Post by kaji on Jun 22, 2023 19:32:12 GMT
James Thomas Ricks (6 August 1924 - 2 July 1974)
Member of: the Ravens (1946 - 1956)
Voice Type: Bass
Voice Part: Second bass
Vocal Range: G♯1-F♯5
Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Rock Me All Night Long")
E5 ("Timber")
E♭5 ("Marie")
C5 ("Chained and Bound")
B♭4 ("Honey I Don't Want You", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart")
G4 ("Chained and Bound", "Deep River", "Trouble in Mind")
F♯4 ("Don't Look Now", "I Needed Your Love", "Rock Me All Night Long", "Summertime")
F4 ("Bye Bye Baby Blues", "Cecilia", "Comin' Back Home", "Deep River", "Escortin' or Courtin'", "Get Wise Baby", "Girl of My Dreams", "Glow Worm", "I'll Never Be Free", "It's All in the Game", "Leaning on Your Love", "She's Fine, She's Mine", "She's Funny That Way", "Teach Me Tonight", "The Long, Long Arm of Love", "Um Gowa", "Why Did You Leave Me", "You've Got Just What I Need")
E4 ("Baby Don't Leave Me", "Daddy Rollin' Stone", "Do You Promise", "Get Wise Baby", "Gotta Find My Baby", "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night", "I'll Be Back", "It's a Good Day", "Looking for My Baby", "Rock Me All Night Long", "Romance in the Dark", "Trouble in Mind", "Why Did I", "Wigglin' and Gigglin'", "You've Got Just What I Need")
E♭4 ("Always", "Ashamed", "At Sunrise", "Canadian Sunset", "Cecilia", "Chained and Bound", "Dark Town Strutters Ball", "Everything I Have is Yours", "Girl of My Dreams", "Green Eyes", "Honey I Don't Want You", "I Don't Have to Ride No More", "I'll Never Be Free", "I Needed Your Love", "It's All in the Game", "Leaning on Your Love", "Old Man River", "Ricky's Blues", "Rough Ridin'", "Send for Me If You Need Me", "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles", "The Cadillac Song", "The Lonesome Road", "The Long, Long Arm of Love", "Timber", "Time is Marching On", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart")
D4 ("Baby Don't Leave Me", "Deep River", "Don't Go to Strangers", "Don't Look Now", "Do You Promise", "Escortin' or Courtin'", "Get Wise Baby", "Glow Worm", "Goodnight My Love", "Hey Good Lookin'", "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "Leave My Gal Alone", "Marie", "Oh! What a Feeling", "Old Man River", "Out in the Cold Again", "Romance in the Dark", "Secret Love", "She's Fine, She's Mine", "She's Funny That Way", "Sixteen Tons", "Summertime", "There's No You", "Time Takes Care of Everything", "Wagon Wheels", "Who'll Be the Fool (From Now On)", "Why Did I", "Why Did You Leave Me", "You'll Never Know")
C♯4 ("At Sunrise", "Bye Bye Baby Blues", "Dark Town Strutters Ball", "Double Crossing Blues", "Everything But You", "Honey I Don't Want You", "I Don't Have to Ride No More", "If It Didn't Hurt So Much", "I'll Be Back", "I'll Never Be Free", "I Needed Your Love", "Looking for My Baby", "Midnight Blues", "Our Love", "Rock Me All Night Long", "Romance in the Dark", "She's Fine, She's Mine", "She's Got to Go", "Sixteen Tons", "Snap Your Fingers", "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles", "That Old Gang of Mine", "The Long, Long Arm of Love", "What Have I Done (to Deserve This Day)", "Young at Heart", "You've Got Just What I Need")
C4 ("Always", "And the Angels Sing", "Bad Man of Missouri", "Be on Your Merry Way", "Chained and Bound", "Comin' Back Home", "Daddy Rollin' Stone", "Everything I Have is Yours", "Girl of My Dreams", "Green Eyes", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo", "Honey", "I Get the Blues When It Rains", "I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls with Your Love Letters", "It's a Good Day", "I Wonder", "Lazy Mule", "Leaning on Your Love", "Let Me Down Easy", "Midnight Blues", "Moonglow", "Moonlight in Vermont", "My Baby's Gone", "Old Man River", "Our Love", "Ricky's Blues", "Rooster", "Say It Isn't So", "Secret Love", "Teach Me Tonight", "The Whiffenpoof Song", "Time is Marching On", "Trouble in Mind", "We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight", "Who'll Be the Fool (From Now On)", "Why Did I", "Wigglin' and Gigglin'", "Willow Weep for Me", "Without a Song", "You'll Never Know", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart")
B3 ("Always", "Baby Don't Leave Me", "Be on Your Merry Way", "Canadian Sunset", "Careless Love", "Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Do You Promise", "Escortin' or Courtin'", "For You", "Glow Worm", "Homesick", "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night", "I'm Gonna Take to the Road", "Looking for My Baby", "Marie", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Oh! What a Feeling", "Rockin' at the Record Hop", "Romance in the Dark", "Send for Me If You Need Me", "She's Got to Go", "There's No You", "Timber", "The Unbeliever", "Time is Marching On", "Together", "Wagon Wheels", "Write Me One Sweet Letter", "Young at Heart")
B♭3 ("And the Angels Sing", "At Sunrise", "Begin the Beguine", "Bye Bye Baby Blues", "Cecilia", "Dark Town Strutters Ball", "Deep River", "Don't Look Now", "Double Crossing Blues", "Everything But You", "Girl of My Dreams", "Green Eyes", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Honey", "Honey I Don't Want You", "I Don't Have to Ride No More", "If I Didn't Care", "If It Didn't Hurt So Much", "If You Didn't Mean It", "I Get the Blues When It Rains", "I'll Be Back", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls with Your Love Letters", "I Needed Your Love", "It's a Good Day", "I've Got the World on a String", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Lazy Mule", "Leave My Gal Alone", "Lilacs in the Rain", "Looking for My Baby", "Love is the Thing", "Mahzel (Means Good Luck)", "Moonglow", "My Baby's Gone", "Oh Babe!", "Old Man River", "Our Love", "Ricky's Blues", "Secret Love", "She's Fine, She's Mine", "She's Got to Go", "Snap Your Fingers", "Teach Me Tonight", "The House I Live In", "The Long, Long Arm of Love", "The Same Sweet Wonderful One", "Um Gowa", "Walkin' My Blues Away", "Walkin' with the Blues", "Why Did You Leave Me", "Willow Weep for Me", "You Foolish Thing", "You'll Never Know")
A3 ("Always", "Baby Don't Leave Me", "Bad Man of Missouri", "Be I Bumble Bee or Not", "Be on Your Merry Way", "Count Every Star", "Daddy Rollin' Stone", "Do You Promise", "Goodnight My Love", "Gotta Find My Baby", "Here Comes the Tears Again", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo", "If I Should Lose You", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "I'm Afraid of You", "It's All in the Game", "I've Got the World on a String", "I Wonder", "Let Me Down Easy", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Oh! What a Feeling", "Out in the Cold Again", "Phantom Stage Coach", "Romance in the Dark", "Say It Isn't So", "She's Funny That Way", "Sophisticated Lady", "That Old Gang of Mine", "The Lonesome Road", "There's Nothing Like a Woman in Love", "There's No You", "Timber", "Time Takes Care of Everything", "Wagon Wheels", "Who'll Be the Fool (From Now On)", "Why Did I", "Wigglin' and Gigglin'", "Without a Song", "You Foolish Thing", "Young at Heart")
G♯3 ("At Sunrise", "Bye Bye Baby Blues", "Canadian Sunset", "Cecilia", "Come a Little Bit Closer", "Comin' Back Home", "Double Crossing Blues", "Everything I Have is Yours", "Girl of My Dreams", "Honey", "How Could I Know", "If I Didn't Care", "If It Didn't Hurt So Much", "I'll Be Back", "I'll Never Be Free", "I'm Afraid of You", "I'm Gonna Take to the Road", "I'm So Crazy for Love", "I Needed Your Love", "It's the Talk of the Town", "Leaning on Your Love", "Looking for My Baby", "Once in a While", "Ricky's Blues", "Rooster", "Rough Ridin'", "Send for Me If You Need Me", "She's Got to Go", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Teach Me Tonight", "The House I Live In", "The Sugar Man Song", "The Whiffenpoof Song", "Um Gowa", "Walkin' My Blues Away", "Walkin' with the Blues", "We'll Raise a Ruckus Tonight", "What Have I Done (to Deserve This Day)", "Who's Sorry Now", "Write Me a Letter", "Write Me One Sweet Letter", "You Don't Have to Drop a Heart to Break It")
G3 ("And the Angels Sing", "Begin the Beguine", "Careless Love", "Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Count Every Star", "Dark Town Strutters Ball", "Deep River", "Escortin' or Courtin'", "Goodnight My Love", "Gotta Find My Baby", "Green Eyes", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo", "Homesick", "I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)", "If You Didn't Mean It", "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night", "I Get the Blues When It Rains", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls with Your Love Letters", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "It's a Good Day", "It's Too Soon to Know", "Leave My Gal Alone", "Let Me Down Easy", "Mahzel (Means Good Luck)", "Mam'selle", "Midnight Blues", "Moonglow", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Out in the Cold Again", "Searching for Love", "Secret Love", "Silent Night", "Sixteen Tons", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Sophisticated Lady", "Summertime", "Tea for Two", "The Christmas Song", "The Long, Long Arm of Love", "The Same Sweet Wonderful One", "The Unbeliever", "Together", "Until the Real Thing Comes Along", "Wagon Wheels", "White Christmas", "Who's Sorry Now", "Why Did I", "Willow Weep for Me", "Without a Song", "You Foolish Thing", "You'll Never Know", "You're Always in My Dreams", "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart")
Significant Low Notes:
G2 ("And the Angels Sing", "Be on Your Merry Way", "Careless Love", "Daddy Rollin' Stone", "Deep Purple", "Deep River", "Don't Look Now", "Don't Mention My Name", "Do You Promise", "Fool That I Am", "Glow Worm", "Goodnight My Love", "Happy Go Lucky Baby", "Here Comes the Tears Again", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo", "How Could I Know", "I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)", "If You Didn't Mean It", "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night", "I Get the Blues When It Rains", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "It's All in the Game", "It's the Talk of the Town", "I've Got the World on a String", "Lazy Mule", "Leave My Gal Alone", "Mam'selle", "Midnight Blues", "Moonglow", "Moonlight in Vermont", "My Sugar is So Refined", "Oh Babe!", "Old Man River", "Once in a While", "Out in the Cold Again", "Rockin' at the Record Hop", "Say It Isn't So", "September Song", "She's Funny That Way", "Silent Night", "Sixteen Tons", "Sophisticated Lady", "Summertime", "That Old Gang of Mine", "The Christmas Song", "There's Nothing Like a Woman in Love", "There's No Use Pretending", "The Same Sweet Wonderful One", "The Unbeliever", "Time Takes Care of Everything", "Until the Real Thing Comes Along", "Wagon Wheels", "White Christmas", "Willow Weep for Me", "You Foolish Thing", "Young at Heart", "You're Always in My Dreams", "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal")
F♯2 ("At Sunrise", "Canadian Sunset", "Careless Love", "Count Every Star", "For You", "If It Didn't Hurt So Much", "I'll Be Back", "Lullaby", "Oh! What a Feeling", "On Chapel Hill", "Phantom Stage Coach", "Please Believe Me", "Rock Me All Night Long", "Sylvia", "The House I Live In", "There's No Use Pretending", "The Whiffenpoof Song", "Timber", "Time is Marching On", "Um Gowa", "What Have I Done (to Deserve This Day)", "Would You Believe Me", "You've Got Just What I Need")
F2 ("Always", "Begin the Beguine", "Be I Bumble Bee or Not", "Bye Bye Baby Blues", "Chained and Bound", "Come a Little Bit Closer", "Deep River", "Don't Mention My Name", "Double Crossing Blues", "Fool That I Am", "For You", "Going Home", "Goodnight My Love", "Here Comes the Tears Again", "Honey", "If I Didn't Care", "I Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night", "I Get the Blues When It Rains", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "I'm Afraid of You", "I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls with Your Love Letters", "I'm Gonna Take to the Road", "It's a Good Day", "It's the Talk of the Town", "I've Been a Fool (For Thinking You Cared)", "I Wonder", "Leave My Gal Alone", "Let Me Down Easy", "Lilacs in the Rain", "Mam'selle", "Moonglow", "My Sugar is So Refined", "No More Kisses for Baby", "Oh Babe!", "Secret Love", "She's Fine, She's Mine", "She's Funny That Way", "She's Got to Go", "Silent Night", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Teach Me Tonight", "The Bells of San Raquel", "The Lonesome Road", "There's No You", "The Same Sweet Wonderful One", "Time Takes Care of Everything", "Trouble in Mind", "Walkin' My Blues Away", "Who's Sorry Now", "Why Did You Leave Me", "Wigglin' and Gigglin'", "Without a Song", "Write Me a Letter", "You Don't Have to Drop a Heart to Break It", "You Foolish Thing", "You'll Never Know", "You're Always in My Dreams", "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal", "You're the Boss", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart")
E2 ("Baby Don't Leave Me", "Bad Man of Missouri", "Be on Your Merry Way", "Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "Daddy Rollin' Stone", "Deep Purple", "Don't Go to Strangers", "Do You Promise", "Everything But You", "If I Should Lose You", "If You Didn't Mean It", "It's Too Soon to Know", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Moonglow", "Moonlight in Vermont", "Phantom Stage Coach", "Rockin' at the Record Hop", "Romance in the Dark", "September Song", "Silent Night", "Snap Your Fingers", "Sylvia", "Tea for Two", "That Old Gang of Mine", "The Calypso Song", "Together", "What Have I Done (to Deserve This Day)")
E♭2 ("Begin the Beguine", "Come a Little Bit Closer", "Comin' Back Home", "Dark Town Strutters Ball", "Deep River", "Everything I Have is Yours", "Girl of My Dreams", "Glow Worm", "Green Eyes" 1955 single, "Honey I Don't Want You", "How Could I Know", "I Don't Have to Ride No More", "I'll Always Be in Love with You", "I'm Afraid of You", "I'm So Crazy for Love", "It's All in the Game", "It's the Talk of the Town", "I've Been a Fool (For Thinking You Cared)", "Leaning on Your Love", "Lilacs in the Rain", "Love is the Thing", "Lullaby", "Midnight Blues", "My Baby's Gone", "No More Kisses for Baby", "Old Man River", "Once in a While", "Our Love", "Out of a Dream", "Please Believe Me", "Ricky's Blues", "Rough Ridin'", "Send for Me If You Need Me", "Sophisticated Lady", "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles", "Teach Me Tonight", "The Cadillac Song", "The Long, Long Arm of Love", "The Same Sweet Wonderful One", "The Sugar Man Song", "The Whiffenpoof Song", "Walkin' with the Blues", "White Christmas", "Willow Weep for Me", "Without a Song", "Write Me a Letter", "You Don't Have to Drop a Heart to Break It", "Young at Heart", "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart")
D2 ("Count Every Star", "Deep Purple", "Don't Go to Strangers", "Gotta Find My Baby", "Happy Go Lucky Baby", "Homesick", "Honey", "I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)", "If I Love Again", "I'm a Fool to Want You", "I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls with Your Love Letters", "I'm Gonna Take to the Road", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "It's Too Soon to Know", "I've Got the World on a String", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Leave My Gal Alone", "Let Me Down Easy", "Mahzel (Means Good Luck)", "My Sugar is So Refined", "Oh! What a Feeling", "On Chapel Hill", "Rockin' at the Record Hop", "Searching for Love", "Sixteen Tons", "Summertime", "The Bells of San Raquel", "The Calypso Song", "The Christmas Song", "There's Nothing Like a Woman in Love", "There's No You", "The Unbeliever", "Timber", "Time Takes Care of Everything", "Together", "Wagon Wheels", "Walkin' with the Blues", "Who'll Be the Fool (From Now On)")
C♯2 ("At Sunrise", "Everything But You", "Fool That I Am", "For You", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo", "If I Didn't Care", "If It Didn't Hurt So Much", "I'll Be Back", "Lilacs in the Rain", "Looking for My Baby", "Love is No Dream", "Love is the Thing", "Lullaby", "Rock Me All Night Long", "She's Got to Go", "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)", "Sylvia", "The House I Live In", "The Whiffenpoof Song", "What Have I Done (to Deserve This Day)", "Who's Sorry Now", "Would You Believe Me")
C2 ("Always", "And the Angels Sing", "Ashamed", "Be I Bumble Bee or Not", "Count Every Star", "Daddy Rollin' Stone", "Going Home", "Goodnight My Love", "Happy Go Lucky Baby", "Here Comes the Tears Again", "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo", "If I Should Lose You", "I Get the Blues When It Rains", "I'm Gonna Paper All My Walls with Your Love Letters", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "I've Got the World on a String", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Lazy Mule", "Old Man River" 1947 single, "Rough Ridin'", "Say It Isn't So", "She's Funny That Way", "Sixteen Tons", "Tea for Two", "That Old Gang of Mine", "The House I Live In" unreleased version, "Trouble in Mind", "Until the Real Thing Comes Along", "White Christmas", "Who'll Be the Fool (From Now On)", "Why Did I", "Willow Weep for Me", "Would You Believe Me", "You're Always in My Dreams", "You're the Boss")
B1 ("Chloe-e (The Song of the Swamp)", "For You", "Glow Worm", "Homesick")
B♭1 ("No More Kisses for Baby", "Secret Love", "Summertime", "You'll Never Know")
A1 ("Be on Your Merry Way")
G♯1 ("If I Didn't Care")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable notes}
F♯5 ("It Ain't Necessarily So" [1])
F5 ("Bye Bye Baby Blues" [1], "Deep River" [1])
E5 ("Marie" [1])
E♭5 ("I Needed Your Love" [1])
C2 ("Honey" [1])
B♭1 ("It Ain't Necessarily So" [1])
G♯1 ("Old Man River" [1], "Rough Ridin'" [1], "Walkin' My Blues Away" [1])
G1 ("Walkin' with the Blues" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
F♯5 ("It Ain't Necessarily So" [1])
F5 ("Bye Bye Baby Blues" [1], "Deep River" [1])
E5 ("Marie" [1])
E♭5 ("I Needed Your Love" [1])
C2 ("Honey" [1])
B♭1 ("It Ain't Necessarily So" [1])
G♯1 ("Old Man River" [1], "Rough Ridin'" [1], "Walkin' My Blues Away" [1])
G1 ("Walkin' with the Blues" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Discography}
Jimmy Ricks (1960) - B♭1-B♭4
Vibrations (1965) - G♯1-F4
Tell Her You Love Her (1969) (missing)
Jimmy Ricks (1960) - B♭1-B♭4
Vibrations (1965) - G♯1-F4
Tell Her You Love Her (1969) (missing)
