"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."
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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 (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)