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Hammond is a son of record producer and talent scout John H. Hammond and his first wife, Jemison McBride, an actress. He is a descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the patriarch of the prominent Vanderbilt family, through his paternal grandmother Emily Vanderbilt Sloane Hammond. [3] He has a brother, Jason, and a stepsister, (Esme) Rosita Sarnoff ...
Sep 8, 2023 · On one such occasion, they heard an unknown 17-year-old Billie Holiday and Hammond was smitten. He arranged for Holiday to record with Goodman and she broke through. Hammond’s affinity for finding raw talent was now bearing fruit. Bob Dylan, Benny Goodman & John Hammond during a TV tribute to Hammond.
2002-01-17. Runtime: 0:22:36. Keywords: American Archive of Public Broadcasting GUID: cpb-aacip-504-t43hx16h6s. MLA CITATIONS: "John P. Hammond , Robert Capa: In Love and War" American Masters ...
Wicked Grin is the twenty-eighth studio album from blues singer John P. Hammond. The album is a collection of songs written by Hammond's friend Tom Waits, who produced the project. It was released in March 2001 under Pointblank Records .
Feb 22, 2016 · The Making Of The Man. Born in 1910 to an educated New York City family, the civil rights activist and music enthusiast was first introduced to Harlem's vibrant sounds by his house servants. It ...
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Feb 16, 2014 · John Hammond On Mountain Stage. "He came to a recording date I was doing in San Francisco in 1992," Hammond says. " John Lee Hooker had sat in to do a duet with me, and Tom Waits appeared out of ...
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Nominated by the annual Blues Music Awards as Acoustic Album of The Year (2014). This is the Official site of Blues Hall of Fame artist John Hammond, one of the world's premier acoustic blues players. At 19, John Hammond hitchhiked to Los Angeles to start his career. Now, 40 years later, he's created a blues repertoire that spans generations.
