I sat down with a good engineer that knew how to make things happen like I was hearing it in my head. I got the tapes and went to another studio and at the other studio I didn't have anyone standing in the way with how I wanted this thing produced. But I think it was the best thing that I could have done. So I showed up one day and said that I needed to get the tapes and he was pretty upset about that. Finally I decided that I needed to just go and get the master tapes. But we went to mix it down and we worked on it for a while and we got maybe a quarter of the way through it when I came to the conclusion that something ain't right. The guy that was working with us was a really good engineer, a good producer that has won some awards you know, but I told Micol from the very beginning that I could tell what we needed with this music and I'm sure she could to. And then when the recording process came around the music took a slightly different direction in the production so we ended up having to go and capture our tapes and go to another studio. It was kind of a labor of love because we were using our own money that we went out and earned by playing the clubs. We said that this is the way we want the whole thing to sound and this is the way it is going to sound, hell or high water. And the whole way through no matter kind of obstacle we had to cross, from the first note we recorded all the way down to getting the whole thing finished, we stuck to are guns. That CD is filled with the kind of stuff that to me is what I am feeling in my soul. All of the songs on the CD are written by someone in the Davis family but one. "Delta Low, Mountain High" it is one heck of a CD. A lot of times it's just a surprise, you know? You're not even thinking about anything like that and then, 'oh Lord, their standing up'. You guys recently played an outdoor blues festival in the heart of Nashville and I heard that you guys got a standing ovation.
I talked to Ricky and Micol from their home in Nashville, Tennessee about their music, their roots, and their trip to the Delta of Mississippi to find the heart of blues music in America. That is the test of a truly hot group, and Blue Mother Tupelo is just that. As good as they are on CD, they are even better in person. For more information on the CD and their tour schedule check them out at If you get a chance to see them live don't pass it up. Their second CD, "Delta Low, Mountain High" is proof that these guys are a band that is making real southern music in these modern times with their heart in the right place. Ricky is a songwriter as well but is also as good a slide guitar player as there is in the country right now. Micol is a songwriter, keyboardist, and a singer with a sweet and earthy singing voice. At the core of Blue Mother Tupelo is the husband and wife team of Ricky and Micol Davis.
They are a blues band with influences that range from the mountains of Appalachia to the Delta of Mississippi. Actually they are much more than a 'southern rock' band. There are a lot of so-called 'southern rock' bands roaming the countryside right now, but this bunch is the real thing. Rickey Fields, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.Blue Mother Tupelo is a blues/rock/roots band out of Tennessee that has as good a thing going as any southern band out there.
To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Rickey was proceeded in death by his mother Mary "Sis" Fields, step-father Randy Hughes, brothers Johnny Fields and Terry Fields, nephew Lemiro Fields, niece Laken Goree, and grandparents Candy and Martha Fields, Joseph Green and Joe Willie Walker. Etoil Green, Joe Willie Green, Debra Gardner, Wilford (Joyce) Green Jr., and Curtis (Jennifer) Green all of Shannon, MS Claudin (John) Waters of Birmingham, AL and seven grandchildren, five girls and two boys. eight siblings: Lisa (David) Goree of Shannon, MS, Tyrone Fields of Verona, MS, Tammy Fields of Tupelo, MS. Those left to cherish Rickey in their memories are his loving wife of 37 years, Vickie Fields his children: Jamera Elzie (Raven Doss) of Nettleton, MS, Andreca (Malcolm) Devauld, and Latino Fields (Domiquineisha McKnight) both of Shannon, MS. Rickey's smiling face will always be remembered. Rickey enjoyed fixing on cars, fishing, hanging out with his sons right outside their home, and spending quality time with his grandchildren. During his work career, Rickey worked as a brick mason for many years and later joined the factory workforce working for Corazzo, Inmon, and continued at United Furniture until his health failed. Rickey attended Nettleton High School and is remembered as a star football athlete. Rickey transitioned from his earthly life at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS on July 18, 2022. Rickey Fields was born February 13, 1960, to Wilford Green and the late Mary "Sis" Fields.
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