Sleepy John Estes

Sleepy John Estes

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Certainly one of the most influential figures in the history of the blues, and the visionary composer of many classics ("Someday Baby", "Diving Duck Blues", Milk Cow Blues), Sleepy John Estes began recording blues in Memphis in 1929, in which his expressive, dying voice is underlined by dominant harmonica playing (Hammie Nixon, Noah Lewi, Robert Nighthawk). A bittersweet chronicler of the segregated South, Estes enjoyed great popularity in Memphis and then Chicago. He played a significant role in defining the styles of these two cities. After the war, he was eclipsed for a long time. Rediscovered in 1962, he appeared at numerous festivals in the U.S. and Europe, and recorded a number of LPs that all too often betrayed his extreme tiredness.

Top tracks

04
Diving Duck Blues
Sleepy John Estes
The Legend of Sleepy John Estes
03:49
Composers: John Adam Estes
12
Someday Baby
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:45
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
06
Drop Down Mama
Sleepy John Estes
Presenting Sleepy John Estes
03:11
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
01
Little Laura Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Presenting Sleepy John Estes
02:31
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
03
Liquor Store Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Presenting Sleepy John Estes
02:29
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
02
The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
Sleepy John Estes
I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941
02:56
Writer: John Estes
01
Run Around
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:19
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
22
Down South Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Harmonica Masters
03:11
Writer: Alfred Lewis
09
Floating Bridge
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
03:53
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
02
Broke and Hungry
Sleepy John Estes
Live in Japan with Hammie Nixon
04:36
21
Goin' To Brownsville
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
03:00
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
05
Divin' Duck
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:35
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
01
Corrina Corinna
Sleepy John Estes
Live in Japan with Hammie Nixon
03:53
02
Milk Cow Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Crying the Blues
03:03
15
Working Man's Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:44
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
20
Jailhouse Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes
02:56
Composers: Sleepy John Estes

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  • Discography
Albums
Goin' To Brownsville
â„— 1998 Craft Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
24-02-1998
Goin' To Brownsville
01
Run Around
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:19
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
02
Lost My Eyesight
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:56
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
03
It Was A Dream
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:32
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
04
Try Him And See
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
03:09
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
05
Divin' Duck
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:35
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
06
Street Car Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
01:55
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
07
Sloppy Drunk Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:21
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John Estes
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Featured in
American Epic: The Collection
This compilation (P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
12-05-2017
American Epic: The Collection
01
The Coo Coo Bird (The Cuckoo)
Clarence Ashley
American Epic: The Collection
02:58
Writer: Thomas Clarence Ashley / Composers: Thomas Clarence Ashley
02
On the Road Again
Memphis Jug Band
American Epic: The Collection
02:51
Writer: J.B. Jones - Will Shade / Composers: J.B. Jones - Will Shade
03
The Panama Limited
Bukka White
American Epic: The Collection
03:12
Composers: Traditional
04
Indian War Whoop
Hoyt Ming and His Pep Steppers
American Epic: The Collection
03:11
Writer: Hoyt Ming / Composers: Hoyt Ming
05
'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1
Frank Stokes
American Epic: The Collection
03:17
Writer: P. Grainger - E. Robbins / Composers: P. Grainger - E. Robbins
06
K. C. Railroad Blues
Andrew & Jim Baxter
American Epic: The Collection
03:30
Writer: Andrew Baxter - Jim Baxter / Composers: Andrew Baxter - Jim Baxter
07
I Am Bound for the Promised Land
Alfred G. Karnes
American Epic: The Collection
03:12
Writer: Alfred Karnes / Composers: Alfred Karnes
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Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
â„— 2024 This Compilation Sun Label Group, LLC
07-06-2024
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
01
The Wolf Is At Your Door
Howlin' Wolf
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
02:57
Writer: Chester Burnett / Composers: Chester Burnett
02
Dead Letter Blues
Johnny O'Neal
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
03:35
Writer: Johnny O'Neal / Composers: Johnny O'Neal
03
Bonus Pay
Pat Hare
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
02:08
Writer: A M Coseys - G Clark - Les Brown / Composers: A M Coseys - G Clark - Les Brown
04
Prison Bound Blues
Willie Nix
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
02:42
Writer: Willie Nix / Composers: Willie Nix
05
Memphis Al (The Hoodoo Man)
Albert ‘Joiner’ Williams
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
02:51
Writer: Albert ‘Joiner’ Williams / Composers: Albert ‘Joiner’ Williams
06
Sweet Home Chicago
David Honeyboy Edwards
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
02:59
Writer: James Edwards / Composers: James Edwards
07
Harpin' On It
Hot Shot Love
Sun Records Originals: 52 Buried Blues Treasures
02:29
Writer: Arthur Williams / Composers: Arthur Williams
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American Folk Music
01-08-2008
American Folk Music
01
Mississippi Boweavil (Boll Weevil) Blues
Masked Marvel
American Folk Music
03:10
02
Peg & Awl
Carolina Tar Heels
American Folk Music
03:00
03
Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line
Uncle Dave Macon
American Folk Music
03:15
04
Little Moses
The Carter Family
American Folk Music
03:14
05
This Song Of Love
Middle Georgia Singing Convention
American Folk Music
02:59
06
Ommie Wise
G. B. Grayson
American Folk Music
03:12
07
Shine On Me
Ernest Phipps & His Holiness Singers
American Folk Music
03:04
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Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
01-09-2009
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
01
Moanin' At Midnight
Howlin' Wolf
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
02:43
02
Trouble & Heartaches
Ike Turner
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
02:32
03
Rukus Juice And Chittlin'
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
02:54
04
Bear Cat
Rufus Thomas
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
02:51
05
Midnight Hours Journey
Johnny Ace
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
03:31
06
If You Love Me
Little Milton
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
02:35
07
Policy Man Blues Take 1
Sleepy John Estes
Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
03:15
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American Folk Blues Festival (66)
â„— 1990 L+R Records
09-07-1990
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
01
Running The Boogie
Roosevelt Sykes, Jack Myers, Freddie Below
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
04:47
Writer: Roosevelt Sykes / Composers: Roosevelt Sykes
02
All Your Love
Otis Rush, Little Brother Montgomery, Jack Myers, Freddie Below
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
04:03
Writer: Otis Rush / Composers: Otis Rush
03
I Keep On Drinking
Little Brother Montgomery, Freddie Below
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
04:32
Writer: Little Brother Montgomery / Composers: Little Brother Montgomery
04
You Shouldn't Do It
Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachell
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
02:48
Writer: Yank Rachell / Composers: Yank Rachell
05
My Own Fault
Otis Rush, Little Brother Montgomery, Jack Myers, Freddie Below
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
05:54
Writer: Otis Rush / Composers: Otis Rush
06
Checkin' On My Baby
Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Jack Myers, Freddie Below
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
02:37
Writer: Junior Wells / Composers: Junior Wells
07
A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson
Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Jack Myers, Freddie Below
American Folk Blues Festival (66)
04:24
Writer: Junior Wells / Composers: Junior Wells
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50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
(P) 2003 Delmark
04-03-2003
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
01
Learned My Lesson
Zora Young
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
04:56
Composers: Ken Saydak
02
I Like Your Style
Syl Johnson
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
03:48
Composers: Lee Williams
03
Ways Like an Angel
Junior Wells
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
03:15
Composers: Junior Wells
04
Cow Cow Blues
Speckled Red
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
03:12
Composers: Charles Davenport
05
Let It Roll
Frank Morey
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
03:39
Composers: Frank Morey
06
I Can't Quit You Baby
Otis Rush
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
05:00
Composers: Willie Dixon
07
Lonely Man Plea
Eddie Burns
50 Years of Jazz and Blues: Blues
04:02
Composers: Eddie Burns
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First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
(P) 2002 BMG
19-08-2002
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
01
Telephoning the Blues (Remastered 2002)
Victoria Spivey
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
03:08
Writer: Victoria Spivey / Composers: Victoria Spivey
02
Viola Lee Blues (Remastered 2002)
Cannon's Jug Stompers
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
03:08
Writer: Noah Lewis / Composers: Noah Lewis
03
Haven't Got a Dollar to Pay Your House Rent Man (Remastered 2002)
Genevieve Davis
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
03:29
Writer: E. Jackson - Morris Rouse / Composers: E. Jackson - Morris Rouse
04
Saturday Blues (Remastered 2002)
Ishman Bracey
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
03:28
Writer: Ishman Bracey / Composers: Ishman Bracey
05
When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone (Remastered 2002)
Jim Jackson
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
03:13
Writer: Jim Jackson / Composers: Jim Jackson
06
Canned Heat Blues (Remastered 2002)
Tommy Johnson
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
03:36
Writer: Tommy Johnson / Composers: Tommy Johnson
07
Statesboro Blues (Remastered 2002)
Blind Willie McTell
First Time I Met the Blues (When the Sun Goes Down series)
02:32
Writer: Willie McTell / Composers: Willie McTell
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The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
1981 L+R Records
27-01-2017
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
01
I'm a Tearing Little Daddy (Live)
Sleepy John Estes
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
02:03
Composers: John Estes
02
First Time I Met the Blues
Buddy Guy
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
04:29
Composers: Buddy Guy - Eurreal Montgomery
03
Hound Dog
Big Mama Thornton
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
03:26
Composers: Jerry Leiber, M. Stoller - Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
04
Five Long Years (Live)
Muddy Waters
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
04:48
Composers: Eddie Boyd - Eddie Boyd, McKinley Morganfield
05
Dust My Broom (Live)
Howlin' Wolf
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
05:54
Composers: R. Johnson, E. James - Robert Johnson, Elmore James
06
King of the World
John Lee Hooker
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
03:40
Composers: John Lee Hooker
07
I'm Trying to Make London My Home (Live)
Sonny Boy Williamson
The Best of the American Folk Blues Festival '63 - '67 (Live)
04:11
Composers: Sonny Boy Williamson - Rice Miller Williamson
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Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
2016 Sunset Blvd.
30-12-2016
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
01
Somebody Loan Me a Dime
Fenton Robinson
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
04:23
Writer: Robinson / Composers: Robinson
02
V-8 Ford Blues
James Cotton
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
03:51
Writer: Cotton / Composers: Cotton
03
Walk On
Memphis Slim
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
02:23
Writer: Slim / Composers: Slim
04
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
John Lee Granderson
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
02:47
Writer: Granderson / Composers: Granderson
05
Baby, Please Don't Go
Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
03:27
Writer: Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers / Composers: Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
06
Stack O'Lee Blues
Charley Jordan
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
02:58
Writer: Jordan / Composers: Jordan
07
Someday Baby Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Baby Please Don't Go: Blues Originals
02:59
Writer: Estes / Composers: Estes
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100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
01-12-2011
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
01
Merry Christmas Baby
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:45
02
Santa
Lightnin' Hopkins
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
03:53
03
The Snow Is Falling
Ray Charles
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:54
04
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Mabel Scott
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:20
05
I Want My Baby for Christmas
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:40
06
Hello, Santa Claus!
Cecil Gant
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:53
07
Snowy Morning Blues
James P. Johnson
100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
02:33
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The History of Blues One
27-12-2010
The History of Blues One
01
Statesboro' Blues
Blind Willie McTell
The History of Blues One
02:33
02
Hellhound on My Trail
Robert Johnson
The History of Blues One
02:38
03
Pony Blues
Charley Patton
The History of Blues One
03:00
04
Cross Road Blues
Robert Johnson
The History of Blues One
02:43
05
I'm So Glad
Skip James
The History of Blues One
02:52
06
Goin' Mad Blues
John Lee Hooker
The History of Blues One
03:49
07
Spoonful Blues
Charley Patton
The History of Blues One
03:12
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The Blues Came From Memphis
18-08-2006
The Blues Came From Memphis
01
Have A Good Time
Shakey Horton
The Blues Came From Memphis
02:18
02
T-Model Boogie
Roscoe Gordon
The Blues Came From Memphis
02:25
03
I Wonder What's The Matter
Memphis Slim
The Blues Came From Memphis
02:01
04
Fixin' To Die Blues
Bukka White
The Blues Came From Memphis
02:49
05
Kissin' In The Dark
Memphis Minnie
The Blues Came From Memphis
02:28
06
Ain't No Way To Get Along
Robert Wilkins
The Blues Came From Memphis
02:59
07
Rats In My Kitchen
Sleepy John Estes
The Blues Came From Memphis
03:04
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Epic Americana
RockBeat Records
16-01-2016
Epic Americana
01
Crazy Blues
Minnie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
Epic Americana
03:30
Writer: Minnie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds / Composers: Minnie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
02
Rambler Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Epic Americana
02:48
Writer: Blind Lemon Jefferson / Composers: Blind Lemon Jefferson
03
Levee Camp Mess Blues
Texas Alenxander
Epic Americana
03:05
Writer: Texas Alenxander / Composers: Texas Alenxander
04
Bull Doze Blues
Henry Thomas
Epic Americana
03:32
Writer: Henry Thomas / Composers: Henry Thomas
05
Too Tight Blues No. 2
Blind Blake
Epic Americana
02:56
Writer: Blind Blake / Composers: Blind Blake
06
Big Road Blues
Tommy Johnson
Epic Americana
03:22
Writer: Tommy Johnson / Composers: Tommy Johnson
07
Walk Right In
Cannon Jug Stompers
Epic Americana
02:58
Writer: Cannon Jug Stompers / Composers: Cannon Jug Stompers
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Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
19-07-2015
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
01
Rise and Fly
Angola Group
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
07:59
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
02
In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
02:05
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
03
Last Go Round
The Beale Street Sheiks
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
02:57
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
04
Government Money
Sleepy John Estes
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
03:13
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
05
Hard Luck Child
Skip James
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
03:02
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
06
Jailhouse Blues
Bessie Smith
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
03:14
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
07
How Long Buck
Skip James
Jailhouse Blues & Murder Ballads
02:53
Other contributors: 51 Lex Records Ltd.
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