I just received the newest release, St Louis Times, from Jim Byrnes and I really like it! Opening with Albert King track with that Latin twist, Don't You Lie To Me is a cool number with cool vocals and guitar work from Byrnes and John Hammond on harp. Somebody Lied has an easy flowing pace and Darryl Havers holds the body together with cool organ work but it's the hot work of Hammon on harp and some slick slide work from Steve Dawson that cooks this track. Chuck Berry's Nadine has a cool New Orleans style blues going and Dawson takes a sweet steel guitar solo on this track. Old Dog / New Tricks takes the New Orleans style even a step deeper with the addition of clarinet by Tom Colclough who while blended with the gutsy vocals of Byrnes makes this one of my favorite tracks on the release. Very cool! You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone has a R&B / spiritual flavor which really highlights Colleen Rennison as a second lead vocalist. Havers takes a lead organ solo and Jim Hicke (sax), Bill Huber (trombone) and Steve Herrman (trumpet) really spice things up. Stump Johnson's The Duck's Yas Yas Yas is a nice ragtime addition to this eclectic mix. You can smell Bourbon Street and the boys chime in. Huber, Hoke and Hoke (clarinet) add nicely to the pure vocals of Byrnes and Dawson plays some really nice resonator guitar riffs. The Journey Home is more of a spoken story accompanied by a sountrack and Jeremy Holmes (bass), Geoff Hicks (drums) and especially Dawson on slide add considerably to the overall effect. WC Handy's St. Louis Blues is really handled nicely here with a tango beat. Colclough lays down a nice clarinet intro and then Byrnes hands out some of the best vocals on the release backed by a very effective sousaphone bass line from Larry Paxton. Excellent! Cake Alley is a nice slow blues with a cool swagger. Brushes on snare by Hicks, Herman and his muted horn and lead clarinet work from Koke make this a real Dixieland blow out. Super nice! I Need A Change is another R&B based track with strong blues overtones (Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out). Dawson adds some really warm slide work on the track and the presence of the horn section is still quite prominent. Great track! Little Milton's That Will Never Do has just a twist of Dixie especially with the addition of piano by Havers and drums by Hicks. Closing the release is Lonnie Johnson's Another Night To Cry. This is an excellent interpretation with clean articulate guitar work from Byrnes. His vocals are expressive, Havers work on piano is smooth and trumpets solo from Steve Herman is spot on. Not to miss is the reall nice slide work on this track by Steve Dawson... slide guys... this is smooth.
I really enjoyed this release and am looking forward to getting it into my car for a closer listen.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #22 - Stilladog Rides Again
This was my
fifth Blues Cruise and this marks the third review of the LRBC I’ve done for
Bman’s Blues Report. I’m not sure if
it’s because I’ve become a well-seasoned cruiser by now, or if it’s because I
had some close friends join me on this cruise, or if the music was any better,
or if the islands were more friendly, but this was the best Blues Cruise yet
for me!
If you
haven’t heard me say it before, I’ll start off with these words of wisdom. A Blues Cruise vacation is exactly what you
make it. You don’t even have to be a fan of blues music to have the time of
your life, but it helps! You can listen
to as much music as you want starting as early as 10:30AM and going non-stop
somewhere on the ship until 6:00AM. One
night I wandered into the Crows Nest at 5:00AM and listened to JP Soars jam
until 5:30AM when they finally called it a night… except for one thing, it was
already 6:30AM because we had crossed from the Eastern time zone to the
Atlantic time zone at 2 o’clock.
So what I’m
saying is you can’t possibly see it all. I know I missed some epic jams but I
also saw some great stuff and came away with a new appreciation for several
artists (as I always do).
As all
cruises do, it started out with a Sail Away Party on the pool deck. This one
was hosted by Curtis Salgado. Curtis has
fought off some very serious health problems including cancer over the past 7
or 8 years yet his voice never sounded better.
I think through the course of the week he brought out his harp and
jammed with just about everyone too.
Super Chikan |
The first
morning, I attended the Returnee Party.
I walked to the venue with Scrap Iron, former manager for Little Milton
and co-MC of the Returnee Party (along with Big Llou from BB King’s Bluesville
on Sirius Radio). I asked Scrap who we
were going to see figuring if he’s introducing the act he knows who it is. All
Scrap said was “They told me it was going to be something special. But they
wouldn’t say who it is.”
When Scrap
Iron finally did the introduction he told the audience just what he had told me
privately. And he brought on the
All-Girls All-Star Blues Band! They really set the bar high right off the
bat! This band consisted of triple
guitars, Debbie Davies, Ana Popovic, and Samantha Fish! On keys was Eden Brent. On bass was Danielle Schnebelen from Trampled
Under Foot. And on vocals in addition to
the singing talents of those already mentioned there was Sista Monica Parker,
Tasha Taylor, and the great Denise LaSalle.
On drums was the consummate professional, Tony Braunagel (lucky dude!).
The highlights of this set for me were a) anything sung by Denise
LaSalle, and b) the cover of ZZ Top’s “Tush” sung by Eden Brent. Free drinks aside, this was a party you
didn’t want to miss!
All Girls All-Star Blues Band |
While the
Returnee Party was taking place, the Virgins had a party of their own on the
pool deck with the Selwyn Birchwood Band. Normally I don’t mention this party
because I haven’t been a virgin cruiser since the inception of Bman’s Blues
Report. But my virgin friends who attended were very impressed with IBC Award
Winner Selwyn Birchwood, who himself was a virgin cruiser.
Soon after,
this whole cruise just melted into one big party for me. I will only write about the things that
really made an impression on me (there are many) and will not attempt to go in
chronological order. Quite frankly, I
believe my brain cells that kept track of time were lost somewhere in the
Caribbean, most likely during Lil’ Eds set at Margaritaville on Grand
Turk. But some of these sets were so
memorable I’ll never forget them.
One of the
most impressive performers on this cruise was Ana Popovic and her new big
band, Mo’ Better Love. After growing up in Serbia, she now calls
Memphis home and there is a definite Memphis sound to this band. I’ve seen Ana probably 4 or 5 times over the
years beginning back in 2006. Back then,
she struggled with English, both speaking and singing. In those days I remember
saying “this girl can really play but I wish she’d just keep her mouth
shut.” We’ll let me tell you with each
passing year and chance to see her she’s gotten better both on guitar and in
English. Honestly, the metamorphosis
that has occurred for her has been amazing to watch. She is now a master on guitar and speaks very
clearly and sings beautifully in English.
When I got a chance to talk to her I told her I know how hard she has
worked on both and how much it is appreciated by her fans. I saw her play at least twice on this cruise
in addition to the aforementioned Returnee Party and the band was a joy to see
each time.
Ana Popovic |
The Zydeco
band for this cruise –every cruise has one– was Corey Ledet and His Zydeco
Band. This band featured Lil Buck Sinegal on guitar although he only got
limited chances to solo. They were very
popular with cruisers. They did zydeco
versions of songs by as diverse artists as Bob Marley, Guns & Roses, and
Cheap Trick, in addition to some fine material of their own.
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Lil Ed (photo courtesy of Michael Udell) |
In addition
to playing numerous sets Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials were the house band for
two showings of the Joe Plummer play, “Nothing But The Blues.” Just WOW!
This play is set at Theresa’s Lounge in Chicago in the early 1980s. It’s the story of a small blues club in a
basement in Chicago that culminates in what we now know as the Theresa Needham
Award given annually at the Chicago Blues Festival for outstanding service to
the blues community . To find out more
about the history of the real life Theresa’s Lounge, click here: http://www.chicagobarproject.com/Memoriam/Theresa's/Theresa's.htm
Southern
Hospitality (Victor Wainwright, JP Soars, Damon Fowler) were another band who
absolutely wowed many cruisers. I guess
many of them were unaware of this band but I not only was familiar with SoHo
(as they prefer to be called now to eliminate any confusion between them and
Royal Southern Brotherhood) but also each of the guys as solo artists. In addition to their own smokin’ sets, Wainwright was hugely popular as Piano Bar
host where the jams last until the sun comes up. He was often accompanied by JP Soars who was
also a regular in the Crow’s Nest for late night jams.
Kenny Wayne
Shepherd was a “headliner” of sorts mainly due to his popularity. His sets continue to be professionally done
but with little but manufactured passion for what he’s doing. However, in a pool deck jam hosted by
Trampled Under Foot, Kenny and TUF
guitarist, Nick Schnebelen engaged in a
legendary jam. It was the first time I saw Kenny Wayne
really seem to have fun playing guitar since I first saw him in 2002 at the
Chesapeake Blues Fest. This jam was the
talk of the cruise.
Marquise
Knox and Selwyn Birchwood each played a land gig on the island of
Anguilla. They sounded good. But I cannot really say how good because the
venue was totally inadequate for viewing beyond a few dozen people and the sound
system was not the greatest either. This
trip billed as The Ultimate Beach Party and sometimes known as The Chilla in
Anguilla came up far short of expectations although a day on the beach drinking
beer and listening to blues is always fun.
Tab Benoit
was great. His sets were wonderful. And
he practically commandeered the Crows Nest jams to the point that we started
calling it Tab’s Nest! He could be found
up there jamming almost every night and was frequently spotted playing drums
while other people –often JP Soars or Selwyn Birchwood – took over guitar
duty. He also hosted a Bingo game to
raise money for the Voice of the Wetlands which was hilarious. I particularly liked his story of playing
golf with Willie Nelson!
I did not
get to see but a tiny bit of Sugar Ray & The Bluetones but I did hear their
guitarist Monster Mike Welch a few times and he is another artist who has
matured into a really top notch musician.
Tommy
Castro, who is on every cruise, had a CD release party for his new album The
Devil You Know which was very entertaining and his jams with Debbie Davies and
Chris Cain were the highlights.
Chris Cain was
again the supreme guitarist on the ship.
He was often seen playing with Debbie Davies. And they were part of the
Legendary R&B Revue along with The Painkillers. I guess those West Coast blues folks stick
together. His set in the Queens Lounge
(called Theresa’s Lounge for this cruise) was great.
And few besides Theodis Ealey were willing to cut heads with him when it was his turn to host the jam.
And few besides Theodis Ealey were willing to cut heads with him when it was his turn to host the jam.
One of the
most entertaining sets I’ve ever seen anywhere was turned in by what was billed
as the Down Home Blues Extravaganza. It
featured the Mel Waiters band with Theodis Ealey on guitar, Latimore on keys,
and blues hall of famer, Denise LaSalle.
The highlight of this set was the 15 minute version of Snap, Crackle,
and Pop by Denise. She had me
practically rolling on the deck laughing as she described how to “make that
coochie snap, crackle and pop” in song while poking fun at Theodis, Bobby Rush,
and Clarence Carter. Theodis Ealey was
a guitarist I gained much new respect for on this cruise. It was almost like I discovered him for the
first time.
Finally, I went to a guitar summit of sorts hosted by Debbie Davies where Ana Popovic, Marquise Knox, Monster Mike Welch, Chris Cain, John Hammond, and Nick Schnebelen all talked about how they got started and how their styles developed. It was very telling to hear how many of them started listening to their parents records at a young age. John Hammond whose father’s work in recording was legendary was to be expected. But Ana Popovic said that all her father had in the house in the former Yugoslavia was blues, soul and r&b records from America. And Chris Cain saying his dad drove a truck yet they had the best stereo system around and how all his dad’s blues and soul records ended up in his room. Or how Cain’s dad took him to see Ray Charles, Charles Brown, and BB King concerts as a youngster. Very enlightening.
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Guitar Summit |
As usual,
I’ve left some people out. Never got to
see Otis Clay although I did get to speak briefly with him. Same for Sista Monica who remembered a set
she did with Elvin Bishop which I attended back in 2003. Or the Neal Brothers
(Frederick & Darnell) who I found in the Piano Bar late one night/early one
morning. Or Eric Bibb who I saw do 2 songs on the way
to someplace else. Or The James Hunter
Six who my friend who goes by the name Texasbluzer said was phenomenal. As I said, you just can’t see it all.
Bottom line
here folks is that if you are a blues fan and can afford to get away for a week
in the Caribbean sun, the Legendary Blues Cruise is definitely the way to
go. And if you’re not a blues fan, one
week on this ship and you will be!
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
One Kind Favour - John Hammond
John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942, New York City, United States) is an American blues singer and guitarist. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as "John Hammond, Jr."
He is a son of the famed record producer and talent scout John Henry Hammond, Jr. and his first wife, Jemison McBride, an actress. He is a descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the prominent Vanderbilt family. He has a brother, Jason, and by his father's second marriage to Esme O'Brien Sarnoff, he has a stepsister, (Esme) Rosita Sarnoff. Hammond's middle name, Paul, is in honor of a friend of his father, the actor Paul Robeson. However, the younger Hammond was raised by his mother and only saw his father a few times a year while growing up.
He began playing guitar in high school, partially inspired by the album Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall. He attended Antioch College for one year, but dropped out to pursue a music career. By the mid-1960s he was touring nationally and living in Greenwich Village. He befriended and recorded with many electric blues musicians in New York, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, The Hawks (later known as The Band), Dr. John and Duane Allman.
Hammond usually plays acoustically, choosing National Reso-Phonic Guitars and sings in a barrelhouse style. Since 1962, when he made his debut on Vanguard Records, Hammond has made thirty four albums. In the 1990s he began recording on the Point Blank Records label. Hammond has earned one Grammy Award and been nominated for four others. He also provided the soundtrack for the 1970 film, Little Big Man, starring Dustin Hoffman.
Although critically acclaimed, Hammond has received only moderate commercial success. Nonetheless, he enjoys a strong fan base and has earned respect from the likes of John Lee Hooker, Roosevelt Sykes, Duane Allman, Robbie Robertson and Charlie Musselwhite, all of whom have contributed their musical talents to Hammond's records. In addition, he is the only person who ever had both Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix in his band at the same time, if only for five days in the 1960s when Hammond played The Gaslight Cafe in New York City. To his regret, they never recorded together. It has been suggested by at least one author that Hammond deserves some credit for helping boost The Band to wider recognition. He recorded with several of the members of The Band in 1965, and recommended them to Bob Dylan, with whom they undertook a famed and tumultuous world tour.
In the early part of the 1990s, Hammond hosted the 1991 UK television documentary The Search for Robert Johnson, detailing the life of the legendary Delta bluesman, Robert Johnson.
Hammond at Hugh's Room in Toronto
John performing in the 1980s
Hammond has had a longstanding friendship with the songwriter Tom Waits, and has performed Waits' songs on occasion. In 2001, he released Wicked Grin, an album entirely of Tom Waits compositions with one exception, the traditional spiritual, "I know I've Been Changed." Waits himself provided guitar work and backing vocals as well as producing the project.
In 2002 he released Ready for Love, produced by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos fame. It included a cover version of the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards penned, "The Spider and the Fly".
His most recent album, entitled Push Comes to Shove produced by Garrett (G. Love) Dutton, was released in February 2007.
In 2011 Hammond was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame of the Blues Foundation
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Electric Hot Tuna - Jorma's 70th Birthday Celebration - New DVD Release Review

The hot band on tour right now is Hot Tuna! Yep, Jorma and Jack are back on the road and to kick off their road trip Fur Peace Ranch has release live footage extracted from 2 nights of concerts at the Beacon Theater in NYC on December 3&4, 2010. I don't know how many of you have seen Jorma and Hot Tuna live but I have had the pleasure many times over a number of years. The recording begins with I See The Light featuring Jorma on his J190 and Jack joined by Barry Mitterhoff on an 8 string Danelectro guitar with lipstick pickups and Skoota Warner on drums. The band is joined on stage by John Hammond for a cool version of I Can Tell with Hammond on 335 and Jorma pushing his trademark solos through a goldtop. Then the tension starts to build with Warren Haynes on 335, Bill Kirchen on Tele, Larry Campbell on fiddle and Mitterhoff changes over to an electric mandolin. Kirchen has been separated from his old tele (probably retired) but the new one can talk just fine. If you've never seen Tuna with Mitterhoff, man can play the mandolin and doesn't restrict his playing to traditional mandolin formatting but uses it often as a mini guitar creating an interesting sound. In this case he's playing a 4 string which could be a tenor electric guitar. Very cool. Haynes rips off a pretty nice solo on the 335 and these guys seem to have been playing together forever. Jorma steps in with the Goldtop and his distinctive sound and with Campbell playing great violin riffs you could close your eyes and swear you were hearing Tuna in the 70's.

For Water Song the crew is joined by Byron House on upright electric bass played both plucked and bowed. Mitterhoff switched over to an acoustic f -style and Jorma pulls out a beautiful maple capped hollow body electric with a particularly light acoustical sound. On Bowlegged Woman/Knock Kneed Man Casady opens the song with a a nice solid bass riff. This track has a particularly nice funky swamp funk enforced by Oteil Burbridge on Fodera 6 string bass. Mittenhoff again playing an unconventional electro mando like instrument with 5 strings rippin some pretty cool solos. Burbridge gets the spotlight playing some interesting jazz chord and lead jazz bass lines. You can see Jorma just groovin to what's being layed down. Bob Wier joins mid song and dons a 335. The band continues the groove for quite some time building the tension but without anyone stepping on top of anyone else. Jorma pulls the reins back in with a crisp solo and a refrain of the chorus. Wier takes lead vocals on a cool version of Walking Blues. Both Wier and Jorma take turns on lead guitar and Mittenhoff as well on the 4 stringer. Steve Earle joins the band for Hometown Blues which the band plays in a rag style. Earle plays a black electrified acoustic Martin. Jorma keeps the band in the rag style groove with 99 Year Blues. I particularly like Jorma's vocals on this track. He's always strong but this track is right on. Mittenhoff is back on the F style and rips a few solos. Casady gets a chance to step up for some melodic bass lines which is always a pleasure. The band takes it to the funk a little and Burbridge and Casady trade lead lines.

Again Hot Tuna is on the road. Check the concert schedule below to see if they are coming to your town:
06/21/12 | State Theatre Ithaca, NY | Electric Hot Tuna | also Steve Kimock | |
06/22/12 | Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ | Electric Hot Tuna | also Steve Kimock | |
06/23/12 | The Wellmont Theatre Montclair, NJ | Electric Hot Tuna | With a brief appearance by Bob Steeler. Also Steve Kimock Tickets | |
06/25/12 | The National Richmond, VA | Electric Hot Tuna | also Steve Kimock | |
06/26/12 | Grand Opera House Wilmington, DE | Electric Hot Tuna | With Bob Steeler on drums. Also Steve Kimock | |
06/28/12 | Sherman Theater Stroudsburg, PA | Electric Hot Tuna | also Steve Kimock Tickets | |
06/29/12 | Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY | Electric Hot Tuna | also Steve Kimock | |
06/30/12 | Venetian Theater, Caramoor Festival Katonah, NY | Acoustic Hot Tuna | also David Bromberg | |
07/01/12 | The Bull Run Concert Series Shirley, MA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | two shows: 3pm & 7pm | |
07/05/12 | Westbrook Performing Arts Center Westbrook, ME | Acoustic Hot Tuna | also Darol Anger Tickets | |
07/06/12 | The Flying Monkey Plymouth, NH | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/07/12 | The Theater at Newburyport High School Newburyport, MA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/09/12 | The Arts Center Carrboro, NC | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/10/12 | Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/11/12 | Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place Asheville, NC | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/13/12 | Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/14/12 | Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tampa, FL | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/17/12 | One World Theatre Austin, TX | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/18/12 | Kessler Theater Dallas, TX | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/20/12 | Oriental Theatre Denver, CO | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/21/12 | Third Street Performing Arts Center Carbondale, CO | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/22/12 | Sheridan Opera House Telluride, CO | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/25/12 | Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
07/26/12 | Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff, AZ | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/27/12 | Anthology San Diego, CA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/28/12 | Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | Tickets | |
07/30/12 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | SOLD OUT | |
07/31/12 | Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA | Acoustic Hot Tuna | SOLD OUT | |
08/02/12 | Tower Theatre Bend, OR | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
08/03/12 | Aladdin Theater Portland, OR | Acoustic Hot Tuna | ||
08/04/12 | Mount Baker Rhythm & Blues Festival Deming Log Show Fairgrounds, Bellingham, WA | Electric Hot Tuna | ||
08/11/12 | Fur Peace Station Pomeroy, OH | Acoustic Hot Tuna | SOLD OUT. Jack & Jorma. Also The Persuasions. | |
09/01/12 | Dark Star Jubilee Legend Valley, Thornville, OH | Jorma Kaukonen | 3pm | |
09/13/12 | Stage One Fairfield, CT | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
09/14/12 | The Colonial Theatre Phoenixville, PA | Jorma Kaukonen | also Loudon Wainwright III | |
09/15/12 | The Stephen Talkhouse Amagansett, NY | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/04/12 | The Birchmere Alexandria, VA | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/05/12 | Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD | Jorma Kaukonen | also Peter Mulvey | |
10/06/12 | Kirk Avenue Music Hall Roanoke, VA | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/07/12 | Natasha's Bistro & Bar Lexington, KY | Jorma Kaukonen | CORRECT DATE | |
10/11/12 | Infinity Hall Norfolk, CT | Jorma Kaukonen | CORRECT DATE | |
10/12/12 | Earlville Opera House Earlville, NY | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/13/12 | Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, MA | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/14/12 | YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Bay Shore, NY | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/18/12 | Brewery Arts Center Carson City, NV | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/19/12 | Napa Valley Opera House Napa, CA | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
10/20/12 | Swedish American Hall at Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA | Jorma Kaukonen | Two shows: 7pm & 10pm | |
10/21/12 | The Big Room at The Sierra Nevada Chico, CA | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
11/01/12* | Dakota Jazz Club Restaurant Minneapolis, MN | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
11/02/12* | The Redstone Room Davenport, IA | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
11/03/12 | Stoughton Opera House Stoughton, WI | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
11/10/12 | Fur Peace Station Pomeroy, OH | Electric Hot Tuna | with Bill Kirchen. SOLD OUT! | |
11/15/12* | Bell's Eccentric Cafe Back Room Kalamazoo, MI | Jorma Kaukonen | also Steve Kimock | |
11/16/12* | City Winery Chicago, IL | Jorma Kaukonen | also Steve Kimock | |
11/17/12* | City Winery Chicago, IL | Jorma Kaukonen | also Steve Kimock | |
11/18/12* | 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, OH | Jorma Kaukonen | also Steve Kimock | |
12/13/12 | Zappa Jerusalem, Israel | Jorma Kaukonen | ||
12/15/12 | Zappa Tel Aviv, Israel | Jorma Kaukonen |
The special features on the DVD include a photo gallery, the presentation of a Les Paul shaped birthday cake to Jorma and a brief discussion with Jorma and jack about Tuna's most recent release.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Search For Robert Johnson Part 5 (of 5)

The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American Deep South to pursue topics such as Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
Blues musician and "keeper of the flame" John Hammond described his journey into the American South as "the quest of a lifetime". His father, record producer and jazz impresario John H. Hammond, had planned and advertised for Robert Johnson to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Johnson died prior to the concert.
The film is loosely organized around field work by Johnson researcher Robert "Mack" McCormick. Throughout the film, Hammond travels to locations where Johnson lived, performed, recorded, and purportedly where he died, and interviews two of Johnson's girlfriends and blues musicians who knew him, as well as two noted blues researchers. Locations include the "Delta, the floodplain of northwestern Mississippi, on into Arkansas and Texas, and into southern Mississippi, where he was born and died."
The film has been noted for its presentation of new evidence, at the time, about Johnson's life.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Search For Robert Johnson Part 4 (of 5)

The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American Deep South to pursue topics such as Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
Blues musician and "keeper of the flame" John Hammond described his journey into the American South as "the quest of a lifetime". His father, record producer and jazz impresario John H. Hammond, had planned and advertised for Robert Johnson to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Johnson died prior to the concert.
The film is loosely organized around field work by Johnson researcher Robert "Mack" McCormick. Throughout the film, Hammond travels to locations where Johnson lived, performed, recorded, and purportedly where he died, and interviews two of Johnson's girlfriends and blues musicians who knew him, as well as two noted blues researchers. Locations include the "Delta, the floodplain of northwestern Mississippi, on into Arkansas and Texas, and into southern Mississippi, where he was born and died."
The film has been noted for its presentation of new evidence, at the time, about Johnson's life.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Search For Robert Johnson Part 3 (of 5)

The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American Deep South to pursue topics such as Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
Blues musician and "keeper of the flame" John Hammond described his journey into the American South as "the quest of a lifetime". His father, record producer and jazz impresario John H. Hammond, had planned and advertised for Robert Johnson to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Johnson died prior to the concert.
The film is loosely organized around field work by Johnson researcher Robert "Mack" McCormick. Throughout the film, Hammond travels to locations where Johnson lived, performed, recorded, and purportedly where he died, and interviews two of Johnson's girlfriends and blues musicians who knew him, as well as two noted blues researchers. Locations include the "Delta, the floodplain of northwestern Mississippi, on into Arkansas and Texas, and into southern Mississippi, where he was born and died."
The film has been noted for its presentation of new evidence, at the time, about Johnson's life.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Search for Robert Johnson Part 2 (of 5)

The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American Deep South to pursue topics such as Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
Blues musician and "keeper of the flame" John Hammond described his journey into the American South as "the quest of a lifetime". His father, record producer and jazz impresario John H. Hammond, had planned and advertised for Robert Johnson to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Johnson died prior to the concert.
The film is loosely organized around field work by Johnson researcher Robert "Mack" McCormick. Throughout the film, Hammond travels to locations where Johnson lived, performed, recorded, and purportedly where he died, and interviews two of Johnson's girlfriends and blues musicians who knew him, as well as two noted blues researchers. Locations include the "Delta, the floodplain of northwestern Mississippi, on into Arkansas and Texas, and into southern Mississippi, where he was born and died."
The film has been noted for its presentation of new evidence, at the time, about Johnson's life.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Search For Robert Johnson Part 1 (of 5)

The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1991 UK television documentary film about the legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In it, Hammond travels through the American Deep South to pursue topics such as Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his untimely murder in his late twenties, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
Blues musician and "keeper of the flame" John Hammond described his journey into the American South as "the quest of a lifetime". His father, record producer and jazz impresario John H. Hammond, had planned and advertised for Robert Johnson to perform at Carnegie Hall, but Johnson died prior to the concert.
The film is loosely organized around field work by Johnson researcher Robert "Mack" McCormick. Throughout the film, Hammond travels to locations where Johnson lived, performed, recorded, and purportedly where he died, and interviews two of Johnson's girlfriends and blues musicians who knew him, as well as two noted blues researchers. Locations include the "Delta, the floodplain of northwestern Mississippi, on into Arkansas and Texas, and into southern Mississippi, where he was born and died."
The film has been noted for its presentation of new evidence, at the time, about Johnson's life.
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Jitterbug Swing - John Hammond

John Paul Hammond (born November 13, 1942 in New York City is an American blues singer and guitarist. The son of record producer John H. Hammond, he is sometimes referred to as "John Hammond, Jr.".
Hammond usually plays acoustically, choosing National Reso-Phonic Guitars and sings in a barrelhouse style. Since 1962, when he made his debut on Vanguard Records, Hammond has made thirty four albums. In the 1990s he began recording on the Point Blank Records label. Hammond has earned one Grammy Award and been nominated for four others. He also provided the soundtrack for the 1970 film, Little Big Man, starring Dustin Hoffman.
Although critically acclaimed, Hammond has received only moderate commercial success. Nonetheless, he enjoys a strong fan base and has earned respect from the likes of John Lee Hooker, Roosevelt Sykes, Duane Allman, Robbie Robertson and Charlie Musselwhite, all of whom have contributed their musical talents to Hammond's records. In addition, he is the only person who ever had both Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix in his band at the same time, if only for five days in the 1960s when Hammond played The Gaslight Cafe in New York City. To his regret, they never recorded together. It has been suggested by at least one author that Hammond deserves some credit for helping boost The Band to wider recognition. He recorded with several of the members of The Band in 1965, and recommended them to Bob Dylan, with whom they undertook a famed and tumultuous world tour.
In the early part of the 1990s, Hammond hosted the 1991 UK television documentary The Search for Robert Johnson, detailing the life of the legendary Delta bluesman, Robert Johnson.
Hammond at Hugh's Room in Toronto
Hammond has had a longstanding friendship with the songwriter Tom Waits, and has performed Waits' songs on occasion. In 2001, he released Wicked Grin, an album entirely of Tom Waits compositions with one exception, the traditional spiritual, "I know I've Been Changed." Waits himself provided guitar work and backing vocals as well as producing the project.
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