Blues Singer Jesse Fortune Dies at 79

At 79 you're supposed to be retired and enjoying life
not working like this. I hope this doesn't happen to B.B. King.

another good Man gone. DAM

another good example of being ready to go, hopefully Jesse was. A form of judging is to say that someone IS IN FACT in heaven because we just don't know what their last thoughts were and if it was the heart of the thief on the cross who repented in the last minutes of time. We can take a guess, like my thoughts on Ted Kennedy, my guess would be that he's moving towards being well done right about now BUT, I don't know what that wicked old mans thoughts were. Waylon Jennings wrote a song about Elvis and said that he was with Jesus now, well, we'll all see if that's true at the end of our lives. As for the blues part, love blues and being from South Georgia I was raised on Southern Blues from which almost everyone of those guys, Allman Bros., Wet Willie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Winter, ALL those guys gleaned their talent from the older blues artist from Muddy Waters, to artist like Jesse Fortune. What a shame that those men never made the kind of money that our Hip Hop artist are making these days, but of course they all did it for the love of their music. I shouldn't even think about it but dread the day I open AOL and see that we've lost someone like BB King and or so many others that are holding it together still.

A true bluesman dying while playing his music

All of our classic blues artist's are dying, I'm surprised Johnny Winter is still going I saw him at a concert last year, he was in bad shape, he had to be carried on stage, but we were in Fraser formally known as the ice box of the nation, (winter Park) Colorado so the elevation is a little bit high,

THIS IS A SAD DAY . HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN FRIEND AND WE WILL MISS HIM . I HAD THE HONOR OF BOOKING AND JAMMING WITH HIM IN H-TOWN . ALL MY LOVE HEVEN IS JAMMIN NOW . SUNNY L&B MUSIC HOU. TX

ALL OUR LOVE - JIM BRADY ( DIAMOND)
WAYNE (HARP MAN ) LEE
WAYNE(ANIMAL) TURNER
RICKY JACKSON
DAN(BASEMAN)WORKMAN
KEVIN BLACK
TERRY(SAXX) ANTHONY
SUNNY(PLAY THEM DRUMS GURL )FIELD
AND THE BLUE COLLAR BLUES BAND





JOEY(JP) RIGGINS

Jesse was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Growing up, he was influenced by the vocals of B.B. King. He recorded a few 45's in the 60's, the biggest being the Willie Dixon-penned, minor key rhumba classic "Too Many Cooks" on U.S.A. Records (backed-up by Buddy Guy on guitar, Big Walter Horton on Harmonica and Lafayette Leake on Piano) in '63. Jesse first arrived in Chicago in 1952 & began singing professionally with guitarist Little Monroe. After working with Otis Rush & Buddy Guy, he was "officially discovered by Willie Dixon. Dissatisfied with the monetary return of his recordings (as with most black bluesmen at the time), he shied away from the recording studio (making hia living as a barber)until he met young guitarist Dave Specter. With Future's powerful voice and Specter's guitar style, Jesse became a hot commodity in Chicago's "blues circuit". This led to his seminal album "Fortune Tellin' Man" in 1993 on the Delmark label. While his catalog may be slight, his powerful, pleading vocals made a lasting impression. Those who had the pleasure of hearing him "live" are richer for the experience. Jesse Fortune will be missed.

THESE PEOPLE THAT USE THIS SITE TO ADVERTIZE THEIR DATEING & OTC MEDS BOARD ARE TO DAMN CHEEP TO GET THEIR "OWN"SPACE & QUIT CLUTTERING UP THE SUBJECT,IS JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPACE,CHEEP-CHEEP-CHEEP.JAROY

too bad so many blues singers and musicians pass on so close to chicago blues festival time....we lost both 2 years in a row....Bo and Koko

It's a great lost. We lost a great singer and a song writer. We are losing our culture. Jesse Fortune didn't get the credit he deserve. He had a powerful voice and his voice carried meaning. He cared about people and I hope that his music and songs will now get the credit they deserve
Rest in peace