Roosevelt Sykes
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Biography
A tavern and brothel pianist from the age of twelve, Roosevelt Sykes found himself in St. Louis in 1928, defining the city's urban style characterized by a guitar-piano duo. In the company of the city's finest guitarists (Henry Townsend, Lonnie Johnson), Sykes recorded extensively from 1929 onwards, scoring numerous hits ("Night Time Is The Right Time", "The Honeydripper"). The war brought him to Chicago, where he was one of the first to set up a muscular electric orchestra with a brass section. Sykes was also present at the start of the blues revival of the 60s in the USA and Europe. He played and recorded until the end of his life, the last years spent in New Orleans in the Vieux Quartier.
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- Boogie Sykes
- Sad And Lonely Day
- Boot That Thing
- Satellite Baby
- Savoy Boogie
- Talking About Miss Ida B. by Roosevelt Sykes
- Security Blues
- Going Down Slow by Roosevelt Sykes
- Bury That Thing
- Selfish Woman
- Set The Meat Outdoors
- Calcutta
- 47th Street Boogie by Roosevelt Sykes
- Candy Man Blues
- Tired Of Being Mistreated
- Introducing The Churning Man by Roosevelt Sykes
- Coming Home
- The Life Of Piano Players In The South In The Late 1930's by Roosevelt Sykes
- Improvising New Blues by Roosevelt Sykes
- Soft And Mellow by Roosevelt Sykes
- Talking About The 44 Blues by Roosevelt Sykes
- 44 Blues by Roosevelt Sykes
- She's In My Blood
- Going To Chicago, Bootlegging And Other Things by Roosevelt Sykes
