Jesse Fuller
Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller (born March 12, 1896 in Jonesboro near Atlanta , Georgia , USA ; † January 29, 1976 in Oakland , California ) was an African-American blues musician.
He is best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues", which was played by a large number of musicians, so u. a. by The Blues Band , Eric Clapton , Bob Dylan , Ramblin 'Jack Elliott , Richie Havens , Hot Tuna , Janis Joplin , Mungo Jerry and Peter, Paul & Mary . The Grateful Dead also covered some of his pieces. The first song on Bob Dylan's first LP, released in 1962, is Jesse Fuller's song "You're No Good".
Because he played a 12-string guitar , harmonica or kazoo , hi-hat and a self-made bass instrument, the 'Fotdella', at the same time , it was also referred to as a 'one-man-band' .
It was not until 1955 that his first record, recorded in 1954, was released, a 10-inch LP on the World Song label . This was followed by recordings for various companies such as Good Time Jazz , Prestige , Bluesville , Folk Lyric , Topic , Fontana and Arhoolie . He toured extensively in the 1960s and early 1970s . He played at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival , in Europe, and made regular appearances in colleges , coffee houses and other scene venues. His repertoire included not only blues pieces , but also traditional folk songs , ragtime numbers and religious songs .
Web links
- Article about Jesse Fuller by Elijah Wald
- "Jesse 'The Lone Cat' Fuller 'on the' Roots of the Grateful Dead 'page (English)
- Jesse Fuller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Fuller, Jesse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuller, Lone Cat (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues singer and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jonesboro , Georgia , USA , |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1976 |
| Place of death | Oakland , California |