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
01
Little Laura Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Presenting Sleepy John Estes
02:31
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
01
Run Around
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
02:19
Writer: John Estes / Composers: John 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
06
Drop Down Mama
Sleepy John Estes
Presenting Sleepy John Estes
03:11
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
01
Corrina Corinna
Sleepy John Estes
Live in Japan with Hammie Nixon
03:53
09
Floating Bridge
Sleepy John Estes
Goin' To Brownsville
03:53
Writer: John Adam Estes / Composers: John Adam Estes
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
18
The Girl I Love
Howard Armstrong
Louie Bluie
02:58
Composers: Unknown

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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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Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
This Compilation â„— 1989 Vanguard Records, Distributed by Concord.
01-01-1989
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
01
Candy Man (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Mississippi John Hurt
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
02:56
Writer: John Hurt / Composers: John Hurt
02
Coffee Blues (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Mississippi John Hurt
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
03:46
Writer: John Hurt / Composers: John Hurt
03
Stagolee (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Mississippi John Hurt
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
05:38
Writer: John Hurt / Composers: John Hurt
04
Long Gone (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
03:00
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05
Key To The Highway (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
03:56
Writer: Big Bill Broonzy - Charles Segar / Composers: Big Bill Broonzy - Charles Segar
06
Samson And Delilah (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Reverend Gary Davis
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
03:36
Composers: Unknown
07
I Won't Be Back No More (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
Reverend Gary Davis
Blues At Newport (Live At The Newport Folk Festival 1959 - 1964)
03:42
Composers: Unknown
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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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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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Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
07-02-2006
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
01
Baby, Please Don't Go
Joe Williams
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
03:27
02
Match Box Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
02:56
03
Yonder Come the Blues
Ma Rainey
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
03:03
04
Yellow Dog Blues
Bessie Smith
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
03:01
05
Walkin' Blues
Robert Johnson
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
02:30
06
Ring Dance
Mamprusi Tribesmen
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
02:01
07
My Soul Is A Witness
Austin Coleman
Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Compiled and Edited by Paul Oliver)
03:27
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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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Harmonica Blues Benders
2014 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
02-09-2014
Harmonica Blues Benders
01
Christine
Big Walter Horton
Harmonica Blues Benders
04:04
Writer: Horton / Composers: Horton
02
Gonna Make You Mine
Frank Frost
Harmonica Blues Benders
02:53
Writer: Frank Frost / Composers: Frank Frost
03
The Road Is So Long
Carey & Lurrie Bell
Harmonica Blues Benders
03:14
Writer: Harrington / Composers: Harrington
04
Why Did You Change Your Mind
Willie Cobbs
Harmonica Blues Benders
04:02
Writer: Willie Cobbs / Composers: Willie Cobbs
05
Wrong Doing Woman
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Harmonica Blues Benders
03:00
Writer: Blakemore / Composers: Blakemore
06
Lonesome Bedroom Blues
William Clarke
Harmonica Blues Benders
05:46
Writer: Steve Jones / Composers: Steve Jones
07
Wandering Eye
Billy Boy Arnold
Harmonica Blues Benders
04:19
Writer: Arnold - Wade / Composers: Arnold - Wade
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Harmonica Blues Hits
2015 X5 Music Group
19-08-2015
Harmonica Blues Hits
01
Hoodoo Moon
Kenny Neal
Harmonica Blues Hits
03:16
Composers: Boylston - Greenlee - Neal
02
Hard Sometimes (feat. Delbert McClinton)
James Cotton
Harmonica Blues Hits
03:18
Composers: Delbert McClinton - Gary Nicholson - Tom Hambridge
03
Lollipop Mama
William Clarke
Harmonica Blues Hits
03:50
Composers: Brown
04
Man Without a Future
Cephas & Wiggins
Harmonica Blues Hits
03:04
Composers: Cephas J - Torrance
05
Been Gone Too Long
Billy Boy Arnold
Harmonica Blues Hits
02:53
Composers: Arnold
06
Have a Good Time
Big Walter Horton
Harmonica Blues Hits
03:49
Composers: Horton
07
Teardrops
Carey Bell
Harmonica Blues Hits
07:08
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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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Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
Salt & Pepper
01-01-2015
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
01
Raise Your Window
Falcon Trio
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
02:52
Writer: Cléom Falcon / Composers: Cléom Falcon
02
Rats Been On My Cheese
Walter Jacobs
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
02:47
Writer: Walter Jacobs / Composers: Walter Jacobs
03
Ride My Mule
Bo Carter
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
02:54
Writer: Unkown / Composers: Unkown
04
Sam, The Hot Dog Man
Lil Johnson
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
03:02
Writer: Lil Johnson / Composers: Lil Johnson
05
Sarah Jane
Bill "Jazz" Gillum
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
03:03
Writer: William Gillum / Composers: William Gillum
06
WPA Blues
Casey Bill Weldon
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
03:16
Writer: Wiliam Weldon - Lester Melrose / Composers: Wiliam Weldon - Lester Melrose
07
You Gonna Look Like A Monkey When You Get Old
Robert Hill
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Blues People 1936 - 1937)
02:56
Writer: Alex Hill - Clarence Williams / Composers: Alex Hill - Clarence Williams
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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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Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
â„— 2005 Yazoo
20-06-2005
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
01
I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
Blind Willie Johnson
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
03:04
Writer: Charley Patton
02
Bath House Blues
Ashley's Melody Men
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
02:51
Writer: Charley Patton
03
Worried Blues
Frank Hutchison
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
03:17
Writer: Charley Patton
04
Snake Doctor Blues
Jelly Jaw Short
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
03:24
Writer: Charley Patton
05
Acorn Stomp
East Texas Serenaders
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
02:51
Writer: Charley Patton
06
Sal Got a Meatskin
Carlisle Brothers
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
02:51
Writer: Charley Patton
07
Streetcar Blues
Sleepy John Estes
Times Ain't Like They Used To Be: Early American Rural Music, Vol. 3
03:15
Writer: Charley Patton
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Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
Curb Records, Inc.
24-11-2017
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
01
That's When Your Heartaches Begin (Demo)
Elvis Presley
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:46
02
Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:48
03
She's Dynamite
B.B. King
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:28
04
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:49
05
Roll Over Beethoven
Carl Perkins
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:51
06
I'm Gonna Forget About You
Ike Turner
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:34
07
Mystery Train
Little Junior's Blue Flames
Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born From The Blues
02:23
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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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American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
28-06-2004
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
01
Running The Boogie (Live)
Roosevelt Sykes
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
04:40
Writer: Roosevelt Sykes / Composers: Roosevelt Sykes
02
All Your Love (Live)
Otis Rush
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
03:53
Writer: Otis Rush / Composers: Otis Rush
03
I Keep Drinking (Live)
Little Brother Montgomery
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
04:25
Writer: Little Brother Montgomery / Composers: Little Brother Montgomery
04
You Shouldn't Do It (Live)
Sleepy John Estes
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
02:43
Writer: Sleepy John Estes - Yank Rachell / Composers: Sleepy John Estes - Yank Rachell
05
Roll'em Pete (Live)
Big Joe Turner
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
04:00
Writer: Big Joe Turner / Composers: Big Joe Turner
06
Sheckin' On My Baby (Live)
Junior Wells
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
02:30
Writer: Junior Wells / Composers: Junior Wells
07
Vietnam-Blues (Live)
Junior Wells
American Folk Blues Festival 66 Vol.1
04:18
Writer: Junior Wells / Composers: Junior Wells
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