Sally May
Alternate titles
Sallie Mae, Sally Mae, There's a day comin' baby
Master
B 7003
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, September 3 1948
Modern 20-627
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Modern 20‑627
45 rpm
Modern MX4
LP
America Records 30 AM 6077, Crown CLP 5353, Delta Blues DELB008LP, Third Man Records TMR‑512, United Artists LP 127, United Superior US 7731, Wagram Music 3394126
CD
Ace CDCHD 315, Ace CDCHD 799, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Blues Collection 159822, Body & Soul 3057012, Capitol 8 33912 2, Documents 600258, Flair 7243 8 39658 2 3, JSP Records JSPCD7703, P‑Vine PCD‑3035, Rhino CD R2 70572, Soul Jam Records 806181
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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