Rock me mama
Alternate title
Good rockin' mama
Master
MM 1798 Take 3
Location/Date
United Sound Systems
Detroit, MI, 1952
Modern 862
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, vcl/gtr; Bernie Besman, org
Produced by
Bernard "Bernie" Besman
Modern 862
45 rpm
Modern 862
LP
Crown LP 5232, Greene Bottle LP 3130, Sounds Superb 2M 050 52179, United US-7710
CD
Acrobat ACQCD 7103, Body & Soul BS2500, Official 86065, Soul Jam Records 600843
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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