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Jesse Fuller

Jonesboro, United States · 1896-03-12 – 1976-01-29

Jesse Fuller is credited on 1,001 releases across 238 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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American one-man band musician. Known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Often nicknamed "The Lone Cat".
Born: March 12, 1896 in Jonesboro (near Atlanta), Georgia
Died: January 29, 1976 in Oakland, California
Fuller played many instruments but also sang and wrote his own songs. The instruments he played are the guitar, harmonica, kazoo and the fotdella, which is a foot-operated string bass instrument of Fuller's own creation and construction which he played with his right foot. The music he played ranged from old work songs, hymns and spirituals to blues, ragtime and pop tunes.
Jesse Fuller influenced many musicians including The Grateful Dead, Don Partridge, Peter, Paul & Mary and most famously Bob Dylan, who adopted the use of a harmonica brace from Fuller.

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