Roosevelt Sykes

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Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906, Elmar, Arkansas – July 17, 1983, New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American blues musician, also known as "The Honeydripper". He was a successful and prolific cigar-chomping blues piano player, whose rollicking thundering boogie-woogie was highly influential. Sykes had a long career spanning the pre-war and postwar eras. His pounding piano boogies and risqué lyrics characterize his contributions to the blues. He was responsible for influential blues songs such as "44 Blues", "Driving Wheel", and "Night Time I...read more

Feel like blowing my horn Bad news Blood stains Blues bass Journey from the germs Toy piano blues Look out for yourself Funky side Slave for your love Tall heavy mama Blues will prank with your soul Just hanging around St james infirmary The last laugh Hot pants I know how you feel Memphis slim rock The sweet root man Mosby stomp True thing Yellow yam blues Big ben Sweet georgia brown I am in love with a lover Barrel house man How long All days are good days Jubilee time North gulfport boogie Wild side Whole lot of children Listen to my song Man is in trouble Working man on the seas Trouble everywhere i roam Have you seen ida b Never loved like this before Hupe dupe do Her little machine Honey child Stop her poppa A woman is in demand Love has something to say Right now Down on my knees She left me cold in hand Just a smile Casual friend Sad yas yas yas Key to your heart We gotta move Put up or shut up Mailbox blues Big time woman Peeping tom We will never make the grade I done you wrong I love you more and more Sugar cup This is a new world Are you unhappy? Chicago boogie Papa sweetback blues In here with your heavy stuff Your will is mine Soft and mellow The dog in a man Papa low Time wasted on you Women be wise Viper song It hurts so good Bop de bip Going down slow You understand Gold mine Jelly roll mill He treats me like a dog You got to know how Lonesome hours blues Sunny side of the street You deceived me Tonight Take off box Lake charles stomp Barrel of whiskey blues Love the one you are with Buggy ride Old market street blues Take it with a smile Shake your money maker How am i to know Murder gonna be my crime Radio broadcasting blues Stop stopping me Found a note on my door Miss ida Soon forgotten Peach in egypt Misty The road to ruin My resolution Complete this order Doing the salty long Mind your own business I like what you did Walkin and drinkin Hot boogie too hot to handle Sail on black sue Sputnik Poodle dog Persimmon pie Sitting down thinking blues Jivin the jive I wanna love Miss dirty gurty blues Big town playboy Bird nest on the ground Look a here Hard luck boogie Mr sykes’ blues Groceries on the shelf People people blues Flat foot floogie Go away Kelly special Let it rock Three six and nine West helena woman Life is a puzzle Piano solo Pistol shootin’ blues She’s got what it takes Careless love So tired Dirty mothe Rattlesnake blues I have made up my mind Roll on Blues for big sid Pretty woman I feel so bad Thanks but no thanks Hold it where you got it Dark clouds May be a scandal Hard working women Nine hour call Spontaneous converstation Introducing the grinder man and the honeydripper Kilroy s in town Lawdy lawdy worried blues No money down Look on yonder wall Thanksgivin blues Mama mama Memphis fives Maltese cat Hospital heaven or hell My hamstrings poppin Detroit moan Stomp down rider Mean old bedbug blues Somewhere over the rainbow

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