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Oral history interviews

Physical Description: 2 reel-to-reel tapes and 1 cassette tape

Series Scope and Content Summary

Three oral history interviews conducted with musician Jesse Fuller.

Arrangement

Arranged by format.
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Interview with blues musician Jesse Fuller, Part I, Side A 1971

Physical Description: Cassette tape
Physical Description: Run Time: 30 (min): 13 (s)

Description

Side A: Silence [00:00]; Inaudible [00:06]; Meeting fan in Piccadilly Circus [01:50]; Working with Douglas Fairbanks [03:10]; Girlfriend [04:25]; Copies of his photographs for museum, Hank movie dog [07:46]; Hank the movie dog [09:45]; Jack and Mary Pickford [10:20]; Movie set concession stand and shoeshining [11:03]; Buck Jones [11:17]; William Farnum and Dustin Farnum [11:39]; Working with Douglas Fairbanks [13:04]; William Farnum, trainhopping to California[14:08]; Fodella and his basement workshop [16:05]; William Farnum [16:44]; William S. Hart in Tumbleweeds (1925) [18:37]; Performing for Douglas Fairbanks[21:19]; Living in Los Angeles [22:53]; Cleaning restaurant in exchange for room and board [23:45]; Selling whittled wooden snakes for money [24:02]; Fight with roomer from Nova Scotia calling him "nigger"[26:23]; Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey [27:41]; Dancing the chicken wheel dance for Douglas Fairbanks [28:18]
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Interview with blues musician Jesse Fuller, Part I, Side B 1971

Physical Description: Cassette tape
Physical Description: Run Time: 31 (min): 32 (s)

Description

Side B: Silence [00:00]; Mental abilities since his stroke [00:12]; William Farnum and Dustin Farnum [01:39]; Poster for Jesse Fuller event at the Oakland Museum [04:00]; Charlie Chaplin [05:30]; Mary Wilma [?] photograph [07:09]; Copyright to song [08:11]; Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry [09:57];Leadbelly and Billie Holiday [10:26]; Reverand Gary Davis and Merle Travis [11:47]; Health issues and stroke [13:55]; Railroad watch [14:25]; Magazine articles about Jesse [18:01]; Playing vinyl record, "Drop out song," musicians Jesse likes and dislikes [19:36]; Paid $50 to go to jail for another man [29:40]
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Interview with blues musician Jesse Fuller, Part II 1971

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Interview with blues musician Jesse Fuller, Part III 1971

 

Photographs 1971

Physical Description: 69 images

Series Scope and Content Summary

69 images (photographs, negatives, and contact sheets) of Jesse Fuller leading up to and after the time of Jesse Fuller's Oakland Museum concert in May 1971.

Arrangement

Arranged by photo identification number.
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Jesse Fuller in his basement preparing to play the fodella [001] 1971

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Jesse Fuller in front of his home in West Oakland [002] 1971

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Jesse Fuller speaking with man and woman in front of his home in West Oakland [003] 1971

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Jesse Fuller opening door to his house at 1679 11th St, Oakland, California [004] 1971

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Jesse Fuller entering his house at 1679 11th St, Oakland, California [005] 1971

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Parts on work table in Jesse Fuller's workshop [blurred][006] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller preparing to play the fodella in his basement [007] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller playing guitar in his basement [008] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller playing guitar in his basement [009] 1971

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Jesse Fuller playing a vinyl record in his living room [010] 1971

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Jesse Fuller playing a vinyl record in his living room [blurred][011] 1971

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[blurred][012] 1971

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Jesse Fuller looking through papers on the floor in his living room [013] 1971

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Jesse Fuller standing on front porch of his house at 1679 11th St, Oakland, California [014] 1971

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Jesse Fuller playing a vinyl record in his living room [015] 1971

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Jesse Fuller playing a vinyl record in his living room [016] 1971

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Fireplace mantel in the home of Jesse Fuller [017] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [018] 1971

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Jesse Fuller playing a vinyl record in his living room [019] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller playing the fodella in his basement [020] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller preparing to play the fodella in his basement [021] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller preparing to play the fodella in his basement [022] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller preparing to play the fodella in his basement [023] 1971

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Sheet music for "Drop out song" [024] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller playing the fodella in his basement [025] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller playing the fodella in his basement [026] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller playing the fodella in his basement [027] 1971

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Jesse Fuller [blurred][028] 1971

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Jesse Fuller reading book [029] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa reading book [030] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa [031] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa [032] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa [033] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa [034] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa smiling [035] 1971

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Jesse Fuller sitting on sofa [036] 1971

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Jesse Fuller speaking with tv host and newsman Ray Taliaferro (right) and unidentified man after his concert at the Oakland Museum [037] 1971

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Jesse Fuller speaking with tv host and newsman Ray Taliaferro (left) and unidentified man after his concert at the Oakland Museum [038] 1971

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Jesse Fuller speaking with tv host and newsman Ray Taliaferro (right) after his concert at the Oakland Museum [039] 1971

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KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz speaking at Jesse Fuller concert at the Oakland Museum [040] 1971

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KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz speaking at Jesse Fuller concert at the Oakland Museum [041] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller laughing with KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz during concert at the Oakland Museum [042] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller speaking with KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz during concert at the Oakland Museum [043] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller speaking with KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz during concert at the Oakland Museum [044] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller speaking with KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz during concert at the Oakland Museum [045] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller speaking with KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz during concert at the Oakland Museum [046] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller standing with KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz during concert at the Oakland Museum [047] 1971

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KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz presenting Jesse Fuller with film "Jesse Fuller: Portrait" during concert at the Oakland Museum [048] 1971

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KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) and former museum director John Peetz presenting Jesse Fuller with film "Jesse Fuller: Portrait" during concert at the Oakland Museum [049] 1971

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Former museum director John Peetz (left) presenting Jesse Fuller with film "Jesse Fuller: Portrait" during concert at the Oakland Museum [050] 1971

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KPIX general manager Al Constant (left) speaking with blues musician Jesse Fuller after concert at the Oakland Museum [051] 1971

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Unidentified man standing at parking garage attendant booth [052] 1971

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Underground parking garage [053] 1971

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Woman paying at parking garage attendant booth [054] 1971

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Parking garage attentant reading newspaper [055] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller before his last concert at the Oakland Museum [056] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller before his last concert at the Oakland Museum [057] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [058] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [059] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [060] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [061] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [062] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [063] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [064] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [065] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [066] 1971

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Blues musician Jesse Fuller in his home [067] 1971

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Sheet music for "Drop out song" [068] 1971

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Jesse Fuller (right) standing with unidentified man in front of his house [069] 1971

 

Newspaper clippings 1971, 1976

Physical Description: 3 newspaper clippings

Series Scope and Content Summary

Three articles about Jesse Fuller.

Arrangement

Arranged by date.
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"A Rare Chance to Hear 'Lone Cat'"; San Francisco Chronicle [reproduction] Undated

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"Lone Cat Jesse Fuller Dies, 79" Oakland Tribune January 30, 1976

 

“A Double Loss for the Blues" undated