Rich Kirch - Photos

Rich playin John Lee's old Epiphone Zephyr. 

The '1815 Club' sign Rich picked up on Maxwell Street - Chicago - 1979.
Eddie's Place 1815 Club - West Side Chicago, Illinois
Where 'Howlin Wolf' played regularly

Rich and John Lee Hooker at
~ Augusta Boulevard Blues ~
photo session
~
John Lee's house 1996 

Rich and John Lee Hooker at
~ Augusta Boulevard Blues ~
photo session
~
John Lee's house 1996

Rich and his executive producer
John Paul Dejoria 
(Paul Mitchell Systems)
​jamming at JP's Christmas party
Malibu, California - 1999

JP's Christmas party - 1999
JP, Rich, and Mick Fleetwood
​on drums in background

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
John Lee Hooker and Rich
sitting in for his last two nights 
of a twenty day sell out run.
​San Francisco - Fillmore 1997

Mike Campbell, from the Heartbreakers
Rich, John Lee Hooker
​standin' for the 'Boogie'
San Francisco - Fillmore 1997

SanFrancisco Blues Festival 1999
John Lee Hooker and the
Coast to Coast Blues Band
Liz Fisher - Hammond B3;
Rich Kirch - Guitar;  Billy Johnson - Guitar;
Ron Perry - Bass; Bryant Mills - Drums with Carlos Santana sitting in on the boogie 

SanFrancisco Blues Festival 1999
John Lee Hooker and the
Coast to Coast Blues Band
Liz Fisher - Hammond B3;
Rich Kirch - Guitar;  Billy Johnson - Guitar;
Ron Perry - Bass; Bryant Mills - Drums with Carlos Santana sitting in on the boogie

10th Anniversary of
Hollywood's Rock Walk
Induction of Carlos Santana
onto the Walk of Fame

Universal Amphitheatre,
Hollywood, California - 1996 From L to R - 
Rich Kirch, Carlos Santana, Jorge Santana,
Jimi Hendrix's father- Al Hendrix, 
Edward James Olmos,
Buddy Guy, Janie Hendrix-Wright
-Jimi's Sister

Bo Diddley & Rich
House of Blues
Hollywood, Ca.
1997

L to R - John Paul Dejoria, his wife, Eloise, and actor James Coburn
House of Blues
Hollywood, CA - 1998

Rich, Yoko Ono, and John Lee Hooker
Tibeten Freedom Concert
San Francisco, Ca.
Golden Gate Park - 1996

Luther Tucker, Rich,"Big Bill" Ganaye & Twist Turner-drums
4th Street Tavern - San Rafael, CA - 1992

Rich, Luther Tucker, Junior Wells
Slim's - San Francisco  1991

Jimmy Rodgers, Billy Dunn, and Rich
Hayward/Russell City, Ca.
Blues & Brew Festival - 1995
Last time they played together

Hayward/Russell City, Ca.
Blues & Brew Festival - 1995

Rich, Jimmy Rogers,
and Natalie Martell
Hayward/Russell City, CA - 1995

John Lee Hooker, Ron Wood,
and Rich at Chasen's
Westwood, CA - 1994 
After premiere of "Somersby"
starring Richard Gere and
Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster, John Lee Hooker,
& Rich at Chasen's 
Westwood, CA - 1994 

John Lee Hooker, Cindy Crawford
& Rich at Chasen's 
Westwood, CA - 1994 

Rich and Eddie Shaw 
(from the Howlin' Wolf Band)
at Chicago's B.L.U.E.S. 

Steve Cropper, Rich
House of Blues Opening Night
Hollywood, CA - 1996

John Lee Hooker, Keith Richards, and
Rich at John Lee Hooker's house
April 18, 1992
Happened to be Rich's birthday.

Rich and Keith Richards jammin' at
​John Lee Hooker's house 1992
Background L to R:
Keith's Manager, Jane Rose,
Kaye, Amy Johnson, Lynn Pini,
Donna
​ 

Rich and Keith still jammin'
Keith playing John Lee Hooker's
old Epiphone Zephyr

Keith Richards,
Donna, and Rich
John Lee Hooker's house - 1992

Magic Sam's 62' powder blue Fender Stratocaster. Rich received it from Jimmy Dawkins in 1980. It is the guitar in image above with Magic Sam
"Live at Sylvio's" - Chicago. Illinois 1968

Rich, Little Smokey Smothers,
Pete Sears House of Blues 
Chicago, Illinois - 1997

Pete Sears,
Little Smokey Smothers, and Rich
House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois - 1997

Hubert Sumlin, Snooky Flowers,
Rich, Freddie Roulette
Francis Clay Benefit
​Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA - 1998

Pete Sears, Hubert Sumlin, Rich
Francis Clay Benefit
 Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA - 1998

Rich and Albert Collins
San Francisco, CA
Russian Hill Recording Studios - 1992 
John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" album
Song: "Boogie At Russian Hill"

Rich, Gregg Allman, T-Bone Begeus
"Cut to Bleed" recording session
Chicago Traxx Recording Studios
Chicago, Illinois - 1985

Rich, Junior Wells
"Cut to Bleed" recording session 
Chicago, Illinois - 1985

Rich and Gregg Allman
Recording session at
​John McCourtney Studios
Chicago, Illinois 1986

Gregg Allman and Rich
Chicago, Illinois 1986 

Rich and Gregg Allman
Recording session at
​John McCourtney Studios
Chicago, Illinois 1986

Sam Lay, Rich, Pinetop Perkins,
Frank Bandy, Charlie Musslewhite,
​Kingston Mines - 1984
Chicago, Illinois

Kingston Mines 1984

Kingston Mines 1984

Frank Bandy, John Lee Hooker, Rich
​PS Recording Studios - Chicago, Illinois
1986 recording session

Rich & Charlie Musslewhite 1985
Chicago, Illinois - 1996 

PS Studio's Paul Serrano,
​John Lee Hooker, Rich Kirch
Chicago, Illinois - 1986

Rich & John Lee listening to Mixdown
Chicago, Illinois - 1986

Matt 'guitar' Murphy, Ted Danson, Rich
Junior Wells potrait in background.
House of Blues, Hollywood, CA - 1996 

Wavy Gravy and Rich 
Francis Clay benefit
San Francisco, CA - 1999

John Lee Hooker &
the Coast to Coast Blues Band
Long Beach Blues Festival
​Long Beach, CA -  1999

Left: Rich Kirch
Right: Jimmy Vaughn 

Charlie Musselwhite &
Rich Kirch Long Beach
Blues Festival
Long Beach, A - 1999

Jimmy Vaughn sittin' in with John Lee Hooker & the Coast to Coast Blues Band Long Beach Blues Festival
Long Beach, CA - 1999
Left to Right:
Rich Kirch: Guitar, Bryant Mills: Drums,
Ron Perry: Bass, Jimmy Vaughn: Guitar
John Lee Hooker

Rich, Jimmy Vaughn,
and Bryant Mills
finishing the boogie Long Beach
Blues Festival
Long Beach, CA - 1999 

The Lonestar - New York City 1981
Left to Right:
Frank Bandy: Bass, Charlie Musslewhite,
Fred Grady: drums (not seen), Hip Linkchain: Guitar, Rich Kirch: Guitar

The Lonestar
New York City 1981

Paris, France 1982
The American Living Blues Festival
Left to Right:
Queen Sylvia Embry, Abb Locke, Big Smokey Smothers, Sylvester Boines, Rich Kirch, Jim Schutte, Jimmy Dawkins, Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport, Lafayette Leake

db Zenith Recording Studios, 
Left to Right:
Frank Bandy, Sam Lay, Rich,
​Malcolm Chisolm (engineer)
Chicago, Illinois - 1984

Biarritz, France - 1981

Honey Boy Edwards & Big Walter Horton
Honey Boy's house 1974
Chicago, Illinois

Big Walter Horton, Rich, Rick Kreher
South Bend, Indiana Blues Festival 1974

Rick Kreher, Junior Wells, Rich
Theresa's Lounge, 48th & Indiana
Chicago, Illinois - 1973

Rich & HoundDog Taylor
Minstrel's
Chicago, Illinois - 1973 

Harry Hopes
​Cary, Illinois - 1974

HoundDog Taylor Band 1974
Left to Right:
Ted Harvey, HoundDog Taylor,
Lefty Dizz
​

Eric Burdon, John Lee Hooker, Rich
Humphrey's, San Diego, CA - 1999

Rich & Wesley Race
Wichita, Kansas 1986

Hubert Sumlin, Rich, Eddie Taylor
South Side Chicago - 1981

Chicago's own Blues Lone Ranger &
"Lady Blues", (Beverly), a close companion to the Chicago blues scene.

Rich playing 'Magic Sam's' 62 powder blue Stratocaster he received from 
Jimmy Dawkins in 1980

'Continental Drifters' 
Kingston Mines 1983
Left to Right:
Frank Bandy, Victor Luchenbach,
Rich Kirch - Chicago, Illinois 

Rich Kirch, Frank Bandy,
​Jim McCarty, & (Felix on Saxaphone)
Detroit, Michigan - 1985

Rich Kirch, Frank Bandy,
​Jim McCarty, & (Felix on Saxaphone)
Detroit, Michigan - 1985

Rich & Billy Cox
Chicago, Illinois - 1985

Rich & Frank Bandy
Detroit Michigan - 1985 

Rich & Pete Sears
Windjammer Recording Studio
San Rafael, California - 1998

Rich, Kid Jackson, 
'Barrel House' Chuck, 
Frank Bandy
Detroit Michigan - 1985

Pau, France - 1977
Rich Kirch: guitar, Sylvester Boines: bass, Tyrone Centuray: drums, 
Jimmy Dawkins: guitar

Naomi Ruth, Rich and
​Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer
1994 - Jack's Larkspur Bookstore Party

Rich, Dickie and Natalie Martel

& Salvi Lookin' On

Naomi Ruth, Rich and
​Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer
1994 - Jack's Larkspur Bookstore Party

Naomi Ruth, Rich and
​Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer
1994 - Jack's Larkspur Bookstore Party

Naomi Ruth, Rich and
​Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer
1994 - Jack's Larkspur Bookstore Party

Naomi Ruth, Rich and
​Dickie Peterson of Blue Cheer
1994 - Jack's Larkspur Bookstore Party

John Lee Hooker &
The Coast to Coast Blues Band
Rich Kirch, Bryant Mills,
Ron Perry & Liz Fischer
​on B3 (not pictured)

Rich, John Fairhurst, Kathi McDonald,
Ron Perry & Chris Burns
Channel 8 Cable T.V. Show
​Roseville, CA - March 2003

John Lee Hooker &
Rich Kirch sitting in at The Yale,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
with Jim Burns - 1993

Rich, Lisa & John Lee
​hanging out at The Yale

Last Version of John Lee Hooker's
Coast to Coast Blues Band
Left to Right:
Billy Johnson, Liz Fischer,
Rich Kirch, John Lee Hooker,
​Ron Perry, Archie Lee Hooker
and Fito De La Para

The Plant Recording Studios
​Saulsalito, CA - 2003

Rich with Nick Gravenites
after Kathi McDonald /
Record Plant mixdown session

The Rob Wasserman Sessions ...
"Whatever Comes to Mind" Gig
Slim's - San Francisco, CA
December 15, 2003 
Left to Right:
DJ LOGIC, Rich Kirch,
​Bob Weir, John Popper & Rob Wasserman

John Popper & Rob Wasserman

John Popper & Rob Wasserman

Rich Kirch & Bob Weir

Rich Kirch

John Popper

Bob Weir

DJ LOGIC & Rich

Rich Kirch

~ John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch ~
The Tibetan Freedom Concert
Golden Gate Park
​San Francisco, CA - 1997

Keyboardist Liz Fischer,
John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch
The Tibetan Freedom Concert
Golden Gate Park
​San Francisco, CA - 1997

Kenny Baker on Tenor Sax,
John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch
Oakland, CA 1997
Photo by: Lee Tanner
This is an actual postcard
​that can be found internationally

Stevie Ray Vaughn & Rich Kirch
Costa Mesa Amphitheater
​Costa Mesa, CA - 1990

Left to Right:
David Hayes- Bass,
Ernest "Boom" Carter - Drums,
Rich Kirch - Lead Guitar,
Davey Pattison - Vocals/Rhythm Guitar,
Pete Sears - Keyboards

~ John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch ~
Sun Valley Theater
Anaheim, CA - 2000

~ John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch ~
Sun Valley Theater
Anaheim, CA - 2000  

~ John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch ~
Sun Valley Theater
Anaheim, CA - 2000 ​

~ Rich Kirch & Bassist Ron Perry ~
Sun Valley Theater
Anaheim, CA - 2000

~ Rich Kirch ~
Sun Valley Theater
Anaheim, CA - 2000

Doheny Blues Festival
Doheny, California - 1998

John Lee Hooker
Doheny Blues Festival
Doheny, California - 1998

John Lee Hooker &
The Coast to Coast Blues Band - 1998
Left to Right:
Rich Kirch: Guitar, John Lee Hooker,
Ron Perry: Bass, Billy Johnson: Guitar
(Not Seen: Liz Fischer:
Keyboards, Bryant Mills: Drums)

Rich Kirch & John Lee Hooker

Thank You for visiting my website and photo pages.

I thank all the musicians I've played
​and recorded with over the years.

​
​Photo Credits: Front Cover of CD: Jack Wineager; Back Cover of CD: Michael Mendelson; SF Bammie Awards pictures: Renee Eddy; Tom Petty / Fillmore pictures : Dennis Callaghan Photography; San Francisco Blues Festival pictures: Norm Buller World Wide Images; Doheny, Ca. & Long Beach, Ca. Blues Festival pictures: Billy Turner; John Lee Hooker & Rich Kirch photo session: Michael Mendelson; Sun Theater pictures - Anaheim, Ca. : Lucia Alexis Angelos
A Special Thanks to the rest of the people who contributed to the Rich Kirch Photo Pages.