Roosevelt Sykes Musical artist

Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906 – July 17, 1983) 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)The Honeydripper
Birth dateJanuary 31, 1906
Birth place
Arkansas
Date of deathJuly 17, 1983
Place of death
Louisiana , New Orleans

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Musical artist

Career started1920
Career ended1983
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
Boogie-woogie
instrument
Piano

Roosevelt Sykes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.folkways.si.edu/searchresults.aspx?sPhrase=Roosevelt%20Sykes&sType='phrase'