Helpless blues
Master
D 1102
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
Regent 1001
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Regent 1001
LP
Delta Blues DELB008LP, Red Lightnin' RL 003
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Documents 600258, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093, Savoy‑Atlantic CD 92910‑2, Union Square Music INTROTCD01, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026
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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