| The Honeydripper | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | September 14, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 36:18 | |||
| Label | Bluesville BVLP 1014 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Roosevelt Sykes chronology | ||||
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The Honeydripper is an album by blues musician Roosevelt Sykes recorded in 1960 and released on the Bluesville label the following year. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated: "Roosevelt Sykes expertly fit his classic, down-home piano riffs and style into a fabric that also contained elements of soul, funk, and R&B. ... 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.". [4]
All compositions by Roosevelt Sykes except where noted
Roosevelt Sykes was an American blues musician, also known as "the Honeydripper".
Leonard Gaskin was an American jazz bassist born in New York City.
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