Playin' the races
Alternate title
Dream a number
Master
B 8013
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, December 1949
Modern 20-730
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Modern 20-730
LP
Ace LP 37, Greene Bottle LP 3130, Kent LP 9006, Official 6029
CD
Ace CDCHD 315, Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Body & Soul 3067872, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Southern Routes SR-2505, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026
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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