Bob Ricketts
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, piano, composer, arranger, organ
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
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 November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111947.
Ricketts, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111947.
"Ricketts, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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