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