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

• Artist: Sleepy John Estes
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• Release Date: 1992
• Total Time: 70:27
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Milk Cow Blues	Kokomo Arnold, Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:05)
The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(2:59)
Someday Baby Blues	Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon	Sleepy John Estes	(3:02)
Little Laura Blues		Sleepy John Estes	(2:33)
Black Mattie Blues	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:26)
Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues)	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(2:53)
Broken Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:15)
Drop Down Mama	Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon	Sleepy John Estes	(3:13)
Street Car Blues		Sleepy John Estes	(3:17)
Lawyer Clark Blues	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:10)
Watcha Doin'?		Sleepy John Estes	(3:05)
Who's Been Telling You, Buddy Brown Blues		Sleepy John Estes	(3:22)
Everybody Oughta Make a Change	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(2:50)
Poor John Blues	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(2:54)
Fire Department Blues (Martha Hardin)	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:09)
I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More	Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon	Sleepy John Estes	(3:05)
Divin' Duck Blues	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:16)
Down South Blues	Muddy Waters	Sleepy John Estes	(3:10)
Clean up at Home	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(2:37)
Floating Bridge	Sleepy John Estes	Sleepy John Estes	(3:12)
Working Man Blues	King Oliver, Lil Hardin	Sleepy John Estes	(3:03)
Airplane Blues	Sleepy John Estes, Lightnin' Hopkins	Sleepy John Estes	(2:52)
Stop That Thing	Sleepy John Estes, Traditional	Sleepy John Estes	(2:43)

Credits

Charlie Pickett (Guitar), Hammie Nixon (Harmonica), Stefan Grossman (Producer), Don Kent (Liner Notes), Richard Nevins (Producer), Son Bonds (Guitar), Yank Rachell (Mandolin), Jab Jones (Piano), Sleepy John Estes (Vocals), Sleepy John Estes (Guitar), Don Kent (Producer)