Sleepy John Estes

John Adam Estes (January 25, 1899 or 1900 – June 5, 1977), performing as Sleepy John Estes, was an American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. His music influenced such artists as The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 25, 1899 (Ripley), Died June 5, 1977 (Brownsville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-064920	10-in.	9/24/1941	Every time my heart beats	Delta Boys	Male vocal solo and duet, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-064921	10-in.	9/24/1941	80 Highway blues	Son Bonds	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation tub bass	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-064922	10-in.	9/24/1941	A hard pill to swallow	Son Bonds	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation tub bass	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-064923	10-in.	9/24/1941	Come back home (Little girl)	Son Bonds	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation tub bass	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	BS-064924	10-in.	9/24/1941	Lawyer Clark	Sleepy John Estes	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation tub bass	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-064925	10-in.	9/24/1941	Little Laura blues	Sleepy John Estes	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation tub bass	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-064926	10-in.	9/24/1941	Working man blues	Sleepy John Estes	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation tub bass	instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist
Decca	62461	10-in.	8/2/1937	Government money	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62462	10-in.	8/2/1937	I wanta tear it all the time-1	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62463	10-in.	8/2/1937	Vernita blues	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62464	10-in.	8/2/1937	I ain't gonna be worried no more-1	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62465	10-in.	8/2/1937	Floating bridge	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62466	10-in.	7/27/1937	Need more blues	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62469	10-in.	8/2/1937	Pitchin' boogie	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62470	10-in.	8/2/1937	She's my all and all	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62479	10-in.	8/3/1937	Jack and Jill blues	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist
Decca	62480	10-in.	8/3/1937	Poor man's friend (T model)	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist
Decca	62481	10-in.	8/3/1937	Hobo jungle blues	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist
Decca	62482	10-in.	8/3/1937	Airplane blues	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist
Decca	62483	10-in.	8/3/1937	You may be beautiful but you got to die-1, 2	Lee Green		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62484	10-in.	8/3/1937	I'm gonna beat your bread-1, 2	Lee Green		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62485	10-in.	8/3/1937	Whip it up and down	Lee Green		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	62486	10-in.	8/3/1937	The way I feel	Lee Green		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63647	10-in.	4/22/1938	Everybody oughta make a change	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	63648	10-in.	4/22/1938	Liquor store blues	Sleepy John Estes		vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 26-50 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Estes, Sleepy John," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104491.

Estes, Sleepy John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104491.

"Estes, Sleepy John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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