Bob Ricketts

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, piano, composer, arranger, organ

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-27895 10-in. 5/9/1923 Triflin' blues Lena Wilson Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-28399 10-in. 8/22/1923 Wish I had you (And I'm gonna get you blues) Lena Wilson Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1926-12-27-03] 10-in. 12/27/1926 Darktown poker club Charles E. Mack Comic monologue, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1926-12-27-04] 10-in. 12/27/1926 Two black crows Moran and Mack Comic dialogue, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 80214 10-in. 2/23/1922 Put and take Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds Jazz/dance band arranger  
Columbia 80912 10-in. 3/27/1923 Laughin' cryin' blues Amanda Brown ; Porter Grainger Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano songwriter  
Columbia 80990 10-in. 4/26/1923 Triflin' blues Amanda Brown ; Porter Grainger Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano songwriter  
Columbia 81033 10-in. 5/24/1923 Tired o' waitin' blues Amanda Brown ; Porter Grainger Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Columbia 81293 10-in. 10/25/1923 Wish I had you (and I'm gonna get you blues) Bessie Brown ; Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano composer  
Columbia 81392 10-in. 12/4/1923 Mistreatin' daddy Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano songwriter  
Columbia 81496 10-in. 1/18/1924 I don't love nobody (So I don't have no blues) Clara Smith Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
Columbia 81789 10-in. 5/21/1924 Chattanooga Tennessee Tooters Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141629 10-in. 2/15/1926 I've opened my soul to you, my Lord Three Harmony Hounds Male vocal trio, with piano songwriter  
Columbia W144198 10-in. 5/23/1927 Two black crows Moran and Mack Comic dialogue, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W144199 10-in. 5/23/1927 Two black crows, part 4 Moran and Mack Comic dialogue, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W146321 10-in. 5/22/1928 Graveyard love Bertha Idaho Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W146322 10-in. 5/22/1928 You've got the right eye but you're peeping at the wrong keyhole Bertha Idaho Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-71112 10-in. Dec. 1922 I'm gonna get you Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71151 10-in. January 1923 Louisville blues Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71249 10-in. February 1923 Yellow Dog blues Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-71250 10-in. February 1923 The Black Bottom blues Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-71251 10-in. February 1923 He used to be your man but he's my man now Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-71254 10-in. February 1923 Sweet smellin' mama Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-71255 10-in. February 1923 The Trixie blues Lizzie Miles ; Ricketts' Stars Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh S-71278 10-in. Feb. 1923 Laughin' cryin' blues Glantz and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71433 10-in. April 1923 Laughin' cryin' blues Handy's Orchestra ; Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71555 10-in. May 1923 If you want to keep your daddy home Alice Carter Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-71569 10-in. May 1923 Triflin' blues (Daddy, don't you trifle on me) Lucille Bogan Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-71630 10-in. June 1923 Just thinkin' blues Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-71653 10-in. June 1923 Tired o' waitin' blues Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-71759 10-in. August 1923 Mistreatin' daddy blues Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-71764 10-in. Aug. 1923 My mammy's blues Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-72258 10-in. Jan. 1924 I don't love nobody Virginia Liston Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
OKeh S-72259 10-in. Jan. 1924 'Tain't a doggone thing but the blues Virginia Liston Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
OKeh 73765 10-in. Nov. 1925 Bugle blues Barbary Coast Four Instrumental ensemble songwriter  
OKeh 74392 10-in. Oct. 1926 Down yonder blues Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh 74393 10-in. Oct. 1926 Mama, Papa don't wanna Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh 74394 10-in. Oct. 1926 Everything that happens just pleases me Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh 74395 10-in. Oct. 1926 Heavy burden blues Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick 10871-10873 10-in. 6/18/1923 Triflin’ blues Edna Hicks Female vocal solo composer  
Brunswick 12527-12529 10-in. 2/14/1924 Four-flushin’ papa Lena Wilson Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio songwriter  
Brunswick 12674-12676 10-in. 3/11/1924 Nobody ever let me in on nothin’ Hamtree Harrington Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E3267-E3270 10-in. 6/24/1926 Go down, Moses Cotton Belt Quartet Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes instrumentalist, organ  
Brunswick E4168-E4169 10-in. 12/3/1926 I’ve opened my soul (To you, my Lord) Swanee Jubilee Singers Male vocal trio, with saxophone and piano songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ricketts, Bob," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111947.

Ricketts, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111947.

"Ricketts, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111947

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