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."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 319 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | BVE-62901 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | 32-20 blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62902 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Give me your change | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62903 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | I love you more and more | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62904 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Kelly's 44 blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62905 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Mr. Davis' blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62906 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Blue sea blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62907 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | M. & O. blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62908 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Broke and hungry | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62954 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | What have you done to me | Josephine Jones | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62955 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Soothing syrup | Josephine Jones | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-62962 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Side door blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62963 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Big time woman | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62964 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Thanksgiving blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62965 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | You can't win | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62966 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Kelly's special | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62967 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Don't put the lights out | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-67573 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | M. & O. blues no. 2 (My baby's come back) | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67574 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Mr. Davis' blues no. 2 | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67575 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Southeast Missouri blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67576 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Strange land blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67577 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Pleading to my baby blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67578 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Engineer's blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67579 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Howling wind blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67580 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Road man blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-67581 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Hard luck blues | Emerson Houston | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sykes, Roosevelt," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.
Sykes, Roosevelt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.
"Sykes, Roosevelt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.