外文名：John Hammond Jr. 国籍：美国 生日：1942年11月13日 简介：John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942) is an American singer and musician. He is the son of record producer John H. Hammond, and is sometimes referred to as John Hammond Jr. in order to distinguish the two. 从艺历程：John Hammond, Jr. is one of a handful of white blues musicians whowas on the scene at the beginning ofthe first blues renaissance of themid-'60s.That revival, brought on by renewed interest in folk musicaround the U.S., brought about career boosts for many ofthe greatclassic blues players, including Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis.and Skip James. Some critics have described Hammond as a whiteRobertJohnson, and Hammond does justice to classic blues bycombining powerful guitar and harmonica playing with expressivevocals and a dignified stage presence. Within the first decade of hiscareer as a performer, Hammond began crafting a niche for himselfthat is completely his own: the solo guitar man, harmonica slung in arack around his neck, reinterpreting classic blues songs from the1930s,'40s, and '50s. Yet, as several of his mid-'9Os recordings for thePoint Blanklabel demonstrate, he's also a capable bandleader whoplays wonderful electric guitar.This guitar-playing and ensemble workcan be heard on Found True Love and Got Love lf You Want lt, both forthe Point Blank/Virgin label. Born November 13, 1942, in New York City, the son of the famousColumbia Records talent scout John Hammond, Sr., what most peopledon't know is that Hammond didn't grow up with his father. His parentssplit when he was young, and he would see his father several times ayear. He first began playing guitar while attending a private highschool, and he was particularlyfascinated with slide guitar technique.He saw his idol, Jimmy Reed, perform at New York's Apollo Theater,and he's never been the same since. After attending Antioch College in Ohio on a scholarship for a year, heleft to pursue a career as a blues musician. By 1962, with the folk revivastarting to heat up, Hammond had attracted a following in thecoffeehouse circuit, performing in the tradition of the classic countryblues singers he loved so much. By the time he was just 20 years oldhe had been interviewed for The New YorkTimes before one of hisEast Coast festival performances, and he was a certified national act. When Hammond was living in the Village in 1966, a young Jimi Hendrixcame through town, looking for work. Hammond offered to put a banotogether for the guitarist, and got the group work at the Cafe Au GoGo. By that point, the coffeehouses were falling out of favor, andinstead the bars and electric guitars were coming in with folk-rock.Hendrix was approached there by Chas Chandler, who took him toEngland to record. Hammond recalls telling the young Hendrix to takeChandler up on his offer."The next time l saw him, about a year later, hewas a big star in Europe," Hammond recalled in a 1990 interview. In thelate '6Os and early"7Os, Hammond continued his work with electricblues ensembles, recording with people like Band guitarist RobbieRobertson (and other members of the Band when they were stillknown as Levon Helm & the Hawks), Duane Allman, Dr.John,harmonica wiz Charlie Musselwhite, Michael Bloomfield, and DavidBromberg As with Dr. John and other blues musicians who've recorded more thantwo dozen albums, there are many great recordings that provide agood introduction to the man's body of work. His self-titled debut forthe Vanguard label has now been reissued on compact disc by thecompany's new owners,The Welk Music Group, and other goodrecordings to check out (on vinyl and/or compact disc) include l Can Tell(recorded with Bill Wyman from the Rolling Stones), Southern Fried(1968), Source Point (1970, Columbia), and his string of early- and mid90s albums for Point Blank/Virgin Records, Got Love lf You Want lt,Trouble No More (both produced byJ.J.Cale), and Found True Love. He didn't know it when he was 2O, and he may not realize it now, butHammond deserves special commendation for keeping many of theclassic blues songs alive. When fans see Hammond perform them, asDr.John has observed many times with his music and the music ofothers, the fans often want to go back further, and find out who did theoriginal versions ofthe songs Hammond now plays. Although he's a multi-dimensional artist, one thing Hammond hasnever professed to be is a songwriter. In the early years of his career, itwas more important to him that he bring the art form to a wideraudience by performing classic --in some cases forgotten --songs.Now, more than 50 years later, Hammond continues to do this, touringall over the U.S., Canada, and Europe from his base in northern NewJersey. He continued to release albums into the new millennium withthree discs on the Back Porch label, including Ready for Love in 2002,produced David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, In Your Arms Again in 2005, andPush Comes to Shove in 2007. Rough &Tough arrived in 2009, with afine live solo set,Timeless, recorded in the spring of 2013,appearing inearly2014.Whether it's with a band or by himself, Hammond can do itall. Seeing him perform live, one gets the sense that some of the bestis still to come from this energetic bluesman.