Jesse Fuller
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: March 12, 1896 in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States
- Died: January 29, 1976 in Oakland, California, United States
- Active: 1951 - 1976
Biography
Georgia-born Jesse Fuller spent half his life in manual work before turning professional in Oakland in the early 1950s, performing as a complete one-man band. Singing over twelve-string guitar, harmonica and kazoo, he played bass lines on the fotdella, the foot-operated instrument he invented, through a repertoire of blues, ragtime and spirituals. His own 'San Francisco Bay Blues' and 'Beat It on Down the Line' entered the standard folk-revival repertoire, covered by *Janis Joplin* and the *Grateful Dead* among many others before his death in Oakland in 1976.
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Jesse Fuller Discography
- Frisco Bound! With Jesse Fuller (1956) - Album - rated 3.58/5
- Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues (1958) - Album - rated 3.86/5
- San Francisco Bay Blues (1964) - Album - rated 3.82/5