Roosevelt Sykes - Gold Mine (1992)

The great Roosevelt Sykes has a legacy of blues recordings that goes way back to the early days of the 78rpm single – but he really seems to shine even more in later years, when labels like Delmark helped really give him a chance to get back on top, and show the world what they'd been missing over the past few decades! This well-done recording has Sykes in similar overseas territory as Memphis Slim – playing piano with all sorts of jazzy currents and rich colors, while also singing in this crackling, raspy voice that seems to have only gotten better with age – very much in a style that more mainstream artists were beginning to copy at the time – but which is best heard here in the hands of the master! Titles include "Big Ben", "Boot That Thing", "True Thing", "Henry Ford Blues", "44 Blues", and "Sugar Cup".

Tracklist:
1-1 Roosevelt Sykes - Big Ben [3:03]
1-2 Roosevelt Sykes - Boot That Thing [3:39]
1-3 Roosevelt Sykes - Springfield Blues [3:03]
1-4 Roosevelt Sykes - Henry Ford Blues [3:03]
1-5 Roosevelt Sykes - I'm a Dangerous Man [2:10]
1-6 Roosevelt Sykes - True Thing [4:06]
1-7 Roosevelt Sykes - You Understand [2:30]
1-8 Roosevelt Sykes - Whole Lot of Children [3:31]
1-9 Roosevelt Sykes - The Last Laugh [4:40]
1-10 Roosevelt Sykes - Gold Mine [2:29]
1-11 Roosevelt Sykes - 44 Blues [3:06]
1-12 Roosevelt Sykes - Sugar Cup [2:25]