Lowell Fulson was an American blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition.
10 Facts About Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson recorded for contractual reasons as Lowell Fullsom and Lowell Fulsom.
Lowell Fulson stated that he was of Cherokee ancestry through his father but claimed Choctaw ancestry.
Lowell Fulson's father was killed when Lowell was a child, and a few years later, he moved with his mother and brothers to live in Clarita and attended school at Coalgate.
Lowell Fulson was drafted in 1943 and served in the US Navy until 1945.
Lowell Fulson recorded for Swing Time Records in the 1940s, Chess Records in the 1950s, Kent Records in the 1960s, and Rounder Records in the 1970s.
Lowell Fulson's last recording was a duet of "Every Day I Have the Blues" with Jimmy Rogers on the latter's 1999 Atlantic Records release, The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars: Blues, Blues, Blues.
Lowell Fulson died in Long Beach, California, on March 7,1999, at the age of 77.
Lowell Fulson was the father of four and grandfather of thirteen.
Lowell Fulson was interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California.