''The Return of Roosevelt Sykes'' is an album by blues musician

Roosevelt Sykes Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906July 17, 1983) was an American blues musician, also known as "the Honeydripper". Career Sykes was born the son of a musician in Elmar, Arkansas. "Just a little old sawmill town", Sykes said of his birthplace. The ...

recorded in 1960 and released on the

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Reception

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reviewer Bill Dahl stated: "Sykes's lyrical images are as vivid and amusing as ever on this 1960 set, with titles like "Set the Meat Outdoors" and "Hangover" among its standouts. Other than drummer Jump Jackson, the quartet behind the pianist is pretty obscure, but they rock his boogies with a vengeance". ''

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'' considers the sound balance of the recording to be poor, favouring the guitar and, especially, the bass over Sykes’s piano, and says that Sykes does not sing as well as he usually did.

Track listing

All compositions by Roosevelt Sykes except where noted # " Drivin' Wheel" – 2:25 # "Long, Lonesome Night" – 4:15 # "Set the Meat Outdoors" – 2:04 # "Coming Home" – 3:50 # "Stompin' the Boogie" – 2:47 # "Number Nine" – 2:27 # "Calcutta" – 3:15 # "Selfish Woman" (Esmond Edwards) – 2:49 # "Hangover" – 3:20 # "

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) – 2:38 # "Runnin' the Boogie" – 2:31 # "Hey Big Momma" ( Armand "Jump" Jackson) – 4:24

Personnel

Performance

– piano, vocals *Clarence Perry Jr. –

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*Floyd Ball, Frank Ingalls – guitar, bass guitar * Armand "Jump" Jackson – drums

Production

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Return of Roosevelt Sykes, The Roosevelt Sykes albums 1960 albums Bluesville Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Esmond Edwards