Kurz-Bio:
Der Blues-Pianist und Sänger Roosevelt Sykes wurde am 31. Jänner 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas, geboren und verstarb am 17. Juli 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana, 77-jährig, an einer Herzattacke. So um die Mitte der Dreißiger-Jahre ging er nach Chicago.
Seine 45er-Singles:
RCA Victor - R & B
08 49....50-0025-A....Roosevelt Sykes and his Original Honeydrippers..I Know How You Feel (22-0041-A)/-B….Stop Her, Poppa (22-0041-B)
11 49....50-0040-A....Roosevelt Sykes and his Original Honeydrippers..Southern Blues (22-0056-A)/-B….My Baby Is Gone (22-0056-B)
06 50....50-0089-A....Roosevelt Sykes and his Honey Dripper Quartet..Mind Your Own Business (22-0089-A)/-B….How Am I To Know (22-0089-B)
UNITED (die Bestell-Nr. 129 ausgenommen, ist die Existens einer 45 RPM nicht gesichert)
08 51....U-101....ROOSEVELT SYKES and his Honey Drippers..Fine And Brown (1001)/Lucky Blues (1002)
05 52....U-120....ROOSEVELT SYKES and his Honey Drippers..Raining In My Heart (1003)/Heavy Heart (1004)
10 52....U-129....ROOSEVELT SYKES (The Honeydripper)..Security Blues (1132)/Walkin' This Boogie (1128)
01 53....U-139....ROOSEVELT SYKES and The Honeydrippers..Four O'Clock Blues (1129)/Too Hot To Hold (1130)
07 53....U-152....ROOSEVELT SYKES and his Honeydrippers..Tell Me True (1293)/Come Back Baby (1290)
IMPERIAL
04 55....X5347....ROOSEVELT SYKES..Blood Stains (IM-836)/Sweet Old Chicago (IM-834)
10 55....X5367....ROOSEVELT SYKES..Crazy Fox (IM-917)/Hush Oh Hush (IM-914)
HOUSE OF SOUND
?? 57....C&S 505....ROOSEVELT SYKES..She's Jail Bait (1006 A)/Sputnik Baby (1006 B)
BEA & BABY
09 60 116—A ROOSEVELT SYKES..Pinewoods/—B….I'll Get Even
PRESTIGE BLUESVILLE
10 60....45-810-A....ROOSEVELT SYKES Vocal & Piano KING CURTIS-tenor ROBERT BANKS-organ..Miss Ida B./-B….Satellite Baby
KENT
?? 62....45x384....ROOSEVELT SYKES The Honeydrippers..Slave For Your Love (384-1)/Gone With The Wind (384-2)
Keep Searchin'
Gerd
