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 51-70 of 70 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 63649 10-in. 4/22/1938 Easin' back to Tennessee Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63650 10-in. 4/22/1938 Fire department blues Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63651 10-in. 4/22/1938 Clean it up at home Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63652 10-in. 4/22/1938 New someday baby Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63653 10-in. 4/22/1938 Brownsville blues Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63654 10-in. 4/22/1938 Special agent (Railroad police blues) Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63660 10-in. 4/22/1938 I'll work up to you someday Brownsville "Son" Bonds instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 63661 10-in. 4/22/1938 Old bachelor blues Brownsville "Son" Bonds instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90094 10-in. 7/9/1935 Down South blues-1 Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90095 10-in. 7/9/1935 Stop that thing Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90096 10-in. 7/9/1935 Someday baby blues Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90097 10-in. 7/9/1935 Who's been tellin' you Buddy Brown blues Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90175 10-in. 7/17/1935 Married woman blues Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 90176 10-in. 7/17/1935 Drop down Mama Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 93004 10-in. 6/4/1940 Mailman blues-2, 3 Sleepy John Estes instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 93005 10-in. 6/4/1940 Time is drawing near-2 Sleepy John Estes instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 93006 10-in. 6/4/1940 Mary come on home-2 Sleepy John Estes instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Decca 93007 10-in. 6/4/1940 Jailhouse blues-1, 3 Sleepy John Estes vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 93008 10-in. 6/4/1940 Tell me how about it-1, 3, 4 Sleepy John Estes vocalist  
Decca 93009 10-in. 6/4/1940 Drop down-1, 3, 4 Sleepy John Estes vocalist  
(Results 51-70 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Estes, Sleepy John," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104491.

Estes, Sleepy John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104491.

"Estes, Sleepy John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104491

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sleepy John Estes

Discogs: Sleepy John Estes

Allmusic: Sleepy John Estes

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84022114

Wikidata: Sleepy John Estes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1754823

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5121080

MusicBrainz: Sleepy John Estes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3bef5827-7f0e-4011-8f3c-50cf29bb187e

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/130422

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