King of the blues one-man bands

August 23, 2008 11:36 PM

Presenting Jesse Fuller and his fotdella: San Francisco Bay Blues; Red River Blues; John Henry.
posted by Knappster (9 comments total)

Wow, thanks Knappster, I'd never heard of this guy. I have a soft spot for one-man-bands, especially when they're good, like Fuller was! What an interesting character, and what a colorful life he had. Great post!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:01 AM on August 24, 2008

Hey kids, four tunes to listen to at the Jesse Fuller MySpace page.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 5:16 AM on August 24, 2008

monkey and the engineer
posted by stubby phillips at 8:02 AM on August 24, 2008

Some covers of "San Francisco Bay Blues":

Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Peter, Paul & Mary - Eric Clapton - Paul McCartney - Jorma Kaukonen - Richie Havens - The Au Go-Go Singers - Sound Attitude (an acapella choir) - Okura-san's band, Tokyo, Japan - The San Francisco Banjo Band
posted by Knappster at 9:25 AM on August 24, 2008

I stumbled upon Jesse Fuller's music a few years ago. I love Monkey and the Engineer and hoped that stubby phillips' link would be a quality music video instead of three alternating images (one with a digital watermark). I wonder if there's a story behind the song or if it's fiction.
posted by Frank Grimes at 10:18 AM on August 24, 2008

Mississippi Fred McDowell's version of John Henry.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 3:52 PM on August 24, 2008

sorry. i just listened.
posted by stubby phillips at 4:41 PM on August 24, 2008

This is fantastic. Thanks for posting this!
posted by homunculus at 5:43 PM on August 24, 2008

I love Monkey and the Engineer and hoped that stubby phillips' link would be a quality music video...

Hey, you clicks yer mouse and you takes yer chances. I'm sure stubby was terribly sorry to disappoint you, Frank, and I'm sure that next time he'll do his utmost to provide you with a "quality music video".

Sheesh.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 6:15 PM on August 24, 2008