Album Notes

Born in Phenix City, Alabama, Roosevelt Dean grew up in a blues neighborhood; however, he did not start playing blues until he came to Syracuse, New York, in the sixties. But the moment he started, audiences could tell that his gospel singing and rock and soul experiences served him well. While Rosie can wail out all the classic blues songs, most of his performances and recordings are made up of his original compositions, which show his diversity as they vary from Delta blues to R & B to his favorite sound, Chicago blues.

According to Tom Townsley, reviewer for Blues Review,
"His voice made me sit up and take notice. It has a down barrel resonance coupled with the melismatic inflections that most blues listeners recognize as the 'real thing.' It was the kind of voice generally bred below the Mason Dixon Line"