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Jesse Fuller

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Also known as The Lone Cat

American one-man band musician, songwriter

Person · Open Library

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1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1896-03-12
Active to
1976-01-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
18,416
Total plays
93,370

Tags

bluesfolkharmonicaacousticone man band

Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 – January 29, 1976) was an American blues, "one-man band", musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live with foster parents when he was a young child, in a rural setting where he was badly mistreated. Growing up, he worked a multitude of jobs: grazing cows for ten cents a day, working in a barrel factory, a broom factory <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jesse+Ful

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jesse
Family name
Fuller
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Jonesboro
Place of death
Oakland
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
blues
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1896-03-12
date of death
1976-06-29
start of work period
1976-00-00
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Commons category
Jesse Fuller
ethnic group
African Americans
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