Jesse Fuller (1896-1976), One-Man-Band Bluesman and Inventor of the Fotdella

[DonRocks]

On 11/5/2014 at 11:15 PM, DonRocks said:

I'm going through his first album (leisurely).

This is a wonderfully peppy cover of "You're No Good," the first song on the album (his first album was almost all covers, with one of his two original songs a tribute to Woody Guthrie).

Here's Jesse Fuller's original version which sounds downright mellow in comparison, and almost not like the same song (incidentally, it was Fuller who gave Dylan the idea of using a harmonica rack, so Fuller's place in history is captured right there):

On 11/6/2014 at 1:19 AM, DIShGo said:

I prefer his peppier version. Love the harmonica.

I preferred it on first listening, but after listening to Fuller's version (by itself - you can't listen to them side-by-side) a couple times, he's starting to win me over. Just the thought of him playing in some rinky-dink "hall," with 30 people standing around him in a circle, clapping the beat while he's puffing out notes on his kazoo (probably with a cigarette hanging out the corner of his mouth) - that's just a great visual.

[DonRocks]

The fotdella: