Poor Joe
Master
K 5593
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
King LP 885
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
King LP 885, Polydor 2310256
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Charly 245, Collectables COL CD 2877, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Union Square Music SIMPTNCD026, Varèse Vintage 302 066 597 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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