▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁ten or ▁sa x oph on ist ▁and ▁bl ues ▁singer . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁band ▁with ▁Ch uck ▁Ber ry . ▁He ▁later ▁played ▁with ▁Little ▁Mil ton , ▁Albert ▁King , ▁and ▁I ke ▁Turner ' s ▁Kings ▁of ▁Rh ythm . ▁Og les by ▁also ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁artist ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁few ▁albums ▁on ▁Black ▁& ▁Tan ▁Records . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Og les by ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Mill ▁Creek ▁Valley ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁band ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁Ch uck ▁Ber ry . ▁Og les by ▁attended ▁V ash on ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁Og les by ▁joined ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁After ▁his ▁service , ▁he ▁joined ▁Billy ▁Gay les ' ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Through ▁Gay les , ▁he ▁met ▁band le ader ▁I ke ▁Turner ▁and ▁joined ▁his ▁Kings ▁of ▁Rh ythm ▁as ▁a ▁bar it one ▁player ▁and ▁vocal ist . ▁Og les by ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁because ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁tour . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁years , ▁Og les by ▁played ▁sa x oph one