John Hammond
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Biography
[Edit]John Hammond, Jr. is one of a handful of white blues musicians who was on the scene at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-'60s. That revival, brought on by renewed interest in folk music around the U.S., brought about career boosts for many of the great classic blues players, including Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, and Skip James. Some critics have described Hammond as a white Robert Johnson, and Hammond does justice to classic blues by combining powerful guitar and harmonica playing with expressive vocals and a dignified stage presence. Within the first decade of his career as a performer, Hammond began crafting a niche for himself that is completely his own: the solo guitar man, harmonica slung in a rack around his neck, reinterpreting classic blues songs from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Yet, as several of his mid-'90s recordings for the Point Blank label demonstrate, he's also a capable bandleader who plays wonderful electric guitar. This guitar-playing and ensemble work can be heard on Found True Love and Got Love If You Want It, both for the Point Blank/Virgin label.
Born November 13, 1942, in New York City, the son of the famous Columbia Records talent scout John Hammond, Sr., what most people don't know is that Hammond didn't grow up with his father. His parents split when he was young, and he would see his father several times a year. He first began playing guitar while attending a private high school, and he was particularly fascinated with slide guitar technique. He saw his idol, Jimmy Reed, perform at New York's Apollo Theater, and he's never been the same since.
After attending Antioch College in Ohio on a scholarship for a year, he left to pursue a career as a blues musician. By 1962, with the folk revival starting to heat up, Hammond had attracted a following in the coffeehouse circuit, performing in the tradition of the classic country blues singers he loved so much. By the time he was just 20 years old, he had been interviewed for The New York Times before one of his East Coast festival performances, and he was a certified national act.
When Hammond was living in the Village in 1966, a young Jimi Hendrix came through town, looking for work. Hammond offered to put a band together for the guitarist, and got the group work at the Cafe Au Go Go. By that point, the coffeehouses were falling out of favor, and instead the bars and electric guitars were coming in with folk-rock. Hendrix was approached there by Chas Chandler, who took him to England to record. Hammond recalls telling the young Hendrix to take Chandler up on his offer. "The next time I saw him, about a year later, he was a big star in Europe," Hammond recalled in a 1990 interview. In the late '60s and early '70s, Hammond continued his work with electric blues ensembles, recording with people like Band guitarist Robbie Robertson (and other members of the Band when they were still known as Levon Helm & the Hawks), Duane Allman, Dr. John, harmonica wiz Charlie Musselwhite, Michael Bloomfield, and David Bromberg.
As with Dr. John and other blues musicians who've recorded more than two dozen albums, there are many great recordings that provide a good introduction to the man's body of work. His self-titled debut for the Vanguard label has now been reissued on compact disc by the company's new owners, The Welk Music Group, and other good recordings to check out (on vinyl and/or compact disc) include I Can Tell (recorded with Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones), Southern Fried (1968), Source Point (1970, Columbia), and his string of early- and mid-'90s albums for Point Blank/Virgin Records, Got Love If You Want It, Trouble No More (both produced by J.J. Cale), and Found True Love.
He didn't know it when he was 20, and he may not realize it now, but Hammond deserves special commendation for keeping many of the classic blues songs alive. When fans see Hammond perform them, as Dr. John has observed many times with his music and the music of others, the fans often want to go back further, and find out who did the original versions of the songs Hammond now plays.
Although he's a multi-dimensional artist, one thing Hammond has never professed to be is a songwriter. In the early years of his career, it was more important to him that he bring the art form to a wider audience by performing classic — in some cases forgotten — songs. Now, more than 50 years later, Hammond continues to do this, touring all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe from his base in northern New Jersey. He continued to release albums into the new millennium with three discs on the Back Porch label, including Ready for Love in 2002, produced David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, In Your Arms Again in 2005, and Push Comes to Shove in 2007. Rough & Tough arrived in 2009, with a fine live solo set, Timeless, recorded in the spring of 2013, appearing in early 2014. Whether it's with a band or by himself, Hammond can do it all. Seeing him perform live, one gets the sense that some of the best is still to come from this energetic bluesman.
Title: Country Blues
Artist: John Hammond
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Contemporary Folk
Title: Timeless
Artist: John Hammond, Sr
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Vanguard Visionaries: John Hammond
Artist: John Hammond
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Contemporary Folk
Title: Things About Comin' My Way: A Tribute To The Music Of The Mississippi Sheiks
Artist: John Hammond
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Ultrasonic Studios 1972
Artist: Bonnie Raitt, Lowell George, John Hammond
Genre: Blues Rock, Acoustic
Title: Blow My Blues Away (Live Long Island '72)
Artist: Bonnie Raitt, Lowell George, John Hammond
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Collections
Title: 22 Special Blues Tracks - Down by the River
Genre: Blues
Title: Gambling With the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Vanguard 50
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Jukebox Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Shakin' All Over: Jukebox Dance Party
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Mellow Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters: Singers
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues by Willie Dixon
Genre: Blues
Title: Top Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Slide Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Bright Lights - Big City: Urban Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Electric Chicago Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Timeless Roots
Genre:
Title: Classic Country - Cheating Songs
Genre: Country
Title: Coffee House Classics
Genre:
Title: Star Spangled Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues for America
Genre: Blues
Title: Country Truckin'
Genre: Country
Title: Blues Rock Royale
Genre: Blues
Title: Hits of Texas Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Christian Blues Music
Genre: Blues
Title: Covered in Blues - Songs of Eric Clapton
Genre: Rock
Title: Sweet Blues- 23 Rare Blues Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover the Best of Delta Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Country Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Suspicious Minds Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Top 20 Delta Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of Harmonica Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Cooking Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Automobile Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues - Guitar Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: Finest Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Great Slide Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Greatest Blues Royalty
Genre: Blues
Title: Traditional Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues - Harmonica Highlights
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues Anthems
Genre: Blues
Title: Real American Blues Anthems
Genre: Blues
Title: Live At the Rogue (Best of the Blues)
Genre: Blues
Title: East Bound and Down
Genre: Country
Title: Golden Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Contemporary Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Live from Mountain Stage
Genre: Blues
Title: The 50 Best Bluegrass Songs Ever
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: The History of Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Masters: Guitarists
Genre: Blues
Title: Dirty Filthy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Gennett Old Time Music 1927-34
Genre: Country
Title: Early Classic Country
Genre: Country
Title: Frett'n the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Acoustic Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Learning Blues Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: East Coast Blues Gems
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues Covers
Genre: Blues
Title: Falling In Love With the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues: The American Sound
Genre: Blues
Title: Rare Slide Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: All Aboard: The Blues Train
Genre: Blues
Title: Golden East Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: East Coast Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Geography
Genre: Blues
Title: Creepy Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Best of the Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Memphis to Vicksburg - Delta Blues
Genre: Blues
Featuring albums
Title: American Primitive, the Complete Recordings (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Duets
Artist: The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Genre: Gospel, Christian Rock, Christian Country Music
Title: Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Project-Things About Comin' My Way
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: The Music Of Kentucky: Early American Rural Classics 1927-37, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Country
Title: Blues Live from Mountain Stage
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Alternative Rock, Acoustic
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Live In Vancouver
Artist: The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Concert
Genre: Blues, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Peaches Vol. 2 (CD1)
Artist: Pick Of The Crop
Genre: Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: LateNightTales: Turin Brakes
Artist: Turin Brakes
Genre: Downtempo, Jazz, Folk Rock, Country, Smooth Jazz