Down so long
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, November 1948
Krazy Kat KK 200
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Krazy Kat KK 200
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026
Comments
Includes studio conversation with Elmer Barbee
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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