Grinder man
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, November 16 1950
Specialty LP 2127
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Specialty LP 2127
CD
Ace CDCHD 405, Ace CDCHD 474, Ace JLHBOX 019, Body & Soul 3074242, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Specialty SPCD-7035-2
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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