Sykes, Roosevelt

Overview

Works:	440 works in 583 publications in 6 languages and 3,494 library holdings
Roles:	Performer, Instrumentalist, Composer, Singer, Vocalist, Lyricist, Other, Interviewee
Classifications:	m1630.18, 781.643

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Roosevelt Sykes

Publications by Roosevelt Sykes

Most widely held works about Roosevelt Sykes

Lightnin' Hopkins & Roosevelt Sykes ( Visual )
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins a film / by Pasquale Buba and Dusty Nelson ( Visual )
Contemporary Black biography. Volume 20 profiles from the international Black community ( Book )
Contemporary musicians. Volume 20 profiles of the people in music ( Book )
Six blues-roots pianists; [a thorough guide to early blues piano styles with instruction, historical notes, discography, and complete music transcriptions of boogie woogie, barrel-house, and ragtime solos by Eric Kriss ( Book )

Lightnin' Hopkins [and] Roosevelt Sykes ( Visual )
Sykes, Roosevelt. singer, pianist ( Book )
Robert Neff and Anthony Connor blues collection : [oral history], 1973-1974 (inclusive) ( )
Sykes, Roosevelt ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Roosevelt Sykes

Classic blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 263 libraries worldwide

Classic sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian Folkways ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide

The American folk blues festival, 1962-1966. Volume two ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 151 libraries worldwide
"A rare collection of performances by America's premier bluesmen at the peak of their artistry."--Container.

Classic piano blues from Smithsonian Folkways ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide

Classic blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Vol. 2 ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide

Chicago blues ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide
Chicago took blues music from the south and the Delta and gave it its own Windy City spin. This collection spans nearly 40 years of the Chicago Blues scene and includes tracks from Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and more.

Blues by Roosevelt "The Honeydripper" Sykes by Roosevelt Sykes ( Recording )
7 editions published between 1961 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 107 libraries worldwide

The American folk blues festival, 1962-1969. Volume 3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide
Recorded live in small TV studios during the famed festival's tours of Europe, these historic and unseen performances have been lost for nearly 40 years. Contains 18 complete performances from some of the greatest blues musicians of all time.

That's Chicago's South Side ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 86 libraries worldwide

The honeydripper by Roosevelt Sykes ( Recording )
19 editions published between 1961 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 80 libraries worldwide

That's all right ( Recording )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 78 libraries worldwide

Out of the blacks into the blues ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 70 libraries worldwide
A two part video series that focuses on the story of the blues using interviews and performances.

Piano blues ( Recording )
4 editions published between 1966 and 2002 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide

Legends of the blues. Volume 2 ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide

The return of Roosevelt Sykes by Roosevelt Sykes ( Recording )
6 editions published between 1992 and 2008 in English and held by 49 libraries worldwide

The blues. Volume 2 ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 48 libraries worldwide

OKeh Chicago blues ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide

Essential blues piano ( Recording )
1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide

Windy city blues ( Recording )
2 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in German and English and held by 41 libraries worldwide

Along the old man river ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 36 libraries worldwide
A two part video series that focuses on the story of the blues using interviews and performances.

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