Roosevelt Sykes

Blues, Composer

1906 – 1983

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Who was Roosevelt Sykes?

Roosevelt Sykes 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.

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Born
Jan 31, 1906
Helena
Also known as
  • Sykes, Roosevelt
  • The Honeydripper
  • Honeydripper, The
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Arkansas
Died
Jul 17, 1983
New Orleans

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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