Sleepy John Estes
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 t...
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Sleepy John Estes
Poor John BluesSleepy John Estes
You Shouldn't Do ThatBlind Willie McTell and Sleepy John Estes
The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly HairSleepy John Estes
Insurance Man BluesSleepy John Estes, Alfred Elkins, Yank Rachell and Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sweet MamaSleepy John Estes
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Sleepy John EstesThe Man Who Cried The Blues
Poor John BluesSleepy John Estes
Working Man Blues
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You Shouldn't Do ThatBlind Willie McTell and Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes Vol. 2 (1937 - 1941)
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The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly HairSleepy John Estes
The Man Who Cried The Blues
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Insurance Man BluesSleepy John Estes, Alfred Elkins, Yank Rachell and Sonny Boy Williamson I
Legendary Country Blues Artists
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Sweet MamaSleepy John Estes
Working Man Blues
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