Jesse Fuller Frisco Bound
Label: Arhoolie
Recorded : April 22, 1955 - November 1962
Released : 1991
Format: MP3 @320
All of ARH LP 2009 plus several previously unissued cuts from that same studio session in 1955 plus several selections recorded at Cornell University in 1962.
Jesse Fuller (1896-1976), `The Lone Cat,' was a remarkably expressive singer and fine 12-string guitar player. A versatile entertainer, Jesse usually performed as a `one man band' and drew on most strands of his rich African-American folk tradition. Born and raised in Georgia, he hoboed all over the country singing and working various jobs until he settled in Oakland, Ca. His best known composition, San Francisco Bay Blues, is included in this collection along with some haunting slide guitar solos.
Tracklist :
ARH LP 2009
01. Leaving Memphis, Frisco Bound (5:12)
02. Got A Date At Half Past Eight (2:34)
03. Hump In My Back (3:07)
04. Flavor In My Cream (2:43)
05. Finger Twister (2:41)
06. Just Like A Ship On The Deep Blue Sea (2:06)
07. Cincinnati Blues (5:01)
08. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (2:28 )
09. Motherless Children (2:58 )
10. Amazing Grace (1:43)
11. Hark From The Tomb (3:11)
12. As Long As I Can Feel The Spirit (2:17)
13. I'm Going To Sit Down At The Welcome Table (2:52)
14. Together Let Us Live (1:56)
15. Memphis Boogie (2:46)
16. Footdella Stomp (2:28 )
17. Crazy About A Woman (2:58 )
18. 99 Years (3:11)
19. Stranger's Blues (4:29)
20. Bill Bailey (2:33)
21. Preacher Lowdown (2:06)
22. San Francisco Bay Blues (3:35)
Personnel: Jesse Fuller (vocals, guitar, harmonica, kazoo)
