Ballad to Abraham Lincoln
Alternate titles
Ballad for Abraham Lincoln, He got assassinated
Master
B 6101
Location/Date
Culver City, CA, March 9 1961
Galaxy LP 201
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Lauren 361
LP
America Records 30 AM 6074, DCC DCL 042, Demon Records FIEND 154, Galaxy LP 201, Greene Bottle LP 3130, WaxTime 772336
CD
DCC DZS 042, Demon Records FIEND CD 154, Soul Jam Records 600876
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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