Artist:Buster Brown
Song:Fannie Mae
Album:The Very Best of Buster Brown
Bluesman Buster Brown was 48 years old when Fannie Mae topped the R&B chart and was a top 40 pop hit in 1959. It was his only big hit though some of his other songs charted so technically he was not a one hit wonder. Interest in Fannie Mae was rekindled when it appeared in the hit film American Graffiti. Brown was born Aug. 15, 1911 in Cordele, GA. Brown sang and played harmonica in local clubs. But he never recorded professionally until he moved to New York in 1956. He was spotted by Fire Records owner Bobby Robinson. He owned Bobby's Record Shop and started several record labels. Wilbert Harrison's Kansas City was probably Robinson's biggest hit. Brown recorded Fannie Mae in 1959. His singing and harmonica playing will remind you of Sonny Terry. Fannie Mae topped the R&B Singles chart and it reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. He recorded the 1961 album New King of the Blues for Fire. Brown's cover of Louis Jordan's Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby reached #81 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Righteous Brothers were among the artists who covered Fannie Mae. And the record got a big boost when it appeared in the 1973 film American Graffiti. This Collectables budget comp covers Brown's Fire recordings. Brown recorded for Roulette, Checker and small labels until his death on Jan. 31, 1976 at age 64. Here's a video for Fannie Mae by Buster Brown.
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