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Happy 110th Birthday, Roosevelt Sykes! (1/31/1906)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 110th Birthday, Roosevelt Sykes! (1/31/1906).  He recorded “Single Tree Blues” in Richmond on 9/7/1929. It appeared on Paramount 12827 as by Dobby Bragg. 

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September 27th in Gennett History, 1929: Roosevelt Sykes Recorded “Fire Detective Blues”

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

September 27th in Gennett History, 1929: Dobby Bragg recorded “Fire Detective Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Paramount 12827 and Steiner Davis 108. Dobby Bragg was a pseudonym for Roosevelt Sykes (v & p).

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Happy 109th Birthday, Roosevelt Sykes! (1/31/1906)

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 109th Birthday, Roosevelt Sykes! (1/31/1906).  He recorded “Single Tree Blues” in Richmond on 9/7/1929. It appeared on Paramount 12827 as by Dobby Bragg.

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