Do the boogie
Master
JB 1404
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949
Acorn 308
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; James Watkins, pno; Curtis Foster, dms
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Acorn 308
LP
Krazy Kat KK 200, Red Lightnin' RL 003
CD
Blues Collection 159822, Body & Soul 3057012, Charly CD DIG 5, Charly CDGR 176, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, Krazy Kat CD 05, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093, Savoy‑Atlantic CD 92910‑2, Union Square Music INTROTCD01
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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