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Roosevelt Sykes

Phillips County, United States · 1906-01-31 – 1983-07-17

Roosevelt Sykes is credited on 716 releases across 286 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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716

Credits

286

Albums

8

Decades active

81

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American blues singer and pianist, born January 31, 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas, died July 17, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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716 releases · 286 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,475
  • Other credits · 17

Studios: American Folk Blues Festival · Friedrichstadt-Palast, Berlin · Arlyn Studios · Jazzhus Montmartre

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