Sleepy John Estes

American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977)
Person human Q1754823
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Sleepy John Estes

Summary

Sleepy John Estes is a human[1]. Born in Ripley[2], he… he was born on January 25, 1899[3]. He died in Brownsville[4]. He died on June 5, 1977[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[6], blues musician[7], guitarist[8], and recording artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Sleepy John Estes was born in Ripley[2].
  • Sleepy John Estes died in Brownsville[4].
  • Sleepy John Estes was born on January 25, 1899[3].
  • Sleepy John Estes died on June 5, 1977[5].
  • Sleepy John Estes held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Sleepy John Estes is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Sleepy John Estes's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Sleepy John Estes worked as a blues musician[7].
  • Sleepy John Estes's professions included guitarist[8].
  • Sleepy John Estes's professions included recording artist[9].
  • Sleepy John Estes is recorded as male[13].
  • Sleepy John Estes's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Sleepy John Estes's genre is blues[15].
  • Sleepy John Estes's record label is recorded as Bluebird Records[16].
  • Sleepy John Estes's record label is recorded as Delmark Records[17].
  • Sleepy John Estes's discography is recorded as Sleepy John Estes discography[18].
  • Sleepy John Estes's Commons category is recorded as Sleepy John Estes[19].
  • The cause of death was stroke[20].
  • Sleepy John Estes's family name is recorded as Estes[21].
  • Sleepy John Estes's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • Sleepy John Estes's given name is recorded as Adam[23].
  • Sleepy John Estes's pseudonym is recorded as Sleepy John Estes[24].
  • Sleepy John Estes's medical condition is recorded as blindness[25].
  • Sleepy John Estes's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Sleepy John Estes's instrument is recorded as guitar[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1899-01-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-06-05[31]

  • Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, country blues, delta blues, piedmont blues[32]

  • Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, country blues, delta blues, piedmont blues[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3bef5827-7f0e-4011-8f3c-50cf29bb187e[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Sleepy John Estes was born in Ripley[2]. He was born on January 25, 1899[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], blues musician[7], guitarist[8], and recording artist[9].

Death and Burial

Sleepy John Estes died on June 5, 1977[5]. He died in Brownsville[4]. The cause of death was stroke[20].

Why It Matters

Sleepy John Estes ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Sleepy John Estes born?

Sleepy John Estes was born in Ripley[2].

Where did Sleepy John Estes die?

Sleepy John Estes passed away in Brownsville[4].

What did Sleepy John Estes do for work?

Sleepy John Estes worked as singer-songwriter[6], blues musician[7], guitarist[8], and recording artist[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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