Roosevelt Sykes

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Aliases: The Honey Dripper
Honey Dripper
Roosevelt Sykes and His Original Honeydrippers
Roosevelt Sykes and His Piano
Roosevelt Sykes (The Honey Dripper)
Willie Kelly
Willie Kelly and His Orchestra
Real name: Roosevelt Sykes
Born: January 31, 1906
Died: July 17, 1983
Country: United States
IPI: 00055003419 14 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Blues/boogie-woogie pianist, singer and songwriter

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		32-20 Blues	Willie Kelly	November 14, 1930	(38 artists)
		"44" Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	July 1929	(58 artists)
		All My Money Gone Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	September 1929	(3 artists)
		Anytime Is the Right Time	Roosevelt Sykes	February 1946	(2 artists)
		Dangerous Man	Roosevelt Sykes	1973	Wallace Coleman
		Date Bait	Roosevelt Sykes and His Original Honeydrippers	December 1946	(4 artists)
		D-B-A Blues (You Old Yass Yass)	Honey Dripper	October 1934	(2 artists)
		Driving Wheel Blues	The Honey Dripper	December 1936	(47 artists)
		Hush oh Hush	Roosevelt Sykes	October 1955	(2 artists)
		Ice Cream Freezer	Roosevelt Sykes	1961	Unverified
		Miss Ida B.	Roosevelt Sykes	October 1960	(2 artists)
		Mistake in Life	Honey Dripper	1938	(5 artists)
		Monte Carlo Blues	The Honey Dripper	September 1937	The Dixie Blues Boys
		Night Time Is the Right Time	The Honey Dripper	July 1937	(49 artists)
		Skin and Bones Blues	Roosevelt Sykes (The Honey Dripper)	November 1941	Ann Rabson
		Sunny Road	Roosevelt Sykes	1946	Unverified
		The Way I Feel Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	September 1929	Lee Green
		This Is a New World	Roosevelt Sykes	1964	(2 artists)
		West Helena Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	November 1950	(6 artists)

Covers by Roosevelt Sykes

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Basin Street Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
		Bobby Sox Blues	Roosevelt Sykes and His Original Honeydrippers	March 1947	T-Bone Walker and His Guitar with Jack McVea & All Stars
		Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer	Willie Kelly and His Orchestra	May 1943	The Song Spinners
		Cow Cow Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	1978	Charles Davenport
		Going Down Slow	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	St. Louis Jimmy
		Honeysuckle Rose	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
		I Wonder	Roosevelt Sykes	January 1945	Cecil Gant
		Lost my Boogie	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	Missing information
		On the Sunny Side of the Street	Roosevelt Sykes	1961	Unverified
		St. James Infirmary	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	(unknown), (unknown), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five
		Sweet Georgia Brown	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
		Sweet Old Chicago	Roosevelt Sykes	1955	Madlyn Davis and Her Hot Shots, Robert Johnson
		The Honeydripper	Roosevelt Sykes and His Piano	November 1945	Joe Liggins
		Three Handed Woman	Roosevelt Sykes	1962	Benny Strong and His Orchestra REL, Tex Ritter REC
		What I'd Say	Roosevelt Sykes	1978	Ray Charles
		You'll Never Know	Willie Kelly and His Orchestra	May 1943	Alice Faye

Songs written by Roosevelt Sykes

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
32-20 Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	Willie Kelly	June 12, 1930	Covered by (38 artists)
"44" Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	June 14, 1929	Covered by (58 artists)
All My Money Gone Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	June 14, 1929	Covered by (3 artists)
Anytime Is the Right Time	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	July 2, 1945	Covered by (2 artists)
Dangerous Man	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	1973	Covered by Wallace Coleman
Date Bait	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes and His Original Honeydrippers	October 9, 1945	Covered by (4 artists)
D-B-A Blues (You Old Yass Yass)	Roosevelt Sykes	Honey Dripper	August 18, 1934	Covered by (2 artists)
Driving Wheel Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	The Honey Dripper	February 18, 1936	Covered by (47 artists)
Hush oh Hush	Roosevelt Sykes, Pearl King	Roosevelt Sykes	October 1955	Covered by (2 artists)
Ice Cream Freezer	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	1961	Unverified
Miss Ida B.	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	September 14, 1960	Covered by (2 artists)
Mistake in Life	Roosevelt Sykes	Honey Dripper	March 31, 1938	Covered by (5 artists)
Monte Carlo Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	The Honey Dripper	April 29, 1937	Covered by The Dixie Blues Boys
Night Time Is the Right Time	Roosevelt Sykes	The Honey Dripper	April 29, 1937	Covered by (49 artists)
Skin and Bones Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes (The Honey Dripper)	April 30, 1941	Covered by Ann Rabson
Sunny Road	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	1946	Unverified
The Way I Feel Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	June 14, 1929	Covered by Lee Green
This Is a New World	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	1964	Covered by (2 artists)
West Helena Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	March 14, 1950	Covered by (6 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Honeydripper - Plays and Sings the Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	1962	Columbia [EMI]
	The Honeydripper's Duke's Mixture	Roosevelt Sykes	1971	Barclay
	The Meek Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes	1973	Jewel Records [US1]
	The Original Honeydripper	Roosevelt Sykes	1978	Blind Pig

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	32-20 Blues	Willie Kelly	November 14, 1930	Victor
	"44" Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	July 1929	OKeh
	All My Money Gone Blues	Roosevelt Sykes	September 1929	OKeh
	Anytime Is the Right Time	Roosevelt Sykes	February 1946	Bluebird
	Bobby Sox Blues	Roosevelt Sykes and His Original Honeydrippers	March 1947	RCA Victor
	Bread Pan (Just My Size)	The Honey Dripper	September 1937	Decca
	Date Bait	Roosevelt Sykes and His Original Honeydrippers	December 1946	RCA Victor
	D-B-A Blues (You Old Yass Yass)	Roosevelt Sykes	October 1934	Decca
	Driving Wheel Blues	The Honey Dripper	December 1936	Decca
	Drivin' Wheel	Roosevelt Sykes	November 1950	Regal [US2]
	Hush oh Hush	Roosevelt Sykes	October 1955	Imperial [US1]
	I Wonder	Roosevelt Sykes	January 1945	Bluebird
	Keep Your Hands Off Her	Roosevelt Sykes (The Honey Dripper)	November 1941	OKeh
	Miss Ida B.	Roosevelt Sykes	October 1960	Prestige Bluesville
	Night Time Is the Right Time	The Honey Dripper	July 1937	Decca
	Night Time Is the Right Time No. 2	Honey Dripper	1938	Decca
	Sweet Old Chicago	Roosevelt Sykes	1955	Imperial [US1]
	The Honeydripper	Roosevelt Sykes and His Piano	November 1945	Bluebird
	You'll Never Know	Willie Kelly and His Orchestra	May 1943	Hit [US]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Three Kings and the Queen	various artists	1964	Spivey Records