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Sleepy John Estes at Newport Folk Festival '64 — DeepCutsArchive
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Sleepy John Estes at Newport Folk Festival '64

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Sleepy John Estes at Newport Folk Festival '64 rec. July 25, 1964, 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael's School in Newport, RI; Sleepy John Estes, voc, g; Hammie Nixon, hca, jug; Yank Rachell, mand - Sleepy John's Twist (00:00) - Mailman Blues (02:50) - Drop Down Mama (05:35) - Clean Up At Home (08:17) ... these recordings first published on Vanguard LP VRS 9180 (mono) / VSD 79180 (stereo) (US 6/1965) // Fontana TFL 6048 (mono) (UK 196?) "The Blues at Newport 1964 - Part 1", later re-released on King/Vanguard KICP 2CD 2118/9 (Jp 1991) "The Blues at Newport 1964 part 1 and 2" and on Vanguard 2CD 662247 (Fr 1993) "The Blues at Newport 1964 - Complete edition" --- all out of print, afaik source of Hammie Nixon, Yank Rachell & Sleepy John Estes photo (performing at the 1972 Smithsonian Folklife Festival): https://www.flickr.com/photos/7830149@N04/4633382941/lightbox/ Sleepy John Estes discography at http://www.wirz.de/music/estes.htm Hammie Nixon discography at http://www.wirz.de/music/nixon.htm Yank Rachell discography at http://www.wirz.de/music/rachell.htm Newport Folk Festival discography at http://www.wirz.de/music/newport.htm



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John Adam Estes, 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.

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