Bluebird blues
Alternate title
Bluebird, bluebird take a letter down south
Master
MM 3014
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, May 22 1952
Modern 886
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; Eddie Kirkland, gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Modern 886
45 rpm
Modern 886
LP
DCC DCL 042, Demon Records FIEND 154
CD
Ace CDCHD 799, Ace JLHBOX 019, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Audio Fidelity AFZ 005, Body & Soul BS2500, DCC DZS 042, Demon Records FIEND CD 154
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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