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jonn Hammond, one of the best blues singers and players in America today, will perform at the Gay Street Theatre in Washington on Sunday, March 11 at 7 p.m.
Regarded as the most outstanding solo blues artist on the scene today, John Hammond has been on the road for more than 20 years. Playing nightclubs, festivals and concert halls worldwide, he is known for his intense vocals and fluid, bass-heavy guitar picking — a one man show carrying on a blues tradition rooted deep in America’s music history. His career has spanned the recording of some 20 LP’s, appearances on anthologies with other blues legends, performance of the sound track for the motion picture “Little Big Man,” and a 1985 Grammy Award.
Hammond’s early inspiration came from the recordings of Robert Johnson, the legendary blues singer
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