The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
USA
Born: 31 January 1906
Died: 17 July 1983
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
Genres: Blues
Styles: Piano Blues, Acoustic Blues, Jump Blues/Piano Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues, St. Louis Blues, Urban Blues
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Next time someone voices the goofball opinion that blues is simply too depressing to embrace, sit 'em down and expose 'em to a heady dose of Roosevelt Sykes. If he doesn't change their minds, nothing will. There was absolutely nothing downbeat about this roly-poly, effervescent pianist (nicknamed "Honeydripper" for his youthful prowess around the girls), whose lengthy career spanned the pre-war and postwar eras with no interruption whatsoever. Sykes' romping boogies and hilariously risqué lyrics (his double-entendre gems included "Dirty Mother...
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