Little is known about the biographical details of Bob Fuller’s life, but he was a very prolific sideman throughout the early and mid-1920s in the New York jazz scene. He toured and recorded with Mamie Smith’s Jazz Hounds in the early part of the decade and then worked with Louis Hooper, Tom Morris and Elmer Snowden.His clarinet and saxophone is heard on a great many of the Classic Blues singers’ records, including some by Bessie Smith. In the late 1920s he led his own band at the 125th Street Dance Hall in New York. He left the music business and worked for the Police Department. He released several records under the pseudonyms of Slim Perkins and Slim Jenkins.
| Slim Jackson Trio | Charleston Trio |
| The Rocky Mountain Trio | Three Blues Chasers |
| Three Jolly Miners | Three Monkey Chasers |
| Three Hot Eskimos |
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Black Cat Blues (Bob Fuller / Louis Hooper) | 3-3-1925 | New York, New York | Columbia 14068-D Banner 1612 Harmony 580-H |
| Charleston Clarinet Blues (Dave Braham) | 3-27-1925 | New York, New York | Banner 1533 Gennett 3002-B |
| Dallas Blues (Hart A. Wand / Lloyd Garret) | New York, New York | Bunswick 7006-A | |
| Growin’ Old Blues (Lions / Sullivan) | 2-1925 | New York, New York | Ajax 17117-A |
| Funny Feelin’ Blues | 2-1925 | New York, New York | Ajax 17091 |
| Freakish Blues (Bucket Stomp) (Bob Fuller / Louis Hooper) | 3-27-1925 | New York, New York | Banner 1515 Gennett 3002-A |
| I Ain’t Got Nobody (Abel Baer / Samuel Lewis / Joseph Young) | New York, New York | Bunswick 7006-B | |
| Louisville Blues (Bubber Miley / Jake Frazier) | 3-27-1925 | New York, New York | Banner 1515 Gennett |
| Milenberg Joys (Jelly Roll Morton) | 9-1-1925 | New York, New York | Banner 1612 |
| Nameless Blues (Williams) | 6-19-1928 | New York, New York | Diva 2688-G Harmony 688-H |
| Ridiculous Blues (Bob Fuller / Louis Hooper) | 6-19-1928 | New York, New York | Diva 2688-G Harmony 688-H |
| Spread Yo’ Stuff (Jules Levy / Paul Crane) | 2-1925 | New York, New York | Ajax 17091 |
| Too Bad Jim (Bob Fuller / Louis Hooper) | 3-3-1925 | New York, New York | Columbia 14068-D Harmony 580-H |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Louis Hooper | Piano |
| Elmer Snowden | Banjo |
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