| "Fannie Mae" | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Single by Buster Brown | |
| B-side | "Lost in a Dream" |
| Released | 1959 (U.S.) |
| Recorded | 1959 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 2:57 |
| Label | Fire Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Buster Brown |
"Fannie Mae" is a 1959 song, written and performed by the American blues and R&B singer, Buster Brown. [1]
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. [2] AllMusic's Vladimir Bogdanov called the song "one of the most undiluted blues records to ever make the Top 40." [3]
The song is featured in the film American Graffiti (1973). [4]