Morning blues
Master
JB 1403
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949
Acorn 308
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Acorn 308
LP
Krazy Kat KK 200, Red Lightnin' RL 003
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Charly CD DIG 5, Charly CDGR 176, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Krazy Kat CD 05, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093, Savoy-Atlantic CD 92910-2
By 1948, Hooker came to the attention of Elmer Barbee, a local record shop owner.Barbee arranged to have several demos recorded. He or Hooker later presented the recordings to Bernard "Bernie" Besman, who ran the Detroit area's only professional record company.
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