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...
Street Car BluesSleepy John Estes
The Man Who Cried The Blues
Milk Cow BluesSleepy John Estes
Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues
The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly HairBukka White and Sleepy John Estes
The Man Who Cried The Blues
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Watcha Doin'?Sleepy John Estes
Working Man Blues
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Black Mattie BluesSleepy John Estes
Working Man Blues
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Poor John BluesSleepy John Estes
Working Man Blues
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