Earl Fuller

For the American Olympic athlete, see Earl Fuller (athlete).
Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band in 1918. Left to Right: Harry Raderman, Ted Lewis, John Lucas, Earl Fuller and Walter Kahn.

Earl Bunn Fuller (March 7, 1885 – August 19, 1947) was a pioneering American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, composer and instrumentalist. Fuller helped to initiate the popularity of jazz in New York City shortly before America's entry into World War I. He also had an ear for talent, and discovered Ted Lewis and Teddy Brown.[1]

  1. ^ Earl Fuller's Famous Jazz Band, by Tim Gracyk [1] republished from Gracyk, "Popular American Recording Pioneers," The Hayworth Press, Binghamton NY, 2000