Black man blues
Master
K 5592
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
King 4283
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
King 4283
LP
Polydor 2310256, Red Lightnin' RL 003
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Castle Pulse PLS CD 349, Charly 245, Collectables COL CD 2877, Craft Recordings CR00015, Documents 600258, Indigo IGOCD 2028, JSP Records JSPCD7703, P‑Vine PCD‑3755, Proper Records INTRO CD 2038, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093, Shout! Factory 8 26663 10198, SPV Recordings SPVCD 95940, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026, Varèse Vintage 302 066 597 2
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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