Jesse Fuller:

Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues:(1958)

The Lone Cat:(1961)

I first became aware of who Jesse Fuller was when Eric Clapton covered San Francisco Bay Blues on his Unplugged album. Now...Eric Clapton did not come close to doing the song justice. But, I only found that out once I had heard the original. Fuller was quite the one-man band employing a 12-string guitar, Harmonica, Kazoo, custom built hi-hat, and a Fotdella. What is a Fotdella? It's a six string acoustic bass instrument played with foot pedals. The instrument was invented and built by Fuller out of a necessity for bass accompaniment. A true original.