Sleepy John Estes
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Biography
[Edit]Big Bill Broonzy called John Estes' style of singing "crying" the blues because of its overt emotional quality. Actually, his vocal style harks back to his tenure as a work-gang leader for a railroad maintenance crew, where his vocal improvisations and keen, cutting voice set the pace for work activities. Nicknamed "Sleepy" John Estes, supposedly because of his ability to sleep standing up, he teamed with mandolinist Yank Rachell and harmonica player Hammie Nixon to play the house party circuit in and around Brownsville in the early '20s. The same team reunited 40 years later to record for Delmark and play the festival circuit. Never an outstanding guitarist, Estes relied on his expressive voice to carry his music, and the recordings he made from 1929 on have enormous appeal and remain remarkably accessible today.
Despite the fact that he performed for mixed black and white audiences in string band, jug band, and medicine show formats, his music retains a distinct ethnicity and has a particularly plaintive sound. Astonishingly, he recorded during six decades for Victor, Decca, Bluebird, Ora Nelle, Sun, Delmark, and others. Over the course of his career, his music remained simple yet powerful, and despite his sojourns to Memphis and Chicago he retained a traditional down-home sound. Some of his songs are deeply personal statements about his community and life, such as "Lawyer Clark" and "Floating Bridge." Other compositions have universal appeal ("Drop Down Mama" and "Someday Baby") and went on to become mainstays in the repertoires of countless musicians. One of the true masters of his idiom, he lived in poverty, yet was somehow capable of turning his experiences and the conditions of his life into compelling art.
Title: The Blues Collection 53: Drop Down Mama
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues, Indie Rock, Country
Title: Floating Bridge / Need More Blues (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Archive 13: Blues - Sleepy John Estes (3 of 4)
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: Sleepy John Estes; Singer-Songwriter, Volume 2: Blues Master
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: Recordings In Chronological Order, 1929-1937 (Hd Remastered Edition)
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: Sleepy John Estes; Singer-Songwriter, Volume 3: The Blues Legend
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: Sleepy John Estes; Singer-Songwriter, Volume 1: Blues Master
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: The Complete Recordings, 1929-1941 (Hq Remastered 2024)
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Title: I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Title: Sleepy John Estes UpGraded Masters (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Swamp Blues: Down and Dirty
Genre: Blues
Title: 101 - The Best of Vintage Blues
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 30 Essential American Folk Blues Classics
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic
Title: Blues Roots Black and Blue (Blues Roots 25 Tracks)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Hall of Fame, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: American Boogie & Blues - The Lost Album
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Music Legends
Genre: Blues
Title: The Dark Shadow of Blues (Doxy Collection)
Genre: Blues
Title: Living the Country Blues (Doxy Collection)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues!
Genre: Blues, World Music
Title: The George Mitchell Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: Baby Please Don't Go! 30 Essential Blues Songs
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Country Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold
Genre: Blues
Title: Out Came the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Midnight Steppers
Genre: Blues
Title: The Sounds of Louisiana Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Records - Blues Archive
Genre: Blues
Title: Cool Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Country Classics, Vol.8
Title: Mississippi Delta Blues Jam In Memphis, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Roll and Tumble Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Feelin Bluesy Vol2
Genre: Blues
Title: Memphis Blues Nuggets
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits of Delta Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Country Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Delta Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Vintage Delta Sounds
Title: Rats in My Kitchen, Blues in My Head
Genre: Blues
Title: Harmonica Masters
Genre: Rock
Title: Music & Highlights: Blues Across America
Genre: Blues
Title: Early Blues Pioneers
Genre: World Music
Title: Harmonica Blues Benders
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 21
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Memphis Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Bumble Bee
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Blues Came Down from Memphis CD 1 (Pt. 1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues Revival Vol. 1 (1963-1969)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Memphis Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masterpieces, Vol. 5
Title: American Folk Blues Festival '66
Genre: Blues
Title: New York Blues 30's (Doxy Collection)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues and More Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Southern Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Roots of Led Zeppelin
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits of Memphis Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: New York City Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Most Underrated Blues Players Ever!
Genre: Blues, World Music
Title: American Folk Music, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Memphis Blues 30's (Doxy Collection Remastered)
Genre: Blues
Title: Got the Blues 40 Songs That Shaped the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Golden Memphis Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Barrelhouse Blues - Compiled and Edited By Paul Oliver
Genre: Blues
Title: Tell Me How About It
Genre: Blues
Title: The History of Blues One
Genre: Blues
Title: New York Blues (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Definitive Blues Collection, Vol. 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Featuring albums
Title: Live at Caffe Lena: Music from America's Legendary Coffeehouse, 1967-2013
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'N' Roll
Artist: Sam Phillips
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Epic Americana: Pre-War Blues, Country & Folk
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Sun Records 65th Anniversary: Born from the Blues
Artist: Various Artists
Title: A Journey Through The Inner World Of Eric Clapton (CD3)
Artist: Eric Clapton, The Many Faces Of Eric Clapton
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
