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John Hammond On Mountain Stage

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John Hammond On Mountain Stage

One of America's foremost blues artists makes his 16th appearance on West Virginia's famous stage, playing songs by Tom Waits and Chuck Berry.

John Hammond On Mountain Stage

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John Hammond: The Time Tom Waits Wrote Me A Song On The Spot

Blues artist John Hammond is celebrating more than 50 years of recording with a live album called Timeless. Marla Silver/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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John Hammond: The Time Tom Waits Wrote Me A Song On The Spot

Bluesman John Hammond was at a recording session in 1992 when a surprise guest arrived on the scene. His new live album, Timeless, includes the song he reaped that day and many others from his 50-year career.

John Hammond: The Time Tom Waits Wrote Me A Song On The Spot

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Friday

John Hammond On Mountain Stage

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John Hammond On Mountain Stage

At 19, Hammond hitchhiked to Los Angeles to start his career. Now, 40 years later, he's created a blues repertoire that spans generations. Hear Hammond perform a mix of original and cover songs, including "Get Behind the Mule" by Tom Waits.

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Christian Bordal on Music: John Hammond Profile

Guitarist and harmonica player John Hammond stops by NPR studios to talk with independent music critic Christian Bordal. Although Hammond has played with some of the top R&B and rock artists, he says he's still a country/blues man at heart.

Christian Bordal on Music: John Hammond Profile

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Sunday

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John Hammond, Meet Tom Waits

Blues musician John Hammond has spent his entire career covering the works of great American songwriters like Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon and Mose Allison. For his latest project, Wicked Grin, Hammond selected twelve songs by Tom Waits. In an unconventional twist, he asked Waits himself to produce the record. Liane speaks with John Hammond about his friendship with Tom Waits and the recording sessions that yielded this CD.

John Hammond, Meet Tom Waits

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