Fredric Croix and Quickslide Rick

Fredric Croix and Quickslide Rick (aka Rickli Briski) were two miners and blues musicians from Gwinn, Michigan in the 1920s who were influenced by Ramblin' Thomas, and other Delta blues artists. They were briefly signed to RCA Victor where they released a string of unsuccessful 78 rpm records. The two were on RCA for the 1928 and 1929 years.
All their master tapes were lost in the 1960s when RCA destroyed their Camden warehouse. There recordings have little demand among the 78 rpm record collecting community, and are almost impossible to find.
Fredric, and Quickslide suffered through the great depression, both were laid off as the great depression closed the mines in Gwinn. Fredric Moved to southern Michigan, and later died in an industrial accident while working in a paper mill in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. Quickslide died nearly two decades later from a form of lung cancer.
Discography
*1928 - "I Want To Smile" / "Wildwood" - "Thinkin' It True" / "Summerwind"
*1929 - "Sawpick Blues" / "The Creek Before The Lake"

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