Must I wait till your man is gone

Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, Early 1949

Original release
Krazy Kat KK 200

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr;  James Watkins, pno

Produced by
Elmer Barbee

LP
Krazy Kat KK 200

CD
Body & Soul 3063142, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Krazy Kat CD 05

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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