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Roosevelt Sykes - Dirty Mother For You
Released : December 15, 1998 Label: Southland Records Format :Mp3@320  Roosevelt Sykes was born on January 31, 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas although he was raised in St. Louis. He learned to play the organ in church. This allowed him to move over to the piano. He soon began to work in barrelhouses and jukes in Helena, Arkansas often working with pianist Lee Green. He kept St. Louis as his base of operation, but frequently traveled to Memphis and Chicago in the late 20's. He first recorded in 1929, his version of "Forty-Four Blues". This was released on the Okeh Record label. This helped to establish his reputation as one of the best blues pianists. Roosevelt recorded for the Victor and Decca labels during the 1930's. He often recorded under pseudonyms like Easy Papa Johnson, Dobby Bragg or Willie Kelly. Sykes moved to Chicago in 1941 and continued to record. He worked with Memphis Minnie as well as recording with the Jump Jackson Band. He also recorded on his own and as a sideman for the Bluebird and Bullet labels. Roosevelt's nickname was Honeydripper (for his way with women) and so he formed a band called the Honeydrippers and began to tour the South regularly in World War II. In 1954, Roosevelt left Chicago and moved to New Orleans when the electric blues began to dominate the Chicago blues scene. He found plenty of work in this area. In the 1960's, he toured Europe during the blues-folk revival and kept a full schedule recording for Decca, Prestige-Bluesville, Crown and Delmark Records. He settled in New Orleans during the late '60s, where he remained a local treasure. Roosevelt Sykes continued to work, playing his boogie-woogie style, through the 70's until his death on July 17, 1983. Tracklist : 1. Ice Cream Freezer 2. It Hurts So Good 3. Buggy Ride 4. E.Z. Cherry 5. Dirty Mother For You 6. Put Up Or Shut Up 7. Peach In Egypt 8. Thanks, But No Thanks 9. Coothcy, Coothcy, Yes Ma'am 10. Dresser Drawers 11. She's Got It 12. You Deceived Me 13. Poodle Dog 14. Sugar Mill 15. Music Is My Business 16. Sunny Side Of The Street 17. Everlastin' Love 18. Ace Boogie From a session in 1971 produced by the late John Bentley & recorded at Jazz City Studios in New Orleans 
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