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Sleepy John Estes
スリーピー・ジョン・エスティス

  • BORN: January 25, 1899, Ripley, Tennessee
    1899年1月25日、テネシー州リプリー生まれ
  • DIED: June 5, 1977, Brownsville, Tennessee
    1977年6月5日、テネシー州ブラウンズヴィルにて死去
  • vocals guitar

父親がギターを弾いたので、エスティスも葉巻の箱を使った手製のギターを練習し、おぼえた。ジャブ・ジョーンズ、ヤンク・レイチェルと組んで演奏し、1929年にヴィクターで初レコーディングを経験。悲壮感溢れる甲高い声が特徴。生涯の大半を極貧のなかで暮らしたが、レコードは随分多く残した。

Recordings

September 24, 1929, Memphis, Tennessee
  • The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
September 26, 1929, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Broken-Hearted, Ragged And Dirty Too
  • Divin' Duck Blues
  • Little Sarah (vocal by Yank Rachel)
October 2, 1929, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Black Mattie Blues
  • T-Bone Steak Blues (vocal by Yank Rachel)
May 13, 1930, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Milk Cow Blues
  • Street Car Blues
May 17, 1930, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Expressman Blues (vocal by Yank Rachel)
May 21, 1930, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Whatcha Doin'?
  • Poor John Blues
May 30, 1930, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Stack O' Dollars
  • My Black Gal Blues
  • Sweet Mama (vocal by Yank Rachel)
July 9, 1935, Chicago, Illinois
  • Down South Blues
  • Stop That Thing
  • Someday Baby Blues
  • Who's Been Telling You Buddy Brown Blues
July 17, 1935, Chicago, Illinois
  • Married Woman Blues
  • Drop Down Mama
August 2, 1937, New York City, New York
  • Government Money
  • I Wanna Tear It All The Time
  • Vernita Blues
  • I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More
  • Floating Bridge
  • Need More Blues
August 3, 1937, New York City, New York
  • Jack And Jill Blues
  • Poor Man's Friend (T Model)
  • Hobo Jungle Blues
  • Airplane Blues
April 22, 1938, New York City, New York
  • Everybody Oughta Make A Change
  • Liquor Store Blues
  • Easin' Back To Tennessee
  • Fire Department Blues (Martha Hardin)
  • Clean Up At Home
  • New Someday Baby
  • Brownsville Blues
  • Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues)
  • I'll Work Up To You Someday (by Son Bonds)
  • Old Bachelor Blues (by Son Bonds)
June 4, 1940, Chicago, Illinois
  • Mailman Blues
  • Time Is Drawing Near
  • Mary Come On Home
  • Jailhouse Blues
  • Tell Me How About It (Mr Tom's Blues)
  • Drop Down (I Don't Feel Welcome Here)
September 24, 1941, Chicago, Illinois
  • Don't You Want To Know
  • You Shouldn't Do That
  • When The Saints Go Marching In
  • Black Gal Swing (vocal by Son Bonds)
  • Get Up And Go (vocal by Son Bonds)
  • Every Time My Heart Beats (vocal by Son Bonds)
  • Lawyer Clark Blues
  • Little Laura Blues
  • Working Man Blues
1948, Chicago, Illinois
  • Harlem Bound
  • Stone Blind
April 24, 1952, Memphis, Tennessee
  • Registration Day Blues
  • Policy Man
  • Policy Man (Burial Insurance Blues)
  • Rats In My Kitchen
  • Runnin' Around (take 1)
  • Runnin' Around (take 2)
March 24, 1962, Saukville, Wisconsin
  • Someday Baby
  • Death Valley Blues
  • Down South Blues
  • Milk Cow Blues
  • The Girl I Love
  • Working Man Blues
  • Mailman Blues
  • Mary Come On Home
  • Vassie Williams
  • Al Rawls
  • Lawyer Clark
  • 38 Pistol
  • Time Is Drawing Near
  • God Can Use Me
  • I'd Been Well Warned
  • Drop Down Mama
  • Rats In My Kitchen
April 19, 1962, Chicago, Illinois
  • Run Around
  • Lost My Eyesight
  • It Was A Dream
  • Try Him And See
  • Sixty One And Sixty Two Rats
  • Vernita Blues
April 22, 1962, Chicago, Illinois
  • Divin' Duck
  • Street Car Blues
  • Sloppy Drunk Blues
  • I'm Goin' Home
  • Floating Bridge
  • Someday Baby
  • Freedom Loan
  • Bye And Bye When The Morning Comes
  • Working Man's Blues
  • Bring Me My .38 Pistol
  • Married Woman Blues
  • Sweet Sugar Mama
  • Stop That Thing
  • In My Father's House
  • Goin' To Brownsville
  • Interview By Pete Welding
June 3, 1962, Saukville, Wisconsin
  • You Got To Go
  • Married Woman Blues
  • Drop Down Mama
  • I'd Been Well Warned
  • City Hall Blues
  • Pat Mann
June 4, 1962, Saukville, Wisconsin
  • Diving Duck Blues
  • Stop That Thing
  • Rats In My Kitchen
  • Who's Been Telling You, Buddy Brown

Influences
影響関係

Infl by: Hambone Willie Newbern
受けた影響←ハンボーン・ウィリー・ニューバーン

Infl to: Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson I
与えた影響→ビッグ・ビル・ブルーンジーサニー・ボーイ・ウィリアムスンI