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Name: Roosevelt Sykes  
   
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Date of Birth: 31st January 1906
   
Place of Birth: West Helena, Arkansas, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas - July 17, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American blues musician also known as "Honeydripper."

Sykes grew up near Helena, Arkansas but at age 15, began playing piano with a barrelhouse style of blues at various places until ending up in the St. Louis area where he met St. Louis Jimmy Oden. He started recording in the 1920s, signing with multiple labels and recording under various names including "Easy Papa Johnson," "Dobby Bragg," and "Willie Kelly." After he and Oden moved to Chicago he found his first period of great fame when he signed with Decca Records in 1935. In 1943, he signed to Bluebird Records and recorded with "The Honeydrippers."

Roosevelt Sykes had a long-term career that launched several risque and dance-ready hits, including "44 Blues" and "Peeping Tom." He continued recording into the 1960s and lived out his final years in New Orleans.

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