Moon is rising

Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, August 1950

Original release
United Artists LP 5512

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr

Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman

LP
Blues Joint 8003, Third Man Records TMR‑511, United Artists LP 5512

CD
BeatGoesOn BGOCD 363, Big3 Records BT3229, Body & Soul 3067872, Capitol 8 33912 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Pepper Cake PEC 3015‑2, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111

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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