Roll 'n' roll
Alternate title
Rollin' blues
Master
B 8040 Alt. Take
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, April 28 1950
Specialty LP 2125
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Ace HIQLP 137, Specialty LP 2125, Specialty SNTF 5005
CD
Ace CDCHD 405, Ace CDCHD 421, Ace JLHBOX 019, Body & Soul 3067872, P‑Vine PCD 1854, Pepper Cake PEC 3015‑2, Specialty SPCD‑7018‑2
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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