The White Robert Johnson
With a career that now spans in excess of three decades, John
Hammond is one of handful of White blues musicians who was on the
scene at the beginning of the first blues revival 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 impressive vocals and great stage presence.
Within the first decade of his career as a performer, Hammond began
making a place for himself in the world of music that is all his own: the
solo guitar man, harmonica slung in a rack around his neck, he covers
classic blues songs from the 1930s,'40s and '50s, but adds his own touch
to them. But, several of his mid-'90s recordings for the Pointblank label
show 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 IfYouWant" It both for the Pointblank/Virgin label.
Hammond is one of handful of White blues musicians who was on the
scene at the beginning of the first blues revival 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 impressive vocals and great stage presence.
Within the first decade of his career as a performer, Hammond began
making a place for himself in the world of music that is all his own: the
solo guitar man, harmonica slung in a rack around his neck, he covers
classic blues songs from the 1930s,'40s and '50s, but adds his own touch
to them. But, several of his mid-'90s recordings for the Pointblank label
show 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 IfYouWant" It both for the Pointblank/Virgin label.
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