News of his death was confirmed by Toronto blues musician Paul Smith in a Facebook post on Sunday, March 1 "The blues world has lost a giant," Smith wrote in the post Legendary blues guitarist and ...

Beloved blues musician John Hammond has died at the age of 83. Over the course of his career, Hammond made a lasting impact on the genre of blues music and worked with some of the greats. Despite his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Hammond, the Grammy‑winning blues singer and guitarist whose prolific career honored the Delta blues across six decades, died ...

View post: 28 Years Ago Today: George Costanza Risked It All in Timeless ‘Seinfeld’ Episode Blues guitarist John Hammond died at 83; remembered as an inspiration and icon. Won a Grammy, nominated for ...

Bonnie Raitt, George Thorogood and Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen are among the artists paying tribute to blues singer and guitarist John Hammond, who passed away Feb. 28. The Grammy-winning Hammond, who ...

Grammy-winning blues singer and guitarist John Hammond, whose career spanned six decades, has died. He was 83. Billboard Canada reported that Hammond died on Sunday due to cardiac arrest. His friend ...

The latest renderings from Bear’s Sonic Journal have arrived. Dubbed You’re Doin’ Fine by John Hammond, the 3-CD set leans into a so-called “classic document of American music,” live performances ...

John P. Hammond, a singer and guitarist whose virtuosic performances of classic Delta blues tunes in the coffeehouses of Greenwich Village in the 1960s helped instigate a renaissance in blues music, ...

Since his appearance on Big City Blues in 1964, John Hammond has recorded dozens of discs. And while he may have flirted with rock ‘n’ roll from time to time, Hammond’s roots have remained true blue.

John Paul Hammond died at 83 of a heart attack on February 28, ending a career of more than 60 years as a devotee and performer of blues music. He recorded more than 30 albums in his lifetime, yet ...