Jesse Fortune (February 28, 1930 – August 31, 2009) was an American Chicago blues singer and barber.

Born in Macon, Mississippi,[1] Fortune was trained as a barber before moving to Chicago, Illinois, in 1952.

[2] Fortune became one of the most popular performers for "heavy duty vocal work" in the Chicago blues scene of the 1950s and 1960s.

He is deeply soulful with a strutting rhythmic style ... that give this material such a freshness not often hear on Blues releases these days.

"[4] Fortune once "had an opportunity to sing in Europe but turned it down because he didn't want to disappoint his haircut customers.