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: Night Time Is The Right Time
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Roosevelt Sykes Collection 1929-47, Vol. 2
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Title: Drivin' Wheel (The Best of Roosevelt Sykes)
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Title: The Way I Feel: The Best of Roosevelt Sykes and Lee Green
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes, Lee Green
Genre: Blues
Title: Double-Barreled Boogie
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Acoustic
Title: The Roosevelt Sykes Collection 1929-47, Vol. 1
Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Collections
Title: Blues Piano Orgy
Genre: Blues
Title: Gonna Rock The Blues Again
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Blues Selection, Volume 8
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New York (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues, New Orleans (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Classic Bluesmen (Volume 2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Classic Bluesmen (Volume 3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Vintage Sex Songs (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: 100 Blues Classics & Greatest Blues Hits (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues ~ Blues Roots 1930-1944
Genre: Blues
Title: Murder: Songs From The Dark Side Of The Soul
Genre: Blues, Jazz, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: The Blues: A Musical Journey (Martin Scorsese) (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The R&B Years 1946: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Jewel-Paula Records Story (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Kings And The Queen Volume Two
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blues Spirit
Genre: Blues
Title: The Paramount Masters
Genre: Blues
Title: The R&B Years 1955: Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Dirty Blues - The Ultimate Collection (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Dirty Blues - The Ultimate Collection (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: The R&B Years 42-45: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Blind Pig Presents: Boogie Woogie Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Play - Piano Blues
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Blues, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Chicago Is Just That Way: 1938 - 1954 (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Risque Blues Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Risque Blues Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Wolf Records 20th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Masters Of Jazz Vol. 15-Blues Giants
Genre: Blues
Title: Wall Street Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Communication Blues 2017
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel
Title: 100 Tubes Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Rhythm And Blues Roots Vol. 2 (Remastered 2018)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Pop
Title: Rhythm And Blues Chronology 6: 1938-39 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Rhythm And Blues Chronology 6: 1938-39 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: The Rough Guide To Barrelhouse Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Rhythm & Blues Chronology 6: 39 (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Country, Classical
Title: Rhythm & Blues Chronology 6: 39 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Country, Classical
Title: Dirty Rhythm & Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Jazz
Title: Dirty Rhythm & Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Jazz
Title: Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Trump’s Subterranean Homesick Blues 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues (CD5)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues Collection 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Win The War Blues: The Blues & World War II
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Harmonica Blues & Dirty Rhythm & Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Of Blues (Digitally Remastered)
Genre: Blues
Title: Boogie-Woogie Essentials
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The R&B No. 1s Of The '40s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blue Fish Collection (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues In The Garden (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: An Anthology Of 20th Century Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
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
