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Title: Accompaniment on early Roosevelt Sykes tunes
Post by: Coyote Slim on September 01, 2007, 11:30:09 AM

I got the new Document 2 CD "Essential Roosevelt Sykes" a few months ago and it doesn't say who is accompanying him on some tunes.  For instance on "All my money gone" there's a guitar that sounds Henry Townsendish, and on "Jet Black Snake" a guitar that sounds like Tampa Red's style.

If anyone can shed light on this for me, I would greatly appreciate it!

Title: Re: Accompaniment on early Roosevelt Sykes tunes
Post by: Rivers on September 01, 2007, 11:46:27 AM

Here's the dope on those from B&GR:

All my Money Gone Blues, 14 June '29, guitar: Oscar Carter
Jet Black Snake, 18 Feb '36, guit: Kokomo Arnold

Title: Re: Accompaniment on early Roosevelt Sykes tunes
Post by: Coyote Slim on September 03, 2007, 01:09:25 PM

Thanks!

Now I have to find out who Oscar Carter was!

Title: Re: Accompaniment on early Roosevelt Sykes tunes
Post by: dj on September 03, 2007, 02:04:52 PM

I think just about the sum total of what is known about Oscar Carter can be found here:
http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=114&topic=163.30 (http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=114&topic=163.30)