Jesse Fortune | Chicago blues singer, 79

Jesse Fortune, 79, a veteran Chicago blues singer who was most active in the 1950s and 60s, died Monday.

He collapsed on stage while performing at a Chicago club and pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital. An autopsy showed Mr. Fortune died of coronary atherosclerosis.

Mr. Fortune, better known as the "Fortune Tellin' Man," was born in Macon, Miss., and moved to Chicago in 1952. Perhaps best known for his 1963 recording "Too Many Cooks," which became a minor hit, he later worked with Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Willie Dixon.

- AP