Road trouble
Master
U 2061
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949
Chance 1122
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; James Watkins, pno; Curtis Foster, dms
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Chance 1122
45 rpm
Chance 1122
LP
Charly CRB 1067, Constellation CS‑6
CD
Body & Soul 3063142, Charly CD DIG 5, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Savoy‑Atlantic CD 92910‑2
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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