Stomp boogie
Master
K 5590
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, December 1948
King 4283
Lineup
John Lee Hooker, gtr
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
King 4283, King 4504
LP
Polydor 2310256, Red Lightnin' RL 003
CD
Body & Soul 3057012, Charly 245, Collectables COL CD 2877, Jasmine Records JASMCD 3084 2, JSP Records JSPCD7703, Proper Records PROPERBOX 111, Red Lightnin' RLCD 0093, 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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