John Hammond - Walkin' Blues Live in Chicago and Toronto

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues
Time: 61:56
Size: 142,5 MB
Covers: Front, CD, Tray

Tracks 1-8: Chicago 1991 (FM) A Tribute to Robert Johnson
Tracks 9-16: Toronto 1992 (FM)

(5:13) 1. Milkcow's Calf Blues
(3:10) 2. Me And The Devil Blues
(3:25) 3. Traveling Riverside Blues
(5:37) 4. Hellhound Blues
(2:30) 5. They're Red Hot
(3:39) 6. Walkin' Blues
(3:59) 7. Drunken Hearted Man
(2:26) 8. 32-20 Blues
(1:21) 9. Introduction
(3:29) 10. I'm Leaving Early In The Morning
(5:28) 11. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
(3:51) 12. I'm In The Mood For Love
(4:07) 13. Dreamy Eyed Girl
(3:40) 14. Ride Till I Die
(3:52) 15. Honest I Do
(6:01) 16. Preachin' Blues

John Hammond made his first album in 1962 aged 20. In the legendary New York Village music scene, Hammond concentrated on the music of Robert Johnson. A lifelong devotee off the legendary bluesman, Hammond tells a story with every story and confirms that he's one of the best storytellers out there. Hammond is not the only one, but he preserves the old blues music, becoming a walking, talking and singing enactment o blues history. He has built a strong a strong reputation interpreting Delta style blues and singing songs from the 1930s by artists such as Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Muddy Waters and Johnson. Other influences are Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Jimmy Reed. For Hammond, diversity plays a big part in the life of a blues musician.
This album contains the entire FM broadcast of Hammond's Tribute performance ar the Chicago Blues Festival at Grant Park in 1991. Additional tracks are from the entire FM broadcast of his legendary performance, live from Alberts Hall, Toronto 1992.

Walkin' Blues Live in Chicago and Toronto

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