CG & The Hammer - Blues Heaven (2006)

Dov Hammer (vocals, harmonica), Sagi "CG" Shorer (vocals, guitar), Oren "Hollywood" Avisar (drums), Yuval Oz (double bass).

Dov Hammer has been at the forefront of the Blues scene in Israel for over 2 decades. Originally from the USA, now living in Tel Aviv, Hammer started playing harmonica while serving in the Israeli army, finding it much more practical to carry around then the bass guitar he had played before. After a year of busking on the streets in the USA and Ireland, Dov Hammer joined the band of Canadian blues artist Ted Cooper for four years of non-stop Blues. He formed his first band “The Daily Blues” in 1997, and for 4 years they were the house band for the “Camelot” club in Tel Aviv, backing such Blues artists as Zora Young, Billy Branch and the late great “King “ Earnest Baker. The band broke up shortly after releasing their debut album in 2000. Since then, Dov Hammer has led “CG & The Hammer” Israel’s #1 blues band, touring the USA 3 times and releasing 4 albums, as well as a solo album of acoustic blues.