The Hard Driving Blues of Roosevelt Sykes
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- RA-RAMS-LP-0004 Delmark.607
- Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
- Chicago, Ill. Delmark 1968
- General
- All compositions by Roosevelt Sykes. Performer(s): Roosevelt Sykes, vocals/piano ; in part with Homesick James Williamson, guitar. Production notes: Recorded in Chicago, May 17, 1963.
- Performer
- Sykes, Roosevelt
- Homesick James, 1910-2006
- Collection Creator
- Ramsey, Frederic, 1915-1995
- Place
- Illinois
- United States
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Piano
- African Americans
- Performer
- Sykes, Roosevelt
- Homesick James, 1910-2006
- Culture
- Americans
- See more items in
- Frederic Ramsey audio recordings
- Frederic Ramsey audio recordings / 33 1/3 RPM Records
- Extent
- 1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
- Date
- 1968
- Container
- Box LP, Item 4
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.RAMS, File RA-RAMS-LP-0004
- Type
- Archival materials
- Phonograph records
- Collection Citation
- Frederic Ramsey audio recordings, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Contents
- Red-eye Jesse Bell (3:00) --I like what you do (1:44) --We gotta move (2:55) --North Gulfport boogie (3:00) --Watch your step (2:20) --Ho! ho! ho! (3:00) --Living the right life (2:40) --New fire detective blues (3:00) --Run this boogie (2:27) --Slidell blues (3:25) --Mistake in life (2:20) --She's got me straddle a log (2:35)
- Track Information
- 101 Red-Eye Jesse Bell / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 102 I Like What You Do (When You Do What You Did Last Night) / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 103 We Gotta Move / Roosevelt Sykes, Homesick James. Piano. 104 North Gulfport Boogie / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 106 Ho! Ho! Ho! / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 105 Watch Your Step (If You Just Can't Be Good) / Roosevelt Sykes, Homesick James. Piano. 201 Living the Right Life / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 202 New Fire Detective Blues / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 203 Run This Boogie / Roosevelt Sykes, Homesick James. Piano. 204 Slidell Blues / Roosevelt Sykes, Homesick James. Piano. 205 Mistake in Life / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano. 206 She's Got Me Straddle a Log / Roosevelt Sykes. Piano.
- Restrictions
- Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
- Record ID
- ebl-1649109300700-1649109308340-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0