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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."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 318 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-0316 10-in. 2/18/1947 You can't make the grade Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-0317 10-in. 2/18/1947 You can't have none of that Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-0318 10-in. 2/18/1947 I just couldn't help it Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-0319 10-in. 2/18/1947 Soap and water blues Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-1070 10-in. 10/15/1947 Mama mama Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-1073 10-in. 10/15/1947 Walking and drinking Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-1079 10" 10/16/1947 No special rider Washboard Band (Washboard Sam) ; Washboard Sam Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D7VB-1170 10-in. 11/18/1947 Boogie honky tonky Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D7VB-1171 10-in. 11/18/1947 Booze blues Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor D7VB-1172 10-in. 11/18/1947 Time wasted on you Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D7VB-1174 10-in. 11/18/1947 Until the cows come home Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D7VB-1175 10-in. 11/18/1947 High as a Georgia pine Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Victor D7VB-1176 10-in. 11/18/1947 I know how you feel Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Victor D8VB-3266 10-in. 12/30/1948 He's just a gravy train Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Victor D8VB-3267 10-in. 12/30/1948 Southern blues Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Victor D8VB-3268 10-in. 12/30/1948 Stop her poppa Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, leader  
Victor D9VB-2003 10-in. 10/28/1949 How am I to know Honey Dripper Quartet (Roosevelt Sykes) ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-2004 10-in. 10/28/1949 My baby is gone Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, vocalist  
Victor D9VB-2005 10-in. 10/28/1949 Mind your own business Honey Dripper Quartet (Roosevelt Sykes) ; Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, vocalist  
OKeh W402451 10-in. 6/14/1929 "44" blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, lyricist, composer  
OKeh W402452 10-in. 6/14/1929 All my money gone blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
OKeh W402453 10-in. 6/14/1929 The way I feel blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
OKeh W402454 10-in. 6/14/1929 Henry Ford blues Roosevelt Sykes Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, composer  
OKeh W402455 10-in. 6/14/1929 Gambler's blues Charlie McFadden Male vocal solo, with (fiddle) violin and piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W402456 10-in. 6/14/1929 Misunderstood blues Charlie McFadden Male vocal solo, with (fiddle) violin and piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 151-175 of 318 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sykes, Roosevelt," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.

Sykes, Roosevelt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.

"Sykes, Roosevelt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.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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