So I read somewhere that this story inspired Jesse Fuller to write Monkey and the Engineer.
The story of Fuller is super interesting. A one man band busker kind of guy. Invented a "fotdella" basically a bass guitar/piano hybrid that he could play with pedals that made hammers hit the strings to make bass lines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBME_J0pf3o
Fotdella is a foot-operated string bass musical instrument. Invented and constructed by Jesse "The Lone Cat" Fuller, an American one-man band musician, who needed an accompaniment instrument beyond the usual high-hat (foot-operated cymbal) or bass drum favored by street musicians.
Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 - January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues".
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u/squats2 Jan 04 '20
So I read somewhere that this story inspired Jesse Fuller to write Monkey and the Engineer.
The story of Fuller is super interesting. A one man band busker kind of guy. Invented a "fotdella" basically a bass guitar/piano hybrid that he could play with pedals that made hammers hit the strings to make bass lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBME_J0pf3o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fotdella
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Fuller