Singer. Known as the "Fortune Tellin' Man", he was one of the great Chicago blues vocalists of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1952, he migrated to Chicago and began performing with such blues notables as Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Ted Taylor and Willie Dixon. He is best remembered for his 1960s recordings of "Too Many Cooks", "Dark is the Night", "Sandu", "Losin Hard", and "Ain't About the Money". In his later years Fortune worked with guitarist Dave Specter and his band "Bluebirds", and released the album "Fortune Tellin' Man" (1993).
Singer. Known as the "Fortune Tellin' Man", he was one of the great Chicago blues vocalists of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1952, he migrated to Chicago and began performing with such blues notables as Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Ted Taylor and Willie Dixon. He is best remembered for his 1960s recordings of "Too Many Cooks", "Dark is the Night", "Sandu", "Losin Hard", and "Ain't About the Money". In his later years Fortune worked with guitarist Dave Specter and his band "Bluebirds", and released the album "Fortune Tellin' Man" (1993).
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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