Low down-midnite boogie
Alternate titles
Low down midnight boogie, Talking boogie
Master
D 1106
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
Savoy 5558
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Savoy 5558
LP
Red Lightnin' RL 003, Savoy LP 2255
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Charly CD DIG 5, Charly CDGR 176, Documents 600258, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093, Savoy‑Atlantic CD 92910‑2, Union Square Music INTROTCD01
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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