John Lee Hooker Discography

Compiled by Thomas Jarlvik

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Hard luck blues

Master
JB 1406

Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949

Original release
Unissued

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr

Produced by
Elmer Barbee

Comments
Unissued speeded-up version of Christmas Time Blues

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.