Key to the highway
Master
MM 3013 Alt. Take
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, May 22 1952
DCC DZS 042
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; Eddie Kirkland, vcl/gtr; unknown, org
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
DCC DCL 042
CD
Ace CDCHD 799, Ace JLHBOX 019, Body & Soul BS2500, DCC DZS 042
Bernard ”Bernie” Besman was the producer of Hooker’s singles for Modern and Sensation from 1948-1952 at United Sound Systems Studios 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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