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Roosevelt Sykes

Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906 – July 17, 1983) was an American blues musician, also known as "the Honeydripper".

Birth and Death Data: Born January 31, 1906 (Arkansas), Died July 11, 1983 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, composer, lyricist, speaker, leader

Notes: Also known as Willie Kelly and as "The Honeydripper."

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 319 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W402457 10-in. 6/14/1929 Moon and star blues Charlie McFadden Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W402458 10-in. 6/14/1929 Broken down blues Charlie McFadden Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W402459 10-in. 6/14/1929 I'm tired of being mistreated Oscar Carter ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W402460 10-in. 6/14/1929 Deceitful woman blues Oscar Carter Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W402461 10-in. 6/14/1929 Don't bite that thing Charlie McFadden Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W402462 10-in. 6/14/1929 Boot that thing Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
OKeh W403308 10-in. 11/16/1929 You know that ain't right Edith Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403309 10-in. 11/16/1929 Ain't no more to be said Edith Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403310 10-in. 11/16/1929 Don't know what I'll do Edith Johnson ; Roosevelt Sykes Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403311 10-in. 11/16/1929 Heart aching blues Edith Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403312 10-in. 11/16/1929 Skeet and Garret Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403313 10-in. 11/16/1929 Roosevelt's blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist  
OKeh W403318 10-in. 11/16/1929 Ten and four blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
OKeh W403319 10-in. 11/16/1929 Black River blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403320 10-in. 11/16/1929 Bury that thing Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403321 10-in. 11/16/1929 Home of your own blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
OKeh W403322 10-in. 11/16/1929 Lost all I had blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
OKeh W403323 10-in. 11/16/1929 Poor boy blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
OKeh W403324 10-in. 11/16/1929 Can't do no good blues James, Johnson Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403325 10-in. 11/16/1929 Kick that tune James, Johnson Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403330 10-in. 11/17/1929 Better times down the road James, Johnson Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W403331 10-in. 11/17/1929 New Orleans blues James, Johnson Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick VO121 10-in. 2/10/1931 Cotton seed blues Tampa Red Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C4669 10-in. 10/18/1929 The way I feel blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer  
Brunswick C4670 10-in. 10/18/1929 All my money gone blues Lee Green Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer  
(Results 176-200 of 319 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sykes, Roosevelt," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.

Sykes, Roosevelt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.

"Sykes, Roosevelt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974

External Sources

Wikipedia: The Honeydripper

Discogs: Roosevelt Sykes

Allmusic: Roosevelt Sykes

Grove: Roosevelt Sykes

IMDb: Roosevelt Sykes

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sykes, Roosevelt - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88613448

Wikidata: The Honeydripper - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q322236

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74038954

MusicBrainz: The Honeydripper - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cacfff98-7a13-4a02-95ed-c3ba32306ab9

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/224281

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