Talkin' boogie

Alternate title
Slappin’ the boogie

Master
U 1949 

Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, March/April 1949

Original release
Chance 1108

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr

Produced by
Elmer Barbee

78 rpm
Chance 1108

45 rpm
Chance 1108

LP
Advent LP 2801, Charly CRB 1067

CD
Blues Collection 159822, Body & Soul 3063142, Charly CD DIG 5, Charly CDGR 176, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Not Now Music NOT4CD031, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111

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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