
In the collection
4 recordsPlayed with
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
3 records together
Stevie Ray Vaughan
3 records together
Tommy Shannon
2 records together
Chris Layton
2 records together
Richard Mullen
2 records together
Jimmie Vaughan
2 records together
Doyle Bramhall
2 records together
Bob Dylan
1 record together
Stan Harrison
1 record together
Joseph Scott
1 record together
Larry Davis
1 record together
Chester Burnett
1 record together
About
Please do not confuse with his son, the blues musician John Paul Hammond.
American record producer (mainly for Columbia), promoter, talent scout, writer, music critic & civil rights activist
Born December 15, 1910 in New York City, NY, USA
Died July 10, 1987 in New York City, NY, USA).
He was responsible for discovering Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Pete Seeger, and Bruce Springsteen, among others.
Inducted into Rock’N’Roll Hall Of Fame (Lifetime Achievement) in 1986.
