Jesse Fortune
February 28, 1930 – August 31, 2009
Singer Jesse Fortune was a Chicago blues mainstay since the 1950s. Known as “Fortune Tellin’ Man,” had a minor hit with “Too Many Cooks” in 1962. Discovered by Willie Dixon, Fortune went on to record with such luminaries as Buddy Guy and Big Walter Horton. While performing on a Chicago club stage on August 31, 2009, Jesse Fortune collapsed and later died at an area hospital. Cause of death was coronary atherosclerosis. He was 79 years old.
Jessie is still lying in an unmarked grave at Mount Hope in Chicago.
Thanks for your comment Steve. And for visiting my blog
Vince
Reply:
To the reply left by Steve Salter august 31 2010, Jesse Fortune now have a headstone on his grave
that was set on October 5, 2010. I really appreciate Mr. Salter’s concern about my brother and other Blues singers grave markers. (RIP Brother, Jesse)
Thanks for the update, Clarence!
Vince
Clarence thank you for seeing to it that Jesse has a proper marker. It is my goal to see to it that no blues artist lay in an unmarked grave. The first part is to find where they are and if they have a proper marker. I have a long list of Bluesmen that I can’t find where they are. Do you suppose you might be able to help me find some of them.