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Roosevelt Sykes (31 Jan 1906 - 17 Jul 1983)

Male Person - United States

Releases (48)

Official

Album

  1. The Return of Roosevelt Sykes 1960
  2. The Honeydripper 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1960-09-14
  3. Face to Face with the Blues 1961
  4. The Honeydripper 1962 Lansdowne Studios, Holland Park, London, 1961-01-21
  5. Hard Drivin' Blues 1964
  6. The Meek 1970
  7. Dirty Double Mother 1973
  8. Feel Like Blowing My Horn 10 Jun 1987
  9. The Honeydripper’s Duke’s Mixture 1993
  10. Blues 1995 (as Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes)
  11. Music Is My Business 1996
  12. Roosevelt Sykes Sings the Blues

Album - Compilation

  1. The Country Blues Piano Ace (1929-1932) 1972
  2. Roosevelt Sykes (From Willie Kelly (1930) to the Honeydripper (1948)) 1976
  3. Roosevelt Sykes: 1929-1941 1988
  4. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 4: 18 August 1934 to 22 May 1936 1992
  5. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1 (14 June 1929 to 1 June 1930) 1992
  6. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (12 June 1930 To 10 June 1931) 1992
  7. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3, (19 September 1931 To 11 December 1933) 1992
  8. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 5 (29 April 1937 To 13 April 1939) 1992
  9. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 7 (27 February 1941 To 15 December 1944) 1992
  10. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 6 (13 April 1939 To 27 February 1941) 1992
  11. Complete Recorded Works Vol. 8 1945 to 15 October 1947 1994
  12. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 9 (18 November 1947 To 1951) 1994
  13. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 10 1951-1957 1994
  14. The Blues Collection: Roosevelt Sykes, '44' Blues 1995
  15. The Honeydripper 1997
  16. 1931-1941 16 Nov 1999
  17. The Honey Dripper Vol. 1 1934-1942 1999
  18. Nasty but It's Clean 07 Mar 2000
  19. The Honey Dripper Vol. 2 / 1944-1950 2000
  20. Classic Blues Recordings: The Honeydripper 2000
  21. The Essential Roosevelt Sykes 2001
  22. The Essential 2001
  23. The Honey Dripper 2002
  24. Chicago Boogie 2004
  25. The Honeydripper 2008
  26. The Honeydripper / Face to Face with the Blues 2013
  27. Raining in My Heart 2014

Album - Live

  1. The Original Honeydripper 24 Sep 2013

Single

  1. "44" Blues / Boot That Thing Jul 1929
  2. Henry Ford Blues / I'm Tired of Being Mistreated Nov 1929
  3. Night Time Is the Right Time / Little and Low Jul 1937
  4. Hard Lead Pencil / Drunken Gambler Mar 1938
  5. Down on My Knees / The Train Is Coming (No More Baby Talk) Jul 1938
  6. Pistol Shootin' Blues / She's Got What It Takes Aug 1940
  7. Let the Black Have His Way / Third Degree Blues Jan 1942
  8. Training Camp Blues / Sugar Babe Blues Mar 1943

Relationships (6)

Performs As

  1. Willie Kelly
  2. The Honeydripper
  3. The Blues Man
  4. Dobby Bragg
  5. St. Louis Johnny

Member Of

  1. Roosevelt Sykes with His Original Honeydrippers original, eponymous

Recordings by (525)

  1. "44" Blues 3:05 (Jul 1929)
  2. Boot That Thing ?:?? (Jul 1929)
  3. Henry Ford Blues ?:?? (Nov 1929)
  4. I'm Tired of Being Mistreated ?:?? (Nov 1929)
  5. Night Time Is the Right Time 2:56 (Jul 1937)
  6. Little and Low ?:?? (Jul 1937)
  7. Hard Lead Pencil ?:?? (Mar 1938)
  8. Drunken Gambler ?:?? (Mar 1938)
  9. Down on My Knees ?:?? (Jul 1938)
  10. The Train Is Coming (No More Baby Talk) ?:?? (Jul 1938)
  11. Pistol Shootin' Blues ?:?? (Aug 1940)
  12. She's Got What It Takes ?:?? (Aug 1940)
  13. Let the Black Have His Way ?:?? (Jan 1942)
  14. Third Degree Blues ?:?? (Jan 1942)
  15. Training Camp Blues ?:?? (Mar 1943)
  16. Sugar Babe Blues ?:?? (Mar 1943)
  17. Drivin' Wheel 2:25 (1960)
  18. Long, Lonesome Night 4:15 (1960)
  19. Set the Meat Outdoors 2:04 (1960)
  20. Coming Home 3:50 (1960)
  21. Stompin' the Boogie 2:47 (1960)
  22. Number Nine 2:27 (1960)
  23. Calcutta 3:15 (1960)
  24. Selfish Woman 2:49 (1960)
  25. Hangover 3:20 (1960)
  26. Runnin' the Boogie 2:31 (1960)
  27. Hey Big Momma 4:24 (1960)
  28. Miss Ida B. 4:57 (1961)
  29. Mislead Mother 3:14 (1961)
  30. Yes Lawd 9:16 (1961)
  31. I Hate to Be Alone 2:01 (1961)
  32. Jailbait 2:25 (1961)
  33. Lonely Day 4:26 (1961)
  34. Satellite Baby 2:46 (1961)
  35. Pocketful of Money 2:32 (1961)
  36. She Ain't for Nobody 2:46 (1961)
  37. Monte Carlo Blues ?:?? (1961) mono
  38. Pretty Woman ?:?? (1961) mono
  39. Careless Love ?:?? (1961) mono
  40. Blues for Big Sid ?:?? (1961) mono
  41. Roll On ?:?? (1961) mono
  42. The Train Is Coming ?:?? (1961) mono
  43. Piano Solo ?:?? (1961) mono
  44. Pappa Low ?:?? (1961) mono
  45. On the Sunny Side of the Street ?:?? (1961) mono
  46. Ice Cream Freezer ?:?? (1961) mono
  47. Sweet Old Chicago ?:?? (1962) mono
  48. Mr. Sykes Blues ?:?? (1962) mono
  49. Let it Rock ?:?? (1962) mono
  50. Mistakes in Life ?:?? (1962) mono
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. 1-07 Pipe Layin' Blues 3:16 St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Nov 1934) piano
  2. Six Feet in the Ground 3:05 St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Nov 1934) piano
  3. Monkey Face Blues 3:12 St. Louis Jimmy Oden (1941) piano
  4. Going Down Slow 3:13 St. Louis Jimmy Oden (1941) piano
  5. Back on My Feet, Again 3:01 St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Nov 1944) piano
  6. Nothing But Blues 2:56 St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Nov 1944) piano
  7. Careless Love ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  8. Blues for Big Sid ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  9. Monte Carlo Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  10. Piano Solo ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  11. Pretty Woman ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  12. The Train Is Coming ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  13. Pappa Low ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  14. Ice Cream Freezer ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  15. On the Sunny Side of the Street ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  16. Roll On ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961) piano
  17. Sweet Old Chicago ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  18. Hot Nuts ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  19. Three Handed Woman ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  20. How Long How Long Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  21. Let it Rock ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  22. Mistakes in Life ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  23. So Tired ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  24. Gulf Port Boogie ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  25. Mr. Sykes Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  26. Unlucky Thirteen Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  27. Green Onion Top ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962) piano
  28. Spike Driver ?:?? Teddy Darby As Blind 'Blues' Darby (1984) piano
  29. The Girl I Left Behind ?:?? Teddy Darby As Blind 'Blues' Darby (1984) piano

Vocals

  1. Train Number 44 3:22 Lee Green (1930)
  2. On the Sunny Side of the Street ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  3. Blues for Big Sid ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  4. Pappa Low ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  5. Piano Solo ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  6. Ice Cream Freezer ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  7. Pretty Woman ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  8. Monte Carlo Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  9. Roll On ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  10. The Train Is Coming ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  11. Careless Love ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1961)
  12. Unlucky Thirteen Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  13. Sweet Old Chicago ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  14. So Tired ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  15. Three Handed Woman ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  16. Green Onion Top ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  17. Mistakes in Life ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  18. Hot Nuts ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  19. How Long How Long Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  20. Mr. Sykes Blues ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)
  21. Gulf Port Boogie ?:?? Roosevelt Sykes (1962)

Credited as (21)

  1. Roosevelt Sykes
  2. Robert Pete Williams & Roosevelt Sykes
  3. Memphis Slim & Roosevelt Sykes
  4. Roosevelt Sykes, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Lee Robinson & Fred Below
  5. Napoleon Fletcher & Roosevelt Sykes
  6. Sax Mallard & Roosevelt Sykes
  7. Sonny Terry, Roosevelt Sykes & Brownie McGhee
  8. Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes
  9. Arthur McKay & Roosevelt Sykes
  10. Memphis Slim with Roosevelt Sykes
  11. Swing Republic feat. Roosevelt Sykes
  12. Roosevelt Sykes, Lightnin’ Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Otis
  13. Sykes and Spivey
  14. Roosevelt Sykes / Homesick James
  15. Roosevelt Sykes with Mae Belle Miller
  16. Roosevelt Sykes with Bee Turner
  17. Hattie North & Roosevelt Sykes
  18. Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, Eddie Boyd
  19. Roosevelt Sykes / Victoria Spivey
  20. Roosevelt Sykes, Victoria Spivey
  21. Roosevelt Sykes and Lee Green

Works (23)

Wrote

  1. Roll On
  2. The Way I Feel Blues
  3. Miss Ida B
  4. Sunny Road

Composed

  1. Half a Stranger
  2. Double Dirty Mother
  3. Boot That Thing
  4. Drivin' Wheel
  5. Some Right, Some Wrong
  6. Roosevelt's Blues
  7. Driving Wheel Blues
  8. Walk this Boogie
  9. Ice Cream Freezer
  10. Bread Pan
  11. My Baby's Playground

Lyrics

  1. 44 Blues
  2. Half a Stranger
  3. Double Dirty Mother
  4. Roosevelt's Blues
  5. My Baby's Playground
  6. Driving Wheel Blues
  7. Bread Pan
  8. Walk this Boogie

Links (12)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/13453512X
  2. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6ss4d62
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/roosevelt_sykes
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88613448
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13900224p
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88613448

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/5750274

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/332327

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000284104

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1032984/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/74038954

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322236