Bios of the great bluesman John P. Hammond and his father John Hammond, Jr. What more can you say about John Hammond, Jr than he produced or discoved such musicians as: Fletcher Henderson, Bessie Smith, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Bruce Springsteen, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you ever get a chance to watch an interview with John Hammond , Jr., do so. He could remember details about recording sessions forty years before and knew how to tell stories.

Cool Tunes - John Paul Hammond, John Henry Hammond Jr.

Sons of legends never have it easy. Life is difficult enough without the burden of comparisons impossible to meet. Most either run screaming in another direction or coast in the slipstream of parental greatness. Perhaps most difficult of all is the attempt to achieve independence within the same field. Such has been the noble pursuit and ultimate success of John Paul Hammond (JP), first son of the most important record producer of all time, John Henry Hammond Jr. (JH).
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Roy Rogers has his new CD Slideways at Emusic. *Hot* acoustic, resophonic, and electric slide guitar!

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There is also a Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee album, Absolutely The Best, at Emusic.