1962 The Legend of Sleepy John Estes (Delmark)
1964 Broke and Hungry (Delmark)
1965 Brownsville Blues (Delmark) Portraits In Blues Volume 10 (Storyville)
1966 In Europe (Delmark)
1967 1929-1940 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
1968 Electric Sleep (Delmark)
Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon (Storyville)
1976 Tennessee Blues Vol. 4 (Albatros)
1981 Sleepy John Estes, John Henry Barbee Blues Live! (Storyville)
1982 Down South Blues (1935-1940) (MCA)
1995 Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon With Yuka Dan Blues Is A-Live (Showboat)
1998 Goin` To Brownsville (Testament)
1999 Sleepy John Estes In Europe (Delmark)
2000 Blues Live (Storyville) Down South (Genes Records)
2002 Sleepy John Estes, Yank Rachell, Hammie Nixon Newport Blues (Delmark) Working Man's Blues (Fabulous)
Jailhouse Blues (Documents)
2008 Sleepy John Estes With Hammie Nixon On 80 Highway (Delmark)
Drop Down (Cherished) Blues Live! Sleepy & Hammie Meet Japanese People
Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: Sleepy John Estes The Blues of Sleepy John Estes: Vol. 2 (Swaggie)
ABC of the Blues, Vol. 10 (Documents)
Live In Japan With Hammie Nixon (Delmark)
At the Folk Club of Denmark
Sleepy John Estes Featuring James 'Yank' Rachel* And Hammie Nixon Recorded Live 1966 / 1974 (Wolf)
Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon / Sonny Boy Nelson Southern Blues (Wolf)