Fannie Mae (song) explained

Fannie Mae
Cover:1 fannie may buster.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Buster Brown
B-Side:Lost in a Dream
Released:1959 (U.S.)
Recorded:1959
Genre:R&B
Length:2:57
Label:Fire Records

"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]

Chart performance

In popular culture

The song is featured in the film American Graffiti (1973).[3]

Recorded versions

Notes and References

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