Dupree
Location/Date
609 Lafayette Street
Detroit, MI, June 12 1948
Unissued
Lineup
Probably J. Scarber, vcl/gtr; John Lee Hooker, gtr;
Produced by
Elmer Barbee
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.