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Roosevelt Sykes
West Helena Blues (The Postwar Years Volume 2 1945-57)
Compil. AT on Wolf Records label
Blues (Chicago Blues, Piano Blues)
Recorded in Chicago, 1945 (A3, A4), October 9, 1945 (B3), August 23, 1946 (A5), September 26, 1946 (B6), November 18, 1947 (A1), 1949 (A2, A6, B4), March 19, 1953 (A7) and 1953 (A8, B1) Recorded in New Orleans, 1954 (B2, B5) Recorded in Memphis, 1957 (B7, B8) Uncertain personnel: B2, B5 with probably members of the Dave Bartholomew band: lee Allen, ts [B5], Ernest McLean, gtr; Frank Fields, sbs; Earl Palmer, dms B7, B8 personnel unknown
Musicians
 | Roosevelt Sykes p, voc, 1906-1983 US piano, vocals, album by |
 | Oett "Sax" Mallard sax, 1915-1986 US alto saxophone |
 | Willie Dixon b, voc, 1915-1992 US bass, sbs/probably |
 | Bob Carter b, 1922-1993 US bass, sbs |
 | Ernest "Big" Crawford b, 1897-1956 US bass, sbs |
 | John Frazier b, US bass, sbs |
 | Ransom Knowling b, 1912-1967 US bass, sbs |
 | Unknown Artist bass, sbs, guitar |
| Johnny Walker clarinet |
 | Daniel Gugolz b, *1963 CH compiled by, liner notes |
 | Armand "Jump" Jackson dr, US drums |
 | Charles "Chick" Sanders dr, drums |
 | Fred Below dr, 1926-1988 US drums |
 | Lawrence "Judge" Riley dr, 1909-1977 US drums |
 | Emanuel Sayles bj, 1907-1986 US guitar |
 | Leonard Caston key, b, 1917-1987 US guitar |
 | Robert Lockwood Jr. voc, g, 1915-2006 US guitar |
 | Bill Casimir sax, tenor saxophone |
 | J.T. Brown ts, voc, 1918-1969 US tenor saxophone, vocals, 2nd vocal |
 | Sugarman Penigar voc, tenor saxophone |
| Walker Broadus tenor saxophone |
 | Johnny Morton tr, voc, trumpet |
 | St. Louis Jimmy Oden voc, 1903-1977 US performer on track, vocals |
Producers
| Ernst Trauner illustration, cover painting |
| Hans Klement remastered by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | I Know How You Feel | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 2 | | Mailbox Blues | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 3 | | This Tavern Boogie | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 4 | | Tender Hearted Woman (I’ll Wear The Pants) | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 5 | | Her Little Machine | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 6 | | West Helena Blues | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 7 | | Come Back Baby | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 8 | | Hard Luck Boogie | St. Louis Jimmy Oden | ||
| 9 | | Good Book Blues | St. Louis Jimmy Oden | ||
| 10 | | I’m Tired | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 11 | | Date Bait | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 12 | | Wonderin’ Blues | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 13 | | Blood Stains | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 14 | | Homesick Blues | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 15 | | She’s Jail Bait | Roosevelt Sykes | ||
| 16 | | Sputnik | Roosevelt Sykes |
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