War is over
Alternate titles
Goodbye California, Highway blues
Master
B 7004
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, September 3 1948
Specialty LP 2127
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Specialty LP 2127
CD
Ace CDCHD 405, Ace CDCHD 421, Ace JLHBOX 019, Body & Soul 3057012, Documents 600258, P‑Vine PCD 1854, Pepper Cake PEC 3015‑2, Proper Records INTRO CD 2038, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Specialty SPCD‑7018‑2, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026
Comments
Extended version on Ace JLHBOX 019
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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