)
- Shine (instr) (F.Dabney-C.Mack/Shapiro, Bernstein) (3:50)
- Davenport Blues (instr) (B.Beiderbecke/Robbins) (4:25) #
- Pallet On The Floor (P.D. adapted by J.Ricks-O.Klein) (4:05)
- Wolverine Blues (instr) (Jelly Roll Morton/Melrose) (2:49)
- Song Of The Island (instr) (C.E.King) (2:56) #

- Carolina Medley (instr) (4:42)
- Fidgety Feet (instr) (N.La Rocca-L.Shields/Leo Feist) (3:52) #
- Nobody Knows You (Jimmy Cox/Francis, Day & Hunter) (4:45)
- Ballin' The Jack (instr) (C.Smith-J.Burris/Stern & Marks) (3:12) #
- Rosie's Rag (instr) (J.Ricks-O.Klein) (2:03)
- Memphis Blues (instr) (Handy-Norton/T.C.Bennett) (3:56)

rec. January 7 & 8, 1980 at Biton Studio in Frankfurt a.M., Germany; Jerry Ricks, voc, g; Oscar Klein, g, # cornet
front cover design: Günther Kieser; liner photos by René Denz

notes by Horst Lippmann

L+R Records 40.011 (Germany 1980)

L+R Records discography

Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet - Set' Em Up (6:10)
Miriam Klein - Something To Remember You By (5:02)
Jutta Hipp Quinte - Simone (2:24)
Manfred Schoof Quintet - Adjustment (2:10)
Sir Roland Hanna - F.W. Remembered (5:35)
Emil Mangelsdorff - Like A Drop Of Oil (4:35)

Gustl Mayer's Jazz Stampede - Father Cooperates (4:15)
Attila Zoller, Jimmy Raney - Autumn (11:27)
Wolfgang Dauner Trio - Free Fall (3:46)
Roland Hanna, Hans Koller, Attila Zoller - Afternoon Sun (6:51)


LP 2:
Günter Lenz Springtime - Roaring Plenties (4:25)
Attila Zoller - Puszta Feuer (11:03)
The Roland Hanna Jazz Orchestra - Study For Jiri Kaniak (6:05)

DLP

L+R Records 40.012 (Germany 1980)

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

L+R 42.006 (Germany 1980)

= L+R 30 888 2 (Germany 1980) "Blues Meeting" (Club Edition)

- Hoochie Coochie Man (M. Waters) (3:00)
- Country Gal Boogie (Klein/Ricks/Lipra) (3:00)
- Keyes To The Highway [sic] (Broonzy) (4:40) #
- Buckdancers Choise [sic] (McGhee) (1:35)
- Windy And Warm (Lauder/Milk [sic]) (5:06)
- Help Me (S.B. Williamson) (4:55) ##

- Somebody Stole My Gal (Wood) (5:40) #
- Star Dust (Carmichael) (4:40)
- Milton's Romp (Klein/Ricks) (4:20) #
- Panassié Blues (Klein/Ricks) (4:10) ###
- Remembering Louis (Klein/Ricks) (3:58) #

rec. 1981 live in Basel, Switzerland; Jerry Ricks, g, voc; Oscar Klein, g, # trumpet, ## hca, ### clarinet

notes by Alexander Felix

Megaphon MR 8102 (Switzerland 1981)

- Been There Before (J. Ricks) (3:11)
- Blues For Texas (J. Ricks) (2:22)
- Buddy Bolden's Blues (J. Morten [sic]) (3:49)
- V. Nizza 352 (J. Ricks - G. Camarca) (3:58)
- My Time (J. Ricks) (2:42)
- How Long (L. Carr) (2:57)

- Winin Boy (J. Morten [sic]) (4:19)
- Blues For Nails (J. Ricks) (4:42)
- Stefano Blues (G. Camarca) (2:59)
- Coffee Blues (J. Hurt) (2:14)
- Po River Blues (J. Ricks - G. Camarca) (3:38)

rec. March/April 1983 at Caliti Studio, Torino, Italy; Jerry Ricks, voc, ac g; Giulio Camarca, el g; prod. by Jonny Betti
track times self-measured, not stated on release!

notes by Sergio Ramella

Shirak JR 83029 (Italy 1983)

- Mean Old World (T-Bone Walker - Jerry Ricks) (3:06)
- Sweet N.A. Blues (Jerry Ricks) (4:53)
- Good Woman Blues (Jerry Ricks) (3:06)
- Death Letter (Son House) (4:21)
- Leavin' Blues (Huddie Leadbetter) (3:34)
- Change Your Way (Jerry Ricks) (3:53)

- Bottle Up And Go (Jerry Ricks) (3:06)
- Easy Rider (Trad. arr. Jerry Ricks) (3:35)
- Troubled Lord (Trad. arr. Jerry Ricks) (3:28)
- Minin' [sic] My Business (Big Bill Broonzy - Jerry Ricks) (4:40)
- Spike Driver Blues ("Mississippi" John Hurt - Jerry Ricks) (2:47)
- Help Me Blues (Sonny Boy Williamson - Jerry Ricks) (3:05)

rec. January 28, 1984 at Jugoton Studio, Zagreb, (then) Yugoslavia; Jerry Ricks, voc, g; prod. by Mladen Mazur; photos by Mladen Mazur

notes (in Serbo-Croatian & English) by Mladen Mazur

Jugoton LSY 66214 (Yugoslavia 1984)

- 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)   @ youtube
- Kicken The Blues (Jerry Ricks)
- Mumblin' Blues (Jerry Ricks)
- Down In Luck (Jerry Ricks)
- San Francisco Bay (Jesse Fuller)

rec. April 1986 in Budapest, Hungary; Jerry Ricks, voc, g; prod. by Imre Kiss; front cover photo by Tibor Mencseli; b&w photography by Judit Szabó, Imre Kiss

Radioton SLPM 37062 (Hungary 1987)

= Roksan RLP 016 (Hungary)

- China Blues (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (4:21)
- Goin' To St. Louis [= "Wild About My Lovin'"] (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (4:13)
- Schwarzwald Boogie (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (2:56) ###
- Blues For Louis Armstrong (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:18) #
- Cornet Gumbo (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:12) #
- The Hambone (Traditional/Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (2:02) **
- Down In Luck [= "County Farm"] (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:11)

- Crossroads (Robert Johnson) (3:53) *
- Tommy Ladnier (instr) [chord progression of "San Francisco Bay"] (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:26) #
- Oh, Babe, Ain't No Lie / Freight Train (Elisabeth Cotton [sic, actually Elizabeth Cotten]) (5:35) *
- Struttin' Down Canal Street (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:11) ##
- Ok, Jr ! (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (7:01)

rec. December 13, 1986 in Elbigenalp, Austria; Oscar Klein, g, # tp, ## cl, ### hca; Jerry Ricks, g, voc; * Jerry Ricks solo: voc, g; ** Jerry Ricks solo: voc, body slapping
photography: Kranzmayr, Steyr - Klammer, Graz

Koch International W12-K017525-G (Austria 1987)

- Mezzerola (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (4:23) #   ##
- Blues In Another Country (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (5:06) ###
- Stack O'Lee (Trad./Bearb. Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (4:27)
- Savoy Blues (instr) (Kid Ory) (3:30)
- 23 Skidoo (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (4:03) #
- Telegraph Blues (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (5:28)

- You're No Good (J. Fuller) (3:30)
- Blues No. 8 (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:57) ###
- County Farm (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (4:55) #
- Rampart St. Blues (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (3:25) ##
- 20 To 11 (instr) (Oscar Klein, Jerry Ricks) (2:54)

rec. June 5, 1990 in Elbigenalp, Austria; Oscar Klein, g, # tp, ## cl, ### hca; Jerry Ricks, g, voc
photo: Studio ART, Zürich

Koch LP 122 423 (Austria 1990)
= Koch CD 322 423 (Austria 1990)

= Koch International W12-K218958-G (Germany 1990)

- Got The Blues and Can't Be Satisfied (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- Shakes Blues (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
- Homeless Blues (Lil' Son Jackson)
- Ain't No Tellin' (Blue Harvest) (Mississippi John Hurt)
- Casey Jones (Furie [sic] Lewis)
- Goin' Home (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- Break Of Dawn (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- Let Me Be (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- Take Me To The River (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- No Crazy Woman (Philadelphia Jerry Ricks)
- James Alley Blues (Rabbit Brown)

rec. November, 1990 at Powerplay Studios in Maur, Switzerland; Jerry Ricks, voc, g
cover artwork by Kelly Ricks; photo by Nadine Music

Traditional Line TL 1314 (Germany 1991)

# rec. 1968; from Camera Three (CBS studio New York); (almost invisible) 2nd guitarist is Jerry Ricks
* rec. 1972, BBC

Omnibus Video OV11231
Vestapol 13003
(video & dvd)

www.guitarvideos.com
(VHS "no longer available")

* march 1968; from the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archive
# rec. 1968; from Camera Three (CBS studio New York); (almost invisible) 2nd guitarist is Jerry Ricks

Omnibus Video OV11233
Vestapol 13002
(video & dvd)

www.guitarvideos.com
(VHS "no longer available")

- James Alley Blues (Richard Brown) (6:01)
- No Place For Me (Jerry Ricks) (7:02)
- Down In Luck (Jerry Ricks) (3:49)
- Empty Bottle Blues (Jerry Ricks) (6:28)
- Change Your Ways (Jerry Ricks) (6:19)
- Born With The Blues (Brownie McGhee) (4:11)
- New Pallet On The Floor (Trad., Arr. Jerry Ricks) (5:06)
- When A Man Gets In Trouble (Jerry Ricks) (4:06)
- New Avalon (John Hurt) (4:16)
- Ain't Afraid Of These Blues (Jerry Ricks) (3:19)
- Gary Davis Medley (Gary Davis) (2:19)
- Troubles (Jerry Ricks) (4:09)
- Troubled, Lord (Jerry Ricks) (1:57)
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Trad., Arr. Jerry Ricks) (2:36)

rec. December 11-12, 1996 at Stackhouse Recording Studio in Clarksdale, MS; Jerry Ricks, voc, g; prod. by "Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks & Jim O'Neal
photos by Selina O'Neal at Dockery, MS; inside photo (notes pages 8 5) by Marc Norberg

notes by Larry Hoffman & "Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks

Rooster CD R2636 (US 1997)   page order unscrambled by Stefan Wirz

- Missouri River Blues (Gerald Ricks) (3:27)
- What It's All About (Gerald Ricks) (5:31)
- No More Ramblin' (Gerald Ricks) (4:29)
- I Will Turn Your Money Green (Walter Lewis) (4:16)
- One More Time (Ed Bell) (3:52)
- Vicksburg Blues (Eurreal Montgomery) (4:26)
- Hey Hey (William Broonzy) (3:27)
- Many Miles Of Blues (Gerald Ricks) (3:04)
- Special Rider Blues (Nehemiah James) (3:27)
- Keep On Knocking (John Hurt) (2:37)
- Red Cross Blues (Walter Davis Jr.) (3:56)
- I'm Sorry (Georgia Boyd) (2:40)
- Louis Collins (John Hurt) (3:02)
- Undertaker Blues (Buddy Moss) (4:07)
- County Farm (Gerald Ricks) (5:09)

rec. January 5/6, 2000 in Salina, KS; Jerry Ricks, voc, g; prod. by Jim O'Neal & Philadelphia Jerry Ricks
cover design/photo by Jannell Turner; photography by Jeff Lisle, Marc Norberg, Mary Brosnan

notes by Jim O'Neal & Philadelphia Jerry Ricks

Rooster RBLU 2639 (US 2000)

notes by Jim O'Neal

Rooster CD R9825 (US 4/2000) "20th Anniversary Sampler"

notes translated by Ankica Žarniš

BJ Promotions BJP04 (Croatia 2018)