I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941

by Sleepy John Estes

Overview

I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More compiles 23 songs Sleepy John Estes recorded between 1929 and 1941, capturing the bluesman at the height of his creative powers. Unlike many Delta bluesmen of his era, Estes worked with a full jug band, which gave his music a greater variety of textures. His music swings, with a loose, relaxed feel that isn't heard on many Delta blues records. Furthermore, his songs are inventive, featuring pseudo-autobiographical lyrics loaded with evocative imagery. Nearly all of his best material is included on I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More, making it as close to a definitive retrospective of Estes's music as possible. ~ Thom Owens

Product Details

Release Date:	05/01/1992
Label:	Yazoo
UPC:	0016351020420
Rank:	48699

Tracks

1. Milk Cow Blues
2. The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
3. Someday Baby Blues
4. Little Laura Blues
5. Black Mattie Blues
6. Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues)
7. Broken Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too
8. Drop Down Mama
9. Street Car Blues
10. Lawyer Clark Blues
11. Watcha Doin'?
12. Who's Been Telling You, Buddy Brown Blues
13. Everybody Oughta Make a Change
14. Poor John Blues
15. Fire Department Blues (Martha Hardin)
16. I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More
17. Divin' Duck Blues
18. Down South Blues
19. Clean up at Home
20. Floating Bridge
21. Working Man Blues
22. Airplane Blues
23. Stop That Thing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sleepy John Estes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Charlie Pickett   Guitar
Son Bonds   Guitar
Hammie Nixon   Harmonica
Yank Rachell   Mandolin
Jab Jones   Piano

Technical Credits

Sleepy John Estes   Composer
King Oliver   Composer
Kokomo Arnold   Composer
Don Kent   Producer,Liner Notes
Lil Hardin   Composer
Muddy Waters   Composer
Hammie Nixon   Composer
Lightnin' Hopkins   Composer
Richard Nevins   Producer
John Estes   Composer
Stefan Grossman   Producer
Traditional   Composer