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. == Biography == Fuller was born on March 7, 1885 in Stonington, Illinois; however, his family had longstanding ties to Warren County, Ohio. Practically... [more on Wikipedia]