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.
album tracks
| Track Name/Composer | Time | ||||||
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| 1. | Milk Cow Blues | 3:05 |
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| 2. | The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair | 2:59 | |||||
| 3. | Someday Baby Blues | 3:02 |
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| 4. |
Little Laura Blues
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2:33 | |||||
| 5. | Black Mattie Blues | 3:26 | |||||
| 6. | Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues) | 2:53 | |||||
| 7. | Broken Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too | 3:15 | |||||
| 8. | Drop Down Mama | 3:13 |
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| 9. |
Street Car Blues
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3:17 | |||||
| 10. | Lawyer Clark Blues | 3:10 | |||||
| 11. |
Watcha Doin'?
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3:05 | |||||
| 12. |
Who's Been Telling You, Buddy Brown Blues
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3:22 | |||||
| 13. | Everybody Oughta Make a Change | 2:50 | |||||
| 14. | Poor John Blues | 2:54 | |||||
| 15. | Fire Department Blues (Martha Hardin) | 3:09 | |||||
| 16. | I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More | 3:05 | |||||
| 17. | Divin' Duck Blues | 3:16 |
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| 18. | Down South Blues | 3:10 | |||||
| 19. | Clean up at Home | 2:37 | |||||
| 20. | Floating Bridge | 3:12 |
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| 21. | Working Man Blues | 3:03 | |||||
| 22. | Airplane Blues | 2:52 | |||||
| 23. | Stop That Thing | 2:43 |
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releases
| Title/Label | Year |
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| CD | I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941 Yazoo | 1992 |
| Cass | I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941 Yazoo | 1992 |
| CD | I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941 Yazoo | 1992 |
| CD | I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941 Shanachie | 2006 |
| LP | I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941 Monk | 2010 |
