2011 Blues Hall of fame inductee, Blues Music Award winner 2011, 2004, 2003 for best acoustic artist of the year, 2002 for Best Acoustic Album for his Tom Waits produced Wicked Grin and 1985 Grammy award winner, John Hammond Jr, is arguably the best exponent of acoustic blues guitar in the world.

His music career spans nearly 50 years, has released over 30 albums, scoring a soundtrack along the way, (Little Big Man – starring Dustin Hoffman) and the freight train, that is John Hammond Jr., keeps barrelling along. “He's a great force of nature. John sounds like a big train coming. He chops them all down." - Tom Waits

He has earned the respect of many blues legends John Lee Hooker, Roosevelt Sykes, Duane Allman, Robbie Robertson, and Charlie Musselwhite, all of whom have contributed their musical talents to Hammond's records. He’s the only musician to boast having Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton in his band at the same time - even if it was only for a short time.
John plays solo and acoustic; a National Steel, Guild 12-String and Stubbs 6-String guitars and harmonica. “ He is a virtuoso. A Conjurer... A Modernist... John is in a very small circle of men with a guitar and a harmonica. Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan.”- T Bone Burnet.

John Hammond

Thurs 3/11/2011 Ruby's Lounge Belgrave , Melbourne, VIC

Fri 4/11/2011 Copping Hall Copping , TAS

Sat 5/11/2011 The Wrest Point Show Room Hobart, TAS

Sun 6/11/2011 Red Hot Music Devonport, TAS

Thurs 10/11/2011 The Corner Hotel Melbourne, VIC

Fri 11/11/2011 Way Out West Williamstown, VIC

Sat 12/11/2011 Meeniyan Hall Meeniyan, VIC

Sun 13/11/2011 Harmony Row Vineyard Kyneton.

Wed 16/11/2011 Lizottes Newcastle, NSW

Thurs 17/11/2011 Lizottes Dew Why, Sydney, NSW

Sat 19/11/2011 Patonga Blues Across the Bay Festival Patonga, NSW

Sun 20/11/2011 Lizottes Kincumber, NSW

Tues 22/11/2011 The Basement Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW

Wed 23/11/2011 The Basement Circular Quay Sydney, NSW

Fri 25/11/2011 Wave's @ Wollongong Wollongong NSW

JOHN

HAMMOND

JR