Bad boy
Master
MM 2128
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, January 1954
Modern 942
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; Eddie Kirkland, gtr
Produced by
Joe Bihari & Joe Siracuse
Modern 942
45 rpm
Goody GY 8005, Modern 942
LP
Audio Fidelity AFLP 005, Blues Joint 8003, Crown CLP 5295, Goody GY 70 000, Official 6029, United Superior US 7729, WaxTime 772035
CD
Ace CDCHD 315, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Audio Fidelity AFZ 005, Body & Soul BS2653, Documents 600258, Flair 7243 8 39658 2 3, Hoodoo Records 263499, Mainstream Records MDCD 903, Not Now Music NOT4CD031, P‑Vine PCD‑23761, P‑Vine PCD‑28042/3, P‑Vine PCD‑3035, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Soul Jam Records 600876, Southern Routes SR‑2505
Bernard ”Bernie” Besman was the producer of Hooker’s singles for Modern and Sensation from 1948-1952 at United Sound Systems Stiudios on 5840 2nd Boulevard in Detroit, with studio owner James Siracuse’s son Joe Siracuse as engineer. From late 1952 (when Besman moved to California) Joe Bihari from Modern and Joe Siracuse took care of the productions.
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