Blues & Beyond with Jim Carty
Blues radio host at WMFO in metro Boston Saturdays 1-3PM 91.5FM
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RIP Jerry Ricks 05/20/40  -  12/10/07

Jerry has learned from and performed with possibly every Country Blues great. The blues legends "Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks has accompanied and learned from include Brownie McGhee, Guitar Wilson, Skip James, Rev. Gary Davis, Buddy Moss, Champion Jack Dupree, Sonny Terry, Memphis Slim, Mickey Baker, Blind John Davis, Willie Mabon, Washboard Slim, Furry Lewis, Big Joe Williams, Son House, Lonnie Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Elizabeth Cotton, Rev. Robert Wilkins, Mississippi John Hurt, Mance Lipscomb, Jesse Fuller, Sleepy John Estes, Sammy Price, Robert Pete Williams.

Jerry also traveled with the Buddy Guy Blues Band to East Africa under the direction of the U.S. State Department in April 1969.

In addition to performing, Ricks acted as assistant researcher for Ralph Rinzler and Mack McCormick on a field research project to the state of Arkansas for the Smithsonian Institute’s Folklife Division. Also, learned from and performed with Doc Watson in the early 1960s.

Jerry held the position of Special Instructor for the University of Colorado, Folklore Division to teach Traditional American Guitar Styles of the Southern United States.