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Jesse Fuller(1896-1976)

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Blues singer/musician Jesse Fuller was born in Jonesboro, GA, in 1896. He learned to play guitar as a youth, but didn't really embark on a career as a professional musician until he was in his 50s. In his 30s he drifted across the US and wound up in Los Angeles, where he got a succession of odd jobs--including a stint as a movie extra--and then headed upstate towards the San Francisco Bay area. He sang and performed at parties and on street corners there, until in 1951--at age 55--he decided to become a full-time musician. In 1954 he wrote what would become his best-known tune, "San Francisco Bay Blues". He combined his ability to play a variety of musical instruments and to sing and became a one-man band, playing a 12-string guitar, a "fotdella"--a homemade bass that used piano strings and was played with a foot pedal--a cymbal, a harmonica and a kazoo, and basically turned himself into a one-man jug band. In 1955 he cut an album, "Folk Blues: Working on the Railroad with Jesse Fuller". His heyday was in the 1960s and 1970s. He toured extensively--including Europe--and played at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival in addition to a host of other blues and folk festivals around the country, and became a staple on the college coffeehouse circuit. He died in Oakland, CA, in 1976.
BornMarch 12, 1896
DiedJune 29, 1976(80)
BornMarch 12, 1896
DiedJune 29, 1976(80)
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Known for

James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope (1970)
The Great White Hope
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Let Me Hold You In My Arms Tonight")
  • 1970
Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show
7.8
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("San Francisco Bay Blues")
MTV Unplugged (1989)
MTV Unplugged
8.2
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("San Francisco Bay Blues")
Evening of AnExchange (1972)
Evening of AnExchange
TV Movie
  • Soundtrack("San Francisco Bay Blues")
  • 1972

Credits

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Actor



  • Pola Negri in East of Suez (1925)
    East of Suez
    5.4
    • Undetermined Role (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.7
    • (uncredited)
    • 1924

Soundtrack



  • MTV Unplugged (1989)
    MTV Unplugged
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "San Francisco Bay Blues"
    • 1992
  • Evening of AnExchange (1972)
    Evening of AnExchange
    TV Movie
    • writer: "San Francisco Bay Blues"
    • 1972
  • James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope (1970)
    The Great White Hope
    6.9
    • performer: "Let Me Hold You In My Arms Tonight"
    • writer: "Let Me Hold You In My Arms Tonight"
    • 1970
  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "San Francisco Bay Blues"
    • 1967
  • Bandstand (1958)
    Bandstand
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "San Francisco Bay Blues"
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 12, 1896
    • Jonesboro, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • June 29, 1976
    • Oakland, California, USA
  • Other works
    Album: "Jesse Fuller's Favorites" (Prestige Records).

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