Roosevelt Sykes

Summary

Roosevelt Sykes is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Arkansas^[2]. He was born on January 31, 1906^[3]. He died in New Orleans^[4]. He died on July 17, 1983^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], singer^[7], and composer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Roosevelt Sykes's place of birth was Arkansas^[2].
• Born in Phillips County^[10], Roosevelt Sykes…
• Roosevelt Sykes passed away in New Orleans^[4].
• Roosevelt Sykes was born on January 31, 1906^[3].
• Roosevelt Sykes was born on January 1, 1906^[11].
• Roosevelt Sykes died on July 17, 1983^[5].
• Roosevelt Sykes died on July 11, 1983^[12].
• Roosevelt Sykes died on January 1, 1983^[13].
• Roosevelt Sykes is buried at Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum^[14].
• Roosevelt Sykes held citizenship in United States^[15].
• Roosevelt Sykes is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[16].
• Roosevelt Sykes worked as a pianist^[6].
• Roosevelt Sykes's professions included singer^[7].
• Roosevelt Sykes worked as a composer^[8].
• Roosevelt Sykes's field of work was music^[17].
• Roosevelt Sykes's field of work was singing^[18].
• Roosevelt Sykes's field of work was piano^[19].
• Roosevelt Sykes's field of work was blues^[20].
• Roosevelt Sykes's field of work was boogie-woogie^[21].
• Roosevelt Sykes is recorded as male^[22].
• Roosevelt Sykes's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Roosevelt Sykes's genre is blues^[24].
• Roosevelt Sykes's record label is recorded as Bluebird Records^[25].
• Roosevelt Sykes's record label is recorded as Delmark Records^[26].
• Roosevelt Sykes's discography is recorded as Roosevelt Sykes discography^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1906-01-31^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1983-07-17^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: cacfff98-7a13-4a02-95ed-c3ba32306ab9^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Arkansas^[2], an U.S. state^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1836^[35], headquartered in Little Rock^[36] and Phillips County^[10], a county of Arkansas^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1820^[39]. Recorded date of birth include January 31, 1906^[3] and January 1, 1906^[11]. Roosevelt Sykes is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], singer^[7], and composer^[8]. Fields of work include music^[17], a type of arts^[40]; singing^[18], a type of activity^[41]; piano^[19], a type of musical instrument^[42], founded in 1720^[43]; blues^[20], a music genre^[44], founded in 1890^[45]; and boogie-woogie^[21], a music genre^[46], founded in 1900^[47].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 17, 1983^[5], July 11, 1983^[12], and January 1, 1983^[13]. Roosevelt Sykes died in New Orleans^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[48]. Burial took place at Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum^[14].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Roosevelt Sykes include The Honeydrippers^[49], a rock band^[50], founded in 1981^[51].

Why It Matters

Roosevelt Sykes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for him include The Honeydrippers^[49], a rock band^[50], founded in 1981^[51].

FAQs

Where was Roosevelt Sykes born?

Roosevelt Sykes was born in Arkansas^[2].

Where did Roosevelt Sykes die?

Roosevelt Sykes passed away in New Orleans^[4].

What did Roosevelt Sykes do for work?

Roosevelt Sykes worked as pianist^[6], singer^[7], and composer^[8].