Whistle done blown

Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, April 2 1951

Original release
United Artists LP 5512

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr;  Eddie Kirkland, gtr

Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman

LP
Third Man Records TMR‑511, United Artists LP 5512

CD
BeatGoesOn BGOCD 363, Body & Soul 3074242, Capitol 8 33912 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Pepper Cake PEC 3015‑2

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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