John Hammond - Bluesman (2002) [CD Rip]

Blues man John Hammond Jr. has produced a steady flow of bona fide, top-quality blues since the mid-1960s, & has played an essential role in keeping alive blues classics by Robert Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Harris, Lightin' Hopkins, Eddie Boyd, Chester Burnett, Jimmy Reed, etc., along with many other all but forgotten great American blues songs from the 1930s-1950s. This CD collection includes 25 of Hammond's finest moments, featuring many of the musicians who have accompanied him over the years including Roger Hawkins, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Jimmy Lewis, Garth Hudson (The Band), Jimmy Thackery, Mark Wenner, Jan Zukowsky, Pete Ragusa (The Nighthawks), Michael Bloomfield, Charlie Musselwhite, Roosevelt Skyes, Eddie Hinton, & Duane Allman. Hammond uses gravelly soul-drenched vocals, hypnotic guitar & incessant wild harmonica to sign his name in the book of blues.