Poor Joe
Master
K 5593
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
King LP 885
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
King LP 885, Polydor 2310256
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Castle Pulse PLS CD 349, Charly 245, Collectables COL CD 2877, JSP Records JSPCD7703, P‑Vine PCD‑3755, 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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