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Jesse Fuller

After spending the first fifty years of his life working for the railroads after a brief stint as an actor, Jesse Fuller decided to become a professional musician. Born March 12, 1896 in Jonesboro, Georgia, Fuller established his guitar chaps growing up, and retained a body of songs in his head that he would perform occasionally to raise a little money by busking. He settled in San Francisco, and in the early 1950s began developing a music career, standing out from the crowd by playing multiple instruments live all on his own. He started writing songs based on his experiences, an...