San Francisco Bay Blues (Jesse Fuller)

Hi Folks,

"San Francisco Bay Blues" is an American folk song and is generally considered to be the most famous composition by Jesse Fuller. Fuller first recorded the song in the mid-1950s for a small label called World Song. The song was brought into wider popularity in the early 1960s by club performances by Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bob Dylan, and Jim Kweskin. Recorded covers have been performed by many artists including The Weavers, Richie Havens, Eric Clapton, The Flatlanders, Paul McCartney, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Mungo Jerry, Glenn Yarborough, George Ellias, Phoebe Snow and The Halifax III.
A "one-man band" rendition of the song featuring a kazoo solo was recorded by Fuller himself in a 1962 concert. This has been included in a Smithsonian Folkways compilation, Friends of Old Time Music.

Enjoy & please tell me what you think, thanks :)
Jesse

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[TheJaeger100]

Good style, good quality voice. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[JesseMathews]

@TheJaeger100 Thank you! :)

[RensStella]

sing it Jesse !! that's the blues :)

[JesseMathews]

@RensStella Thank you! :)

[Gregparkerblues]

That's great Jesse !! I have had that one in a songbook & played it ,my way,for years.

Your traditional way,with Kazoo,was enjoyed in Australia,and will 'influence' my 'approach',in future. Suppose Fuller would have used a harp holder,too. Cheers,Greg.

[JesseMathews]

@Gregparkerblues Hi Greg, Thank you, yea Fuller was a band in one person, he played both harp and kazoo on one rack mount while playing the drum with one leg and the bass padel with another leg all at the same time, that was he's main attraction also for he's easy going and fun blues compared to the heavy delta blues....

[JesseMathews]

@davey4557 Thank you Davey, I may come actually in spring or summer :)

[JesseMathews]

@thelittlepicker Thank you! :), clapton did it on a 12 string if i remember correctly and he had players playing the washboard and kazzo for him, Jesse Fuller was a band all in one, i linked this video to the original check it out ! :)

[JesseMathews]

@JoshWMusic1 I want one day to do a version with a harmonica and drum like Jesse Fuller!, Thank you :)

[JesseMathews]

@buniluvr Thank you Julie! :)