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Sleepy John Estes - Wikipedia John Adam Estes[1] (January 25, 1899 [2] or 1900 [3] – June 5, 1977), [4] known 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
John Estes Obituary - Cary, NC - Dignity Memorial John Thomas Estes, the son of Ervin and Norma Estes of Morrisville, NC, went home to be with the Lord on the evening of May 1, 2025 He passed away at his home in Cary, NC with his loving wife by his side He was a beloved husband, brother, father and grandfather The love he had for his family and his family for him was immeasurable
Remembering Sleepy John Estes, Country Blues Pioneer Blues guitarist and singer Sleepy John Estes was born into a family of sharecroppers on January 25, 1904 His nickname came via an accident: He lost an eye in a baseball game in his
Sleepy John Estes Home — West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center John Adam Estes (1899-1977) was one of the great Blues pioneers and instrumental in establishing the Country Blues sound A guitarist, vocalist and songwriter with a very high-pitched “crying” vocal style, Estes earned his nickname “Sleepy” from his habit of falling asleep during performances
Sleepy John Estes - Kansas City Blues Society When the documentary filmmaker David Blumenthal rediscovered Sleepy John Estes in 1962, the former blues great was destitute and living in a tumbled down shack in the middle of a cotton field outside the town of Brownsville, Tennessee This was where his musical career had begun and 50 years before
Estes, Sleepy John - Tennessee Encyclopedia John Adam “Sleepy John” Estes, was born in Ripley, Tennessee, around 1900 A highly skilled blues musician, Estes played a pivotal role in reestablishing rural blues within the American music canon during the folk blues revival of the 1960s
Sleepy John Estes Biography - musicianguide. com Born John Adams Estes, January 25, 1904, in Ripley, TN, (died June 5, 1977); one of about sixteen children; parents were poor sharecroppers; married with five children Sleepy John Estes was one of the most individual of all recorded blues singers
Sleepy John Estes - Blues Foundation Estes, born Jan 25, 1899, in Ripley, Tennessee, sang with conviction about his work, travels, friends, and townsfolk, as well as his loves, laments, hopes and desires He began his recording career with the anthemic “Broken-Hearted, Ragged And Dirty Too” in 1929 for Victor Records
John Estes - IMDb Blues singer guitarist "Sleepy" John Estes--he got his nickname because he had the ability to take naps whenever and wherever he felt the need--was born in the small farming town of Ripley, TN, in 1904, to a family of poor sharecroppers
John Adam “Sleepy” Estes (1904-1977) - Blackpast John Adam “Sleepy” Estes, born into a sharecropping family just outside of Ripley, Tennessee but raised in Brownsville, was a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and generally recognized as one of the most important artists in blues history