Half a stranger
Master
MM 2148
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, Mid-Late 1954
Modern 948
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; Eddie Kirkland, gtr
Produced by
Joe Bihari & Joe Siracuse
Modern 948
45 rpm
Modern 948
LP
Ace LP 37, Audio Fidelity AFLP 005, Blues Joint LPS 8003, Crown LP 5295, Goody GY 70 000, Official 6029, United US-7729
CD
Ace CDCHD 799, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Audio Fidelity AFZ 005, Body & Soul BS2653, Hoodoo Records 263499, Mainstream Records MDCD 903
Bernard ”Bernie” Besman was the producer of Hooker’s singles for Modern and Sensation from 1948-1952 at United Sound Systems Stiudios 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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