| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
|---|
| 1701.1 | With J.J. Cale | SALEM::DWATKINS | Scratch one PLUS motor... | Fri Mar 02 1990 13:12 | 6 |
| Isn't John Hammond the guy that is playing with J.J. Cale at the
Channel on the 24th? I think that is what they said on the radio...
Don
|
| 1701.2 | | ARCHER::GOODWIN_S | | Fri Mar 02 1990 13:37 | 7 |
| Among his many recording projects is the soundtrack for
the movie 'Little Big Man'.
One of his early albums 'Southern Fried' features Duane Allman
on lead guitar.
Steve
|
| 1701.3 | who's dat? | TOOK::SUDAMA | Living is easy with eyes closed... | Fri Mar 02 1990 17:30 | 16 |
| Well, I guess I *will* have to mention who John Hammond is (although it
will be too late for most of you by the time you read this). He is
actually John Hammond Jr., and his father was one of the "discoverers"
of many of the black blues musicians. John Hammond (the father) was a
record producer who travelled around in the South during the 30's, 40's
and 50's and recorded many unknown greats of jazz and blues.
John Hammond Jr. (the son) plays primarily acoustic blues guitar and
sings blues. He is very true to the Delta Blues traditions. He has
performed and recorded with a list of famous artists including Dylan,
Duane Allman, Clapton, and others too numerous (and diverse) to
mention.
If you like raw, down-home acoustic blues he is one of the masters.
- Ram
|
| 1701.4 | interesting trivia about Hammond | TOMCAT::GOODWIN_S | | Sat Mar 03 1990 15:18 | 33 |
| John Hammond's professional career began in 1963 in NYC where he was backed
by a band called 'The Hawks'. They were eventually lured away by Bob Dylan,
and changed their name to 'The Band'. After that, Hammond continued with
other backing bands, one of which included very briefly, a guitar player
named Jimi Hendrix! Hammond can be heard singing and wailing acoustic blues
on the soundtrack of the Dustin Hofman film 'Little Big Man'. In 1973, he
recorded an album as a member of an unsuccesful supergroup called Triumvirate
which also included Mike Bloomfield and Dr. John.
A partial discography follows:
1963 - John Hammond (Vanguard)
1964 - Big City Blues
1965 - So Many Roads
1965 - Country Blues
1968 - Mirrors
1968 - I Can Tell (Atlantic)
1968 - Sooner or Later
1970 - Southern Fried
1971 - Source Point (Columbia)
1972 - I'm Satisfied
1973 - When I Need
1973 - Triumvirate
1973 - Spirituals To Swing (Vanguard)
1975 - Can't Beat The Kid (Capricorn)
1975 - My Spanish Album (Coytronics)
1976 - John Hammond: Solo (Vanguard)
1978 - Factwork
1978 - Hot Tracks
1980 - Mileage (Sonet)
1982 - Frogs for Snakes (Rounder)
/steve
|
| 1701.5 | | DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID | Nice computers don't go down | Mon Mar 05 1990 09:21 | 6 |
| John is a great guy and a great performer...I once opened for him at an outdoor
gig in Maine, John not only let us to an encore (when the promoter was
reluctant) but joined us on vocals and led the crowd in a hearty round of
applause after...
dbii
|
| 1701.6 | a good time was had... | TOOK::SUDAMA | Living is easy with eyes closed... | Mon Mar 05 1990 12:08 | 17 |
| Review:
He was excellent. There was a relatively small crowd, but John put out
a lot of raw energy anyway. This is the first time I've seen him live,
and the guitar playing was about what I expected - true to the delta
blues tradition, powerful (he broke two strings in the first set), and
the slow numbers were moving. His singing was comparable. His harp
playing went far beyond my expectations. I've heard some very good
blues harpists in my time, but I've never heard anyone play the kind of
stuff he was doing and carrying on as he was on the guitar at the same
time.
Whether you like this style of stuff or not, it's nice to know that
there are some successful performers around who care more about their
music than about being big stars.
- Ram
|