ROOSEVELT SYKES THE HONEYDRIPPER Recorded: 1960
Released: 1993
Label: Original Blues Classics
Format: [email protected] 320 Kbps
Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983) expertly fit his classic, down-home piano riffs and style into a fabric that also contained elements of soul, funk, and R&B. The nine-cut date, reissued by Original Blues Classics, included such laments as "I Hate to Be Alone," "Lonely Day," and "She Ain't for Nobody," as well as the poignant "Yes Lawd," and less weighty "Satellite Baby" and "Jailbait." Besides Sykes' alternately bemused, ironic, and inviting vocals, there's superb tenor sax support from King Curtis, Robert Banks' tasty organ, and steady, nimble bass and drum assistance by Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans.
Ron Wynn, AMG
01. Miss Ida B. 4:56
02. Mislead Mother 3:13
03. Yes Lawd 9:19
04. I Hate to Be Alone 1:57
05. Jailbait 2:24
06. Lonely Day 4:25
07. Satellite Baby 2:45
08. Pocketful of Money 2:31
09. She Ain't for Nobody 2:46
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