Over the years I have collected a few John Hammond Jr records but this was a great find!!!
Hammond is the son of yet another and more famous John Hammond Jr - one of a number of non musicians whose impact on popular music is almost immeasurable.
The Senior Junior (so to speak) was instrumental as a talent spotter for Columbia Records, in the development of the careers of, among others Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and his guitarist Charlie Christian, and Leonard Cohen, . However he first got recognition for the promotion of the blues to white audiences. This love must have rubbed off on his son as Junior Junior has had a strong career as a blues player.
I first heard of So Many Roads when I read about the history and development of The Band. When they were still The Hawks and backing Ronnie Hawkins, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson were flown to New York to help with the recording of this album. This is therefore one of the earliest recordings you can hear of them.
So when I saw this for $6 in a junk bin there was no doubt I would buy it. An added bonus is that it a pretty solid blues album with the title track, So Many Roads, So Many Trains, Who do You Love, Down in the Bottom and Baby Please Don't Go.
Hammond is the son of yet another and more famous John Hammond Jr - one of a number of non musicians whose impact on popular music is almost immeasurable.
The Senior Junior (so to speak) was instrumental as a talent spotter for Columbia Records, in the development of the careers of, among others Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and his guitarist Charlie Christian, and Leonard Cohen, . However he first got recognition for the promotion of the blues to white audiences. This love must have rubbed off on his son as Junior Junior has had a strong career as a blues player.I first heard of So Many Roads when I read about the history and development of The Band. When they were still The Hawks and backing Ronnie Hawkins, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson were flown to New York to help with the recording of this album. This is therefore one of the earliest recordings you can hear of them.
So when I saw this for $6 in a junk bin there was no doubt I would buy it. An added bonus is that it a pretty solid blues album with the title track, So Many Roads, So Many Trains, Who do You Love, Down in the Bottom and Baby Please Don't Go.
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