Bluegrass and country bassist and vocalist from New York. Son of Ernie Sykes.
Sykes' career began with his father's band, The Sykes Boys. In 1978 he left to join The Bluegrass Cardinals and went on from there to play with Bill Monroe, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, The Reno Brothers, the Bluegrass Unit, Livewire, the Eddie Adcock Band, Mandy Barnett, Harry Fontana and the Tennessee Tone Boys and The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band.