Crawlin' king snake
Alternate titles
Crawling king snake blues, Crawling kingsnake
Master
B 7012
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, September 3 1948
Modern 20-714
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Modern 20-714
LP
America Records 30 AM 6068, Crown LP 5157, Goldenlane Records CLP 3479, Kent KST 559, Kent LP 5025, United US-7725, United US-7746, United US-7769
CD
Ace CDCHD 315, Ace CDCHM 530, Ace JLHBOX 019, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Blues Collection 159822, Body & Soul 3057012, Craft Recordings CR00015, Hip-O Records B0008590-02, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Mainstream Records MDCD 903, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Rhino CD R2 70572, Shout! Factory 8 26663 10198, Shout! Factory 8 26663 11289, Soul Jam Records 600913, Southern Routes SR-2505, SPV Recordings SPVCD 95940, Timeless Classic Albums DOLCD0475, Union Square Music INTROTCD01, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026, Virgin 72435-82741-2-7
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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