Canal street blues
Master
B 8012
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, December 1949
Sensation 26
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Sensation 26
LP
Advent LP 2801, Delta Blues DELB008LP, Specialty LP 2127
CD
Ace CDCHD 405, Ace CDCHD 421, Ace JLHBOX 019, Body & Soul 3067872, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Specialty SPCD-7018-2, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026
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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