Morning blues

Master
JB 1403 

Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949

Original release
Acorn 308

Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr

Produced by
Elmer Barbee

78 rpm
Acorn 308

LP
Krazy Kat KK 200Red Lightnin' RL 003

CD
Body & Soul 3057012Charly CD DIG 5Charly CDGR 176JSP Records JSPCD7703Krazy Kat CD 05Metro Doubles METRDCD532Proper Records PROPERBOX 111Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093Savoy-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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