Christmas time blues
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949
Krazy Kat KK 200
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; James Watkins, pno; Curtis Foster, dms
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Krazy Kat KK 200
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Krazy Kat CD 05, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Savoy‑Atlantic CD 92910‑2
By 1948, Hooker came to the attention of Elmer Barbee, a local record shop owner. Barbee arranged to have several demos recorded. He or Hooker later presented the recordings to Bernard "Bernie" Besman, who ran the Detroit area's only professional record company.
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