▁on ▁records ▁by ▁various ▁R & B ▁and ▁bl ues ▁artists ▁such ▁I ke ▁& ▁T ina ▁Turner , ▁Albert ▁King , ▁Little ▁Mil ton , ▁and ▁Ben ny ▁Sh arp . ▁Not ▁wanting ▁to ▁limit ▁himself ▁to ▁only ▁R & B ▁and ▁bl ues , ▁Og les by ▁also ▁played ▁with ▁local ▁jazz ▁acts ▁including , ▁Terry ▁Williams ▁and ▁the ▁Sound ▁Mer ch ants ▁and ▁the ▁quart et ▁T res ' ▁Bien . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁music ian , ▁he ▁also ▁held ▁day ▁jobs ▁as ▁a ▁d ish w ash er ▁and ▁street ▁worker ▁for ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁helping ▁un emp loy ed ▁people ▁find ▁jobs . ▁Og les by ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁social ▁work ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁inner ▁city ▁k ids . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Og les by ▁tou red ▁Europe ▁with ▁several ▁original ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁Rh ythm , ▁including ▁Clay ton ▁Love , ▁Billy ▁Gay les , ▁St acy ▁Johnson , ▁Oliver ▁Sain , ▁and ▁former ▁I k ette ▁Rob bie ▁Mont gom ery . ▁They ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Kings ▁of ▁Rh ythm . ▁Mayor ▁Vincent ▁Sch o eme hl ▁officially ▁appointed ▁them ▁as ▁amb ass adors ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁They ▁recorded ▁a ▁double ▁album ▁for ▁Tim eless ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁bl ues ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Og les by ▁returned