Roosevelt Sykes In a recording career that extended over five decades, Sykes displays a mastery of performing styles from barrelhouse to stride piano, from St. Louis boogie woogie to New Orleans blues. Along the way he composed songs that have become standards, including "Night Time is the Right Time," "Honeydripper Blues" and many others. In Roosevelt Sykes "The Honeydripper," Sykes charm and versatility is readily evident in this typical Sykes set filmed in 1961. Big Bill Broonzy Big Bill Broonzy is a towering and influential figure in traditional blues as a guitarist, singer and architect of early Chicago blues. Filmed in 1956, Big Bill Blues is an atmospheric art film in which Big Bill Broonzy meets post-war European cinema. At a local smoke filled bistro, he plays a set which includes "Why Did You Leave Heaven," "Saturday Night Blues," his classic 1930s hit "Just a Dream," and "Guitar Shuffle," an instrumental reminiscent of his early Famous Hokum Boys guitar pieces. Following this film is the "front porch" footage of Big Bill discovered a few years ago and now finally identified.