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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 (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  
(Results 1-25 of 319 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sykes, Roosevelt," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.

Sykes, Roosevelt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105974.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.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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