Roosevelt Sykes
Genre:
Blues
Meta styles:
Chicago Blues, Early Acoustic Blues, Jump Blues/Piano Blues
Styles:
Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Piano Blues, Regional Blues, St. Louis Blues

Roosevelt Sykes (31 January 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas ? 17 July 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American blues musician also known as "Honeydripper". He was a successful and prolific cigar-chomping blues piano player who influenced blues piano playing with his rollicking thundering boogie. 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.

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Boot That Thing (1929-1941) CD2

Boot That Thing (1929-1941) CD2

1
Year:
2008
Tracks:
27
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Boot That Thing (1929-1941) CD1

Boot That Thing (1929-1941) CD1

2
Year:
2008
Tracks:
25
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Music Is My Business

Music Is My Business

Year:
2007
Tracks:
16
Bitrate:
209 kbps
Raining In My Heart

Raining In My Heart

Year:
2000
Tracks:
20
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 10 (1951-1957)

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 10 (1951-1957)

Year:
1994
Tracks:
25
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 9 (1947-1951)

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 9 (1947-1951)

Year:
1994
Tracks:
24
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 8 (1945-1947)

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 8 (1945-1947)

Year:
1994
Tracks:
24
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 7 (1941-1944)

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 7 (1941-1944)

Year:
1992
Tracks:
23
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 6 (1939-1941)

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 6 (1939-1941)

Year:
1992
Tracks:
25
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 5 (1937-1939)

Roosevelt Sykes Vol. 5 (1937-1939)

Year:
1992
Tracks:
25
Bitrate:
320 kbps
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