Sleepy john estes vocalist discography of american. A full biography of sleepy john estes cannot be presented here but his own lyric i was born in lowry countyschooled in winfield lane tells part of the story. So imagine the reaction of such elitists when, in 1968, delmark president bob koester united the tennessee bluesman with an electricoriented chicago blues band that included jimmy dawkins on electric guitar, sunnyland slim on piano, carey bell on harmonica, and earl hooker. Features song lyrics for sleepy john estes s rats in my kitchen. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Illustrated hammie nixon discography planungsburo wirz. The birthyear is 1904 so john is only 58 years of age today. Illustrated sleepy john estes discography stefan wirz. Estes was born in ripley, lauderdale county, tennessee, either in 1899 the date on his gravestone or 1900 the date on his world war i draft card. He is buried at elam baptist church cemetery in durhamville, lauderdale county, tennessee his grave marker reads. At an early age john lost the sight of his right eye when a friend threw a rock at him during a baseball game. Click here to see a list of other recordings on which lloyd has appeared. Features song lyrics for sleepy john estes s working man blues the best of sleepy john estes album. Blues chicago blues robert nighthawk prowling with.
Sleepy john estes newport blues vintage guitar magazine. Skip james discography sleepy john estes discography yank rachell discography hammie nixon discography robert pete williams discography jesse fuller discography john p. John adams estes january 25, 1899 or 1900 june 5, 1977, known as sleepy john estes, was an american blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist life and career. Sleepy john estes broke and hungry 1992, vinyl discogs.
He was always eager to join them on stage and made quite a name for himself. Newport folk festival discography mississippi john hurt discography reverend gary davis discography reverend robert wilkins discography skip james discography sleepy john estes discography yank rachell discography hammie nixon discography robert pete williams discography jesse fuller discography john p. At an early age john lost the sight of his right eye. John adam estes known as sleepy john estes, was an american blues guitarist, songwriter. Dec 16, 2011 sleepy john estes guitar, vocals hammie nixon harmonica blues harp sleepy john got his nickname from a condition called narcolepsy or possibly a blood pressure disorder.
Sleepy john estes biography, albums, streaming links. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. I said expressman, expressman, lord, you have parked your wagon wrong. Sleepy john estes doxy collection, remastered by sleepy. Sleepy john estes lyrics, songs, and albums genius. John adam estes january 25, 1899 or 1900 june 5, 1977, known as sleepy john estes, was an american blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. The ultimate complete michael bloomfield discography michael bloomfield december 7, 1964. So imagine how ecstatic blues collectors were when, in 2002, delmark described this sleepy john estes cd as a neverbefore. Get all the lyrics to songs by sleepy john estes and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Recorded in chicago on july 17,1935, this has been transferred from a uk reedition made in 1944 on brunswick 03562.
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Expressman blues, recorded in memphis, tn, on may 17, 1930 with sleepy john estes on guitar, yank rachell on vocal and mandolin and jab jones on piano. Download ry cooder discography 197020 reseed flac torrent or any other torrent from lossless category. 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. This album shows estes way to play and sing with intensity heart feelings,his great songs with soulful lyrics almost all of them of his own composition.
The ultimate complete michael bloomfield discography. Bob dylan mentioned estes in the sleeve notes for his album bringing it all back home. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The legend of sleepy john estes 1962 sleepy john estes. These prices include tax where applicable, packaging and worldwide shipping. Sleepy john estes biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Originally released as delmark dl 608 1964 there is no given track duration for so glad im livin. Every time my heart beats sleepy john estes 1941 blues. Artists similar to sleepy john estes on sleepy john estes similar artists covid19. He also played with many white musicians his own age, like barry goldberg, charlie mussel.
Louis after getting into trouble and changed his name to robert lee mccoy his mothers maiden name. We must thanks the opportunity that bob koester gave to bluesfans to hear and know. Sleepy john estes broke and hungry releases discogs. Search sleepy john estes on recordings are available for online listening. The blues that inspired rock n roll digitally remastered download on amazon drop down mama play on apple music drop down mama download on itunes drop down mama play on spotify drop down mama play on youtube drop down mama. Find sleepy john estes discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Sleepy john estes guitar, vocals hammie nixon harmonica blues harp sleepy john got his nickname from a condition called narcolepsy or possibly a blood pressure disorder. Tennessee country blues king who popularized drop down mama and milk cow blues. Sleepy john estes vocalist discography of american historical. Complete recorded works in chronological order, volume 2. John adam estes born in ripley, lauderdale county, tennessee, january 25, 1899 brownsville, haywood county, tennessee, june 5, 1977 best known as sleepy john estes or sleepy john, was a blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. Albums include anthology of american folk music, anthology of american folk music, and harry smiths anthology of american folk music. In 1915, his father, a sharecropper who played guitar, moved the family to. Find sleepy john estes discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic.
In spite of this fact theyve left a great treasure of good moments and sleepy john estes was one of them. Had i been my usual crass self, we might have found john before we did. His guitar work was never more than rudimentary, but his clear piercing voice conveyed his authentic and personal country blues to a new generation of fans and performers, and his songs live on in the work of many modern bands. He also met and played with musicians such as sleepy john estes, yank rachell, sonny boy williamson, big joe williams, sleepy john estes, hammie nixon big bill broonzy, memphis slim and john lee hooker. Illustrated son house discography planungsburo wirz. Blues singerguitarist sleepy john estes he got his nickname because he had the ability to take naps whenever and wherever he felt the needwas born in the small farming town of ripley, tn, in 1904, to a family of poor sharecroppers. He appeared in a couple of documentary films, and cut the legend of sleepy john estes album with his old friend hammie on harp, for the delmark label. Sleepy john estes the legend of sleepy john estes discogs. Sleepy john estes lawyer clark blues lyrics genius lyrics. Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind.
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Sleepy john estes the legend of sleepy john estes coverdesign. Music profile for sleepy john estes, born 25 january 1899. Sleepy john estes was an important and influential rediscovery of the folkblues revival of the early 60s. Blues is alive mary, come on home rats in my kitchen. Though he could barely play guitar, he was a fantastic, emotional singer and one of the best lyricists in the history of the blues.
Sleepy john estes musician music database radio swiss jazz. In fact, one day i almost called the brother sleepy john but decided that would be unkind. Sleepy john estes with the tennessee jug busters broke and hungry ragged and dirty too rec. Theyre always hoping that a label will unearth a rare john lee hooker or lightnin hopkins recording that, for whatever reason, has remained in the can for 30 or 40 years.
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