http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68435&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rssOften bolstering his Piano Blues boogie with Gospel-inflected vocals and off-color double meanings, Roosevelt Sykes remains a much loved figure as well as one of the form's idiom-authors. His irreverent, good-time blues is rooted in the rolling stride-style of the pre-war innovator Fats Waller. With the tunes ".44 Blues" and "Night Time is the Right Time" to his credit, coupled with his supernatural mastery of the instrument, he is the standard by which many blues pianists are measured. - Mike McGuirkPiano Bluesen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:40:17 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68435&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss Often bolstering his Piano Blues boogie with Gospel-inflected vocals and off-color double meanings, Roosevelt Sykes remains a much loved figure as well as one of the form's idiom-authors. His irreverent, good-time blues is rooted in the rolling stride-style of the pre-war innovator Fats Waller. With the tunes ".44 Blues" and "Night Time is the Right Time" to his credit, coupled with his supernatural mastery of the instrument, he is the standard by which many blues pianists are measured. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.508930&variant=play&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss Piano Blues Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roosevelt Sykes on Rhapsody Online 508930 tra.508930 Roosevelt Sykes art.68435 0.99 The Return Of Roosevelt Sykes alb.234589 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/6/4/1164647_170x170.jpg 2007-01-09 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Long, Lonesome Night tra.508930 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.508930&variant=play&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.508930&variant=data&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19345376&variant=play&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss Piano Blues Thu, 1 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by 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2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roosevelt Sykes on Rhapsody Online 15260426 tra.15260426 Roosevelt Sykes art.68435 0.99 The Honey Dripper alb.15257513 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/3/9/1119367_170x170.jpg 2006-09-21 00:00:00.0 2006-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Boot That Thing tra.15260426 174000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15260426&variant=play&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15260426&variant=data&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15260429&variant=play&rws=%2Froosevelt-sykes%2Ftop-tracks.rss Piano Blues Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roosevelt Sykes on Rhapsody Online 15260429 tra.15260429 Roosevelt Sykes art.68435 0.99 The Honey Dripper alb.15257513 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/3/9/1119367_170x170.jpg 2006-09-21 00:00:00.0 2006-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Give Me Your Change tra.15260429 181000 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