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Roosevelt Sykes Vol 2 1930 - 1931 Roosevelt Sykes, vocal, piano. With contributions by; Genres: Country Blues, Blues Piano. Informative booklet notes by Chris Smith. Part of the most ambitious series of Roosevelt Sykes reissues ever undertaken, Document's Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1930-1931) features 24 tracks of prime blues piano, everything Sykes recorded during the year-long period between June of 1930 and June of 1931. Though there aren't as many classic tracks here as on other volumes, there are highlights: a remake of one of his more famous sides, this time called "Kelly's 44 Blues," and a couple of risqué titles ("Nasty but It's Clean," "Big Time Woman"). Continued... More Info on our New Store >> |
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Roosevelt Sykes Vol 3 1931 - 1933 Roosevelt Sykes vocal, piano With contributions by; Genres; Piano Blues, Male Vocal Blues, Female Vocal Blues. “Pre-war Blues”. Informative Booklet Notes by Chris Smith. From this CDs booklet notes: Listening to the first six volumes of Document's seven volume set of Sykes' pre-war recordings it is easy to recognize the basis of this longevity; quite simply put he was bloody good! His piano style was 'two-handed', virile and variable. He could pound with best of 'em, roll out the forty fours and then supply an accompaniment both delicate and apt enough to enhance (sometimes salvage) any vocal performance. His own vocals lacked the introverted, autobiographical overtones of Carr and his approach to a lyric tended to be much more objective. Nevertheless he had a warm, easily understood voice and knew when to holler and when to reason. It sometimes seems that all the worthwhile blues lyrics that seemed so new in the fifties and sixties, from Jimmy Cotton's "Cotton Crop Blues" to Ray Charles' "Night Time Is The Right Time", had already spent some time in Sykes' mouth, usually competing for space with a huge cigar! Continued... More Info on our New Store >> |
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Roosevelt Sykes Vol 4 1934 - 1936 Roosevelt Sykes, vocal, piano. With contributions by; Genres: Blues Piano, Pre-war Blues, Country Blues Bottleneck-slide Guitar. From this CD’s booklet notes. In August 1934, the 28 year old Roosevelt Sykes assembled a roster that seems like most of the available blues talent in St. Louis, and took them to Chicago to record for Decca. Including himself, there were no fewer than five piano players in the bunch - Lee Green, Barrelhouse Buck McFarland, Peetie Wheatstraw and Henry Brown. It seems certain that the first two titles cut by the ripsaw voiced female singer Johnnie Strauss were accompanied by Brown, but the complex right hand and unexpected endings identify Sykes on Radio Broadcasting Blues and Old Market Street Blues. After the success of this venture, it's odd that Sykes didn't record for Decca again for 18 months; when he did, however, it was the start of an association that lasted for five years, and marked the end of his label hopping ways. Decca billed him by the nickname Edith Johnson had bestowed seven years earlier - The Honey Dripper. Continued... More Info on our New Store >> |
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Roosevelt Sykes Vol 5 1937 - 1939 More Info on our New Store >> |
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Roosevelt Sykes Vol 6 1939 - 1941 More Info on our New Store >> |
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Roosevelt Sykes Vol 7 1941 - 1944 More Info on our New Store >> |
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Too Late Too Late Vol 7 1927 - 1955 More Info on our New Store >> |
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Jazz & Blues Piano Vol 2 1924 - 1947 More Info on our New Store >> |
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Roosevelt Sykes Live At Webster College St Louis 1974 More Info on our New Store >> |
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God Don`t Like It - Document Shortcuts Vol 1 Blues Sampler More Info on our New Store >> |
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