Sleepy John Estes - From Memphis to Chicago 1929-1941

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1-1	Broken-Hearted, Ragged And Dirty Too	3:14
1-2	The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair	2:56
1-3	Divin' Duck Blues	3:13
1-4	Milk Cow Blues	3:02
1-5	Poor John Blues	2:51
1-6	Stack O' Dollars Written-By – Traditional	2:50
1-7	My Black Gal Blues	2:51
1-8	Down South Blues Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	3:06
1-9	Stop That Thing Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	2:41
1-10	Someday Baby Blues Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	2:59
1-11	Who's Telling You Buddy Brown? Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	3:18
1-12	Married Woman Blues	3:12
1-13	Drop Down Mamam	3:09
1-14	Government Money Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	3:09
1-15	Vernita Blues Written-By – Hammie Nixon	3:07
1-16	Floating Bridge Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	3:09
1-17	Need More Blues Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	2:54
1-18	Jack And Jill Blues Written-By – Hammie Nixon	2:37
2-1	Poor Man's Friend Written-By – Hammie Nixon	3:07
2-2	Hobo Jungle Blues	2:54
2-3	Airplane Blues Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	2:50
2-4	Everybody Ought To Make A Change	2:47
2-5	Liquor Store Blues	2:26
2-6	Easin' Back To Tennessee	2:41
2-7	Fire Department Blues	3:04
2-8	Clean It Up At Home	2:34
2-9	New Someday Baby Written-By – Hammie Nixon, Sleepy John Estes	2:48
2-10	Brownsville Blues	3:06
2-11	Special Agent	2:49
2-12	Mailman Blues	2:53
2-13	Time Is Drawning Near	2:20
2-14	Jailhouse Blues	2:54
2-15	Tell Me How About It	2:25
2-16	Drop Down	2:44
2-17	Lawyer Clark Blues	3:05
2-18	Working Man Blues	2:58

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Socadisc – SC 228

Credits

• Bass – Raymond Thomas (tracks: 2-17, 2-18)
• Guitar – Charlie Pickett (tracks: 1-14 to 2-11), Son Bonds (tracks: 2-4 to 2-11, 2-17, 2-18)
• Guitar, Vocals – Sleepy John Estes
• Harmonica – Hammie Nixon (tracks: 1-8 to 2-3)
• Harmonica, Guitar – Robert Nighthawk (tracks: 2-12 to 2-16)
• Mandolin – Yank Rachell (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Piano – Jab Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7)
• Washboard – Ann Sortier (tracks: 2-15, 2-16)
• Written-By – Sleepy John Estes (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 1-14, 2-2 to 2-18)

Notes

Recorded in
Memphis, Tennessee, 17, 24, 26 September 1929: tracks 1-1 to 1-3;
Memphis, 13, 21 May 1930: tracks 1-4, 1-5;
Memphis, 30 May 1931: track 1-6, 1-7;
Chicago, 9, 17 July 1935: tracks 1-8 to 1-13;
Chicago, 2 - 3 August 1937: tracks 1-14 to 2-3;
New York City, 22 April 1938: tracks 2-4 to 2-11;
Chicago, 4 June 1940: tracks 2-12 to 2-16;
Chicago, 24 September 1941: tracks 2-17, 2-18.
Includes 32 page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 3 448960 225823
• Other (Distribution Code): SC 228

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FA258	Sleepy John Estes	From Memphis to Chicago 1929-1941 ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM)	Frémeaux & Associés	FA258	France	1997