609 boogie
Master
U 2060
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, January or February 1949
Chance 1122
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; poss. Elmer Barbee, shouting; James Watkins, pno; Curtis Foster, dms
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
Chance 1122
45 rpm
Chance 1122
LP
Charly LP 1067, Constellation CS-6
CD
Body & Soul 3063142, Charly CD DIG 5, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Metro Doubles METRDCD532, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Savoy-Atlantic CD 92910-2
Comments
"609 boogie" and Six o'nine boogie are from the same master. "609 boogie" is speeded up and has audience and applause dubbed at the end. "Six o'nine boogie" has no audience at the end and runs at more normal speed. "1951" is shouted in the song, perhaps this indicates that the recording was made in 1951 or that the screaming overdub was added in late 1951 before the release of Chance 1122.
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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