Fannie Mae (song)

"Fannie Mae" is a 1959 song, written and performed by the American blues and R&B singer, Buster Brown.

The track made it into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, and to number one on the US Billboard R&B chart in April 1960. AllMusic's Vladimir Bogdanov called the song "one of the most undiluted blues records to ever make the Top 40."

Chart performance

• US Billboard R&B Chart (number 1)
• US Billboard Hot 100 (number 38)

In popular culture

The song is featured in the film American Graffiti (1973).

Recorded versions

• Joey Dee and the Starliters (1962 - Doin' the Twist - Live at the Peppermint Lounge LP)
• The Rolling Stones
• Robbie Lane and the Disciples (1964)
• The Righteous Brothers (1964)
• The Steve Miller Band (1968)
• Domenic Troiano (1973)
• Gene Summers (1975)
• James Cotton (1975)
• Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1976)
• Magic Slim (1982)
• Jaco Pastorius (1983)
• Elvin Bishop (1991)
• Canned Heat (1994)
• Carl Weathersby (1996)
• Mel Brown (guitarist) (2001)
• Booker T. & the MG's (2003)
• Gary U. S. Bonds (2004)
• Coco Montoya (2010)
• Playing for Change (Playing for Change Live) (2010) CD
• Jello Biafra (2011)
• Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman (2013)
• Shawn Holt & the Teardrops (2013)

References