Black cat blues
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, March/April 1949
Specialty LP 2125
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; Eddie Burns, hca; James Taylor or John T. Smith, gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Ace HIQLP 137, Specialty LP 2125, Specialty SNTF 5005
CD
Ace CDCHD 421, Ace CDSPEC 1, Ace JLHBOX 019, Blues Collection 159822, Body & Soul 3063142, P‑Vine PCD 1854, Specialty SPCD‑7018‑2, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026
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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