| LC control no. | n 84022114 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977 |
| Variant(s) | Estes, John, 1899-1977 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1899-01-25 |
| Death date | 1977-06-05 |
| Place of birth | Ripley (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Brownsville (Tenn.) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers Guitarists |
| Found in | His Down south blues [SR] p1982: label (Sleepy John Estes) container (b. 1/25/04) Southern. Afro-Amer. musicians, 1982 (Estes, John (Sleepy) b. 1/25/1899; d. 6/5/77) African American National Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Estes, Sleepy John; Sleepy John; blues musician, singer, guitarist; born 25 January 1904 near Ripley, Tennessee, United States; wrote a number of songs that would become hits, including Drop Down Mama, I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More, Married Woman Blues, and the best-known tune, Someday Baby Blues (1930's); capitalized on the popularity of blues music and booked well-received tours in Europe (1960's-70's); died 05 June 1977 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States) |
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