Jesse Fuller
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Biography
After spending the first fifty years of his life working for the railroads after a brief stint as an actor, Jesse Fuller decided to become a professional musician. Born March 12, 1896 in Jonesboro, Georgia, Fuller established his guitar chaps growing up, and retained a body of songs in his head that he would perform occasionally to raise a little money by busking. He settled in San Francisco, and in the early 1950s began developing a music career, standing out from the crowd by playing multiple instruments live all on his own. He started writing songs based on his experiences, and one of those compositions, âSan Francisco Bay Bluesâ, got him a record contract. That song would establish him, as would the âfotdellaâ, a contraption he invented himself in order to get a stronger sound during his one-man-show appearances. He recorded and performed steadily, becoming an icon in the San Francisco area and an influence on rock and folk artists like Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Jim Croce, and the Grateful Dead who were just a few of the many acts who paid tribute to Fuller by recording his songs. He became so beloved that after his death on January 29, 1976, the Smithsonian Institute took possession of both his favorite guitar and his fotdella.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- Stealin' Back To My Old Time Used To Be
- San Francisco Bay Blues
- Brownskin Gal (I've Got My Eyes On You)
- Key To The Highway
- Leavin' Memphis, Frisco Bound
- Let Me Hold You In My Arms Tonight
- Linin' Track
- Memphis Boogie
- Midnight Cold
- Animal Fair
- Morning Blues
- New Corrine
- Old Man Mose
- Pretty Little Girl Walkin' Down The Street
- Raise A Ruckus
- Red River Blues
- Runnin' Wild
- Stagolee
- Stranger Blues
- Take It Slow and Easy
- Take This Hammer
- Monkey and the Engineer
- Way You Treat Me
- Tickling The Strings
