Roosevelt Sykes
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Biography
[Edit]Next time someone voices the goofball opinion that blues is simply too depressing to embrace, sit 'em down and expose 'em to a heady dose of Roosevelt Sykes. If he doesn't change their minds, nothing will. There was absolutely nothing downbeat about this roly-poly, effervescent pianist (nicknamed "Honeydripper" for his youthful prowess around the girls), whose lengthy career spanned the pre-war and postwar eras with no interruption whatsoever. Sykes' romping boogies and hilariously risqué lyrics (his double-entendre gems included "Dirty Mother for You," "Ice Cream Freezer," and "Peeping Tom") characterize his monumental contributions to the blues idiom. He was a pioneering piano pounder responsible for the seminal pieces "44 Blues," "Driving Wheel," and "Night Time Is the Right Time."
Sykes began playing while growing up in Helena. At age 15, he hit the road, developing his rowdy barrelhouse style around the blues-fertile St. Louis area. Sykes began recording in 1929 for OKeh and was signed to four different labels the next year under four different names (he was variously billed as Dobby Bragg, Willie Kelly, and Easy Papa Johnson)! Sykes joined Decca Records in 1935, where his popularity blossomed. After relocating to Chicago, Sykes inked a pact with Bluebird in 1943 and recorded prolifically for the RCA subsidiary with his combo, the Honeydrippers, scoring a pair of R&B hits in 1945 (covers of Cecil Gant's "I Wonder" and Joe Liggins' "The Honeydripper"). The following year, he scored one more national chart item for the parent Victor logo, the lowdown blues "Sunny Road." He also often toured and recorded with singer St. Louis Jimmy Oden, the originator of the classic "Going Down Slow."
In 1951, Sykes joined Chicago's United Records, cutting more fine sides over the next couple of years. A pair of Dave Bartholomew-produced 1955 dates for Imperial in New Orleans included a rollicking version of "Sweet Home Chicago" that presaged all the covers that would surface later on. A slew of albums for Bluesville, Folkways, Crown, and Delmark kept Sykes on the shelves during the '60s (a time when European tours began to take up quite a bit of the pianist's itinerary). He settled in New Orleans during the late '60s, where he remained a local treasure until his death.
Precious few pianists could boast the thundering boogie prowess of Roosevelt Sykes, and even fewer could chase away the blues with his blues as the rotund cigar-chomping 88s ace did.
Title: The Roosevelt Sykes Collection 1929-47, Vol. 2
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Title: The Honeydripper & Face to Face With the Blues
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Title: Night Time Is The Right Time
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Roosevelt Sykes Collection 1929-47, Vol. 1
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Title: Drivin' Wheel (The Best of Roosevelt Sykes)
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Title: Double-Barreled Boogie
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Acoustic
Collections
Title: Rare Oldies R&B Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Blues, Blues Christmas (1925-1955)
Genre: Blues
Title: Christmas Jazz & Holiday Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: 101 - The Best of Vintage Blues
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Burlesque - 100 Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Jazz, Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Boogie & Blues - The Lost Album
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Flip, Flop and Fly - Ultimate Boogies
Genre: Blues
Title: Folk Blues, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Story 4
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1940-1945, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Alcohol Coke & Gin
Title: Risque Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Vintage Songs of Sex, Drugs & Cigarettes
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots 'n' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950)
Genre: Blues
Title: Christmas Piano Classics 2013
Genre: World Music
Title: Christmas Cocktail Party
Genre:
Title: Christmas Piano Essentials
Genre: World Music
Title: Blue Ivory
Genre: Blues
Title: Roll and Tumble Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots of Piano Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Rockin' Jazz Blues R&B
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1948 Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Ramblers - The Essential Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Roots & Folk Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Juke Joint Saturday Night: Piano Blues Rags & Stomps
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues for the Road, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Dirty Blues Licks
Genre: Blues
Title: New York - City of Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Pilgrimage 1920 To 1950
Genre: Blues
Title: Piano, Brass and Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Prime Chops Volume Two
Genre: Blues
Title: State Street Jive
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of Blues Piano!
Genre: Blues
Title: American Folk Blues Festival '72
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Kent Cooper: The Blues & Other Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: American Folk Blues Festival '66
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Collection of Piano Blues and Boogie
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: New York Blues 30's (Doxy Collection)
Genre: Blues
Title: Dirty Sexy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Story of Boogie Woogie
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Story Of Boogie Woogie
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogie Woogie Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Folk Blues Festival '65
Genre: Blues
Title: New York City Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues, Vol. 1: 1920S - 1940
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Genre: Blues
Title: Southern Country Blues, Vol. 2 (Box Set)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Blues Kings
Genre: Blues
Title: New York Blues (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Roots of American Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1949, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Featuring albums
Title: Christmas Bells (Holiday Classics Vol. 1)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Chicago, Sweet Home of the Blues Essential Tracks, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Want to Boogie Some More: The Very Best of boogie Woogie 1920's - 1940's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Want to Boogie Some More (The Very Best of Boogie Woogie)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
