Working Man Blues 1929-1952 2CD

Sleepy John Estes
Working Man Blues 1929-1952 2CD

Recognisable by his plaintive, crying, singing style, Sleepy John Estes was one of the great Country Blues pioneers.
Estes recorded a memorable body of work which earned him a mighty reputation, always retaining a traditional, down-home sound despite recording variously in Memphis, Chicago
and New York.
His songs, lyrically, were sharply observed vignettes, often dealing with social commentary, and although he was little more than an adequate rhythmic guitarist himself, he recorded extensively with men like guitarist/mandolin player Yank Rachell, and harmonica player Hammie Nixon.
This double-CD set ranges from his first session in 1929, to an unreleased session at Sun Records in 1952.