John P. Hammond
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John P. Hammond | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | John Paul Hammond |
Also known as | John Hammond Jr. |
Born | New York City, U.S. | November 13, 1942
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Years active | 1962–present |
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Website | johnhammond |
John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942) is an American singer and musician.
Background
Hammond is a son of record producer and talent scout
He began playing guitar in high school, partially inspired by the album Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall. He attended Antioch College for one year but dropped out to pursue a music career. By the mid-1960s he was touring nationally and living in Greenwich Village. He befriended and recorded with many electric blues musicians in New York, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Levon Helm's New Hawks (later known as the Band), Mike Bloomfield, Dr. John, and Duane Allman.
Career
Hammond usually plays acoustically, choosing
Although critically acclaimed, Hammond has received only moderate commercial success. Nonetheless, he enjoys a strong fan base and has earned respect from
Hammond hosted the 1991 UK television documentary
Hammond has had a longstanding friendship with the songwriter
In 2003, he released Ready for Love, produced by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos. It included a Mick Jagger and Keith Richards song, "The Spider and the Fly".
His 2009 album, entitled Rough & Tough, was a 2010 nominee for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[8]
In 2011, Hammond was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame of the Blues Foundation.[9]
Personal life
Hammond married his first wife, Dana McDevitt, a daughter of John Burke McDevitt, on October 21, 1967.[10] They later divorced.
In 1981, Hammond married his second wife, Peggy Spoerri. They later divorced. His third wife was Marla. [11]
Discography
- 1963 John Hammond (Vanguard)
- 1964 Big City Blues (Vanguard) – includes the first blues-rock cover of Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man", later made famous by the Doors.
- 1965 Country Blues (Vanguard)
- 1965 So Many Roads (Vanguard)
- 1967 Mirrors (Vanguard) – reissued on Real Gone Music in 2016.
- 1967 I Can Tell (Atlantic)
- 1968 Sooner or Later (Atlantic) – reissued on Water Music in 2002.
- 1969 Southern Fried (Atlantic) – reissued on Water Music in 2002.
- 1970 The Best of John Hammond (Vanguard) compilation
- 1971 Source Point (Columbia)
- 1971 Little Big Man / Original Soundtrack (Columbia)
- 1972 I'm Satisfied (Columbia)
- 1973 Triumvirate – with Mike Bloomfield and Dr. John (Columbia)
- 1975 Can't Beat the Kid (Capricorn) – reissued on Polygram in 1997.
- 1976 John Hammond: Solo [live] (Vanguard)
- 1978 Footwork (Vanguard)
- 1979 Hot Tracks – with The Nighthawks (Vanguard)
- 1980 Mileage (Rounder)
- 1982 Frogs for Snakes (Rounder)
- 1983 John Hammond Live (Rounder)
- 1984 Spoonful (Edsel) – compilation
- 1988 Nobody but You (Flying Fish) – reissued on Point Blank/Virgin in 1996.
- 1992 Got Love if You Want It (Point Blank/Virgin)
- 1993 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover (Vanguard) – compilation
- 1994 Trouble No More (Point Blank/Virgin)
- 1996 Found True Love (Point Blank/Virgin)
- 1998 Long As I Have You (Point Blank/Virgin)
- 2000 The Best of the Vanguard Years (Vanguard) – compilation
- 2001 Wicked Grin (Point Blank/Virgin)
- 2003 At the Crossroads: The Blues of Robert Johnson (Vanguard) – compilation
- 2003 Ready for Love (Back Porch/Narada)
- 2005 In Your Arms Again (Back Porch/Narada)
- 2006 Live in Greece [rec. 1983] (Dynamic/MSI)
- 2007 Push Comes to Shove (Back Porch/Narada)
- 2009 Rough & Tough (Chesky)
- 2014 Timeless [live] (Palmetto)
- 2019 "You Know That's Cold" b/w "Come To Find Out" [Translucent Blue 7" Single] (Need To Know)
- 2020 "My Baby Loves To Boogie" and "Told You Once In August" (featuring Rory Block) with Dion from Blues with Friends[12][13][14]
References
- ^ "John Hammond – The King of the Resonator". American Blues Scene. March 24, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "John Hammond | Biography, Influence, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ISBN 9780312426002. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ "John Hammond, Jr. : Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
- ^ Forman, Bill (January 28, 2010). "Tangled up in blues: John Hammond recalls his meetings with Clapton, Hendrix, Dylan and Waits". Colorado Springs Independent.
- ISBN 0-06-052569-X.
- ^ Simon, Scott (February 17, 2007). "John Hammond, Writing the Blues" (Flash streaming audio). Weekend Edition Saturday. NPR.org.
- ^ Inductees Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Blues Hall of Fame, 2011.
- ^ "Dana McDevitt Is Bride", The New York Times. October 22, 1967. (subscription required)
- ^ "John Hammond Jr., Artist Interview". BarnesAndNoble.com. February 10, 2003. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ Greene, Andy (May 1, 2020). "Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa Guest on Dion's 'Hymn to Him'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dion Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Dion's 'Blues With Friends' Album, With Legends: Listen". Bestclassicbands.com. May 30, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2021.