Man of the Moment. This veteran bluesman has made his own history, and helped make history for others (including Hendrix and Dylan) - to the benefit of us all. John describes his trajectory from callow youth to his 30th album.
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Man of the Moment. This veteran bluesman has made his own history, and helped make history for others (including Hendrix and Dylan) - to the benefit of us all. John describes his trajectory from callow youth to his 30th album.
Buy from: Amazon.com iTunes
"John's sound is so compelling, complete, symmetrical and soulful with just his voice, guitar and harmonica, it is at first impossible to imagine improving it... He's a great force of nature. John sounds like a big train coming. He chops them all down." - Tom Waits
"John Hammond is a master... He is a virtuoso. A Conjurer... A Modernist... John is in a very small circle of men with a guitar and a harmonica. Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan. The guitar is an orchestra. He's sending messages. Storytelling. All mystery. Protection. The language goes out through the night... The Big Boom. Boom the room." - T Bone Burnett
AWARDS
★ 2015 Blues Music Award WINNER for Acoustic Artist of The Year, and Acoustic Album of The Year ("Timeless")
2012 NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME Inductee
Blues Hall of Fame log2011 BLUES HALL OF FAME Inductee
★ 2011 Blues Music Award WINNER for Acoustic Artist of the Year
2010 GRAMMY Nominee for "Rough & Tough" (Best Traditional Blues Album.) Rough & Tough, his 33rd album since his 1962 self-titled debut, was recorded live in November 2008 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in NYC. Included are classic songs written by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Blind Willie McTell and Tom Waits among others, as well as two John Hammond originals
2006 GRAMMY Nominee "In Your Arms Again"
2002 GRAMMY Nominee for Best Historical Album Washington Square Memoirs Box Set features John Hammond performing "Drop Down Mama"
1999 GRAMMY Nominee "Long As I Have You"
1998 GRAMMY Nominee "Found True Love"
1994 GRAMMY Nominee "Trouble No More"
1993 GRAMMY Nominee "Got Love If You Want It"
★ 1985 GRAMMY Winner for his performance on "Blues Explosion," a compilation from the Montreux Jazz Festival also featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan, Koko Taylor and others
★ Blues Music Award Winner: 2004 & 2003 for Best Acoustic Blues Artist, 2002 for Best Acoustic Album for his Tom Waits produced "Wicked Grin." To date John Hammond has been honored with a total of 8 Blues Music Awards and an additional 10 nominations.
Featured on 2010 Blues Music Awards Nominated "Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the music of the Mississippi Sheiks" (Acoustic Album of the Year)
Host of the BRAVO TV special and Sony Home Video, The Search for Robert Johnson
Performed or recorded with Jimi Hendrix (discovered while playing in John's band), Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Duane Allman, Mike Bloomfield, JJ Cale, Tom Waits, The Band, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John and many more. He remains one of the world's premier acoustic blues artists. A tireless performer, he continues to tour world-wide.
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