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- Date Released: January 1, 1992
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Chicago Blues
- Label: Document Records / The Orchard
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We Say...
From Arkansas and St. Louis, Sykes came up barrelhousing in the lumber camps. His career took him to Chicago and New Orleans, with his joyful boogie woogie style evolving accordingly. A crucial rural-to-urban transition figure who stayed active into the '60s, he's unjustly overlooked today. He played with precision, right down to the jazzy fills, even though he sounded abandoned; his timing and melodic sense were impeccable, and he squeezed the most out of a limited voice. Sykes made standards out of "44 Blues" (his rough-hewn debut single), "Driving Wheel," Sweet Home Chicago" and "The Honeydripper" (his 1945 cover of Joe Liggins, not the song of the same name he'd cut in 1936). He was also known for unabashed raunch like "Dirty Mother for You." And in 1933, he accompanied the unheralded Carl Rafferty on "Mr. Carl's Blues," apparently the first song containing the immortal line, "I do believe I'll dust my broom."
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They Say...
Roosevelt Sykes, one of the best prewar blues pianists, is heard on this chronological Document compilation from a nearly four-year period of his career. With support from drummer Big Sid Catlett, bassist Alfred Elkins, and guitarist Ted Summit, Sykes enthuses over a host of his original songs, along with a sprightly version of Fats Waller's "Honeysuckle Rose." Fans of piano blues will love this edition in Document's lengthy series of reissues, though beginners are advised to head first for the Roosevelt Sykes (1929-1941) compilation on Story of the Blues.
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| 01. |  |
K.M.A. Blues |
2:31 |
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| 02. | |
Trouble And Whiskey |
2:43 |
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| 03. | |
My Supply Woman Blues |
2:29 |
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| 04. | |
Prison Gate Blues |
2:41 |
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| 05. | |
Sykes Advice Blues |
2:45 |
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| 06. | |
Low As A Toad |
2:49 |
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| 07. | |
Let The Black Have His Way |
3:02 |
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| 08. | |
15 Cents A day |
2:46 |
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| 09. | |
Just Hanging Around |
2:50 |
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| 10. | |
Keep Your Hands Off Her |
3:04 |
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| 11. | |
Roll On Blues |
2:42 |
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| 12. |
Skin And Bones Blues |
3:00 |
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| 13. | |
Third Degree blues |
2:58 |
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| 14. | |
Pay Day Blues |
3:03 |
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| 15. | |
Training Camp Blues |
2:54 |
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| 16. | |
Sugar Babe Blues |
2:50 |
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| 17. | |
Are You Unhappy? |
2:41 |
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| 18. | |
You Can't Do That Do Me |
3:02 |
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| 19. | |
Love Has Something To Say |
2:59 |
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| 20. | |
Honeysuckle Rose |
2:50 |
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| 21. | |
Mellow Queen |
2:58 |
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| 22. | |
Jivin' The Jive |
3:20 |
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| 23. | |
I Wonder |
3:25 |
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23 Total Tracks, 66:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar (Electric) // Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar (Electric) // Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar (Electric) // Roosevelt Sykes - Piano // Roosevelt Sykes - Piano // Roosevelt Sykes - Vocals // Roosevelt Sykes - Vocals // Roosevelt Sykes - Main Performer // Roosevelt Sykes - Main Performer // Big Sid Catlett - Drums // Alfred Elkins - Bass // Armand Jackson - Drums // Johnny Parth - Producer // Johnny Parth - Compilation Producer // Ted Summitt - Guitar // Chris Smith - Liner Notes
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