Shady grove blues
Master
D 1109
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
Savoy LP 2255
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Savoy LP 2255
CD
Blues Collection 159822, Body & Soul 3057012, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, 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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