Live

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Solo performer: John Hammond (vocals, 6-& 12-string guitars, harmonica). Recorded live at McCabe's, Santa Monica, California. Personnel: John Hammond, Jr. (vocals, guitar). Audio Mixers: Jim Robeson; John Nagy; Paul Mufson. Liner Note Author: Tony Lioce. Recording information: McCabe's Concert Hall, Santa Monica, CA; McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, CA. Photographer: Mark Farris. John Hammond has dealt with issues of authenticity and origin, both musical and personal, and moved beyond them. This 18-song session, recorded live in 1983 and recently reissued on CD, may have been his definitive session. It was certainly a masterpiece, with Hammond doing confident, thoroughly distinctive versions of signature Delta and Chicago blues classics by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Son House and others. While "Dust My Broom," "Drop Down Mama," "Wang Dang Doodle" and all the rest have certainly been done to death, Hammond's spirited vocals, riveting guitar work on acoustic or bottleneck and his overall charismatic performances made them seem like fresh discoveries. ~ Ron Wynn