When I became ND’s photo columnist, one of my aims was to devote some columns to a theme, e.g., photos featuring a a single artist, a festival, or a sub-genre of Americana. Last week I featured Emmylou Harris and it […]
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John Hammond singing the Blues
John Hammond playing the Blues
It has been said that John Hammond is a great force of nature and sounds like a big train coming. This is very true. His live show exhibited that as well as his flip side. Hammond’s stage presence is that […]
Blues Hall of Fame Tour – James Cotton, Charlie Musselwhite & John Hammond 3/26/15 Fox Theatre Tucson, AZ
Blues Hall of Fame Tour – John Hammond 3/26/15 Fox Theatre Tucson, AZ
Blues Hall of Fame Tour – John Hammond 3/26/15 Fox Theatre Tucson, AZ
The son of Columbia A&R legend John Hammond Sr. (whose signings included Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen), John Hammond Jr. caught a fast track to fame in the NYC folk/blues scene of the early 1960s, landing a record […]
Is John Hammond ready to bust a move? For 40 years he has been a staunch traditionalist, an often solitary troubadour keeping the Delta blues flame alive. His engagement with any pop currents was nil until 2001’s Wicked Grin, a […]
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