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About me:JON HAMMOND
Instruments: Organ, Accordion, Piano, Guitar
Attended: Berklee College of Music 1974
Languages: English, German
*Jon is currently Host of daily CBS radio program HammondCast on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, 7 days a week at 4AM PST.
*Performing solo in Hospitals, Nursing Homes regularly. Bandleader for annual overseas dates for over 20 years.
*Musician: Jon Hammond is one of the premier B3 PLAYERS in the world. Jon has played professionally since age 12. Beginning as a solo accordionist, he later played Hammond B3 organ in a number of important San Francisco bands. His all original group HADES opened shows for Tower of Power, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Michael Bloomfield. Eddie Money and Barry Finnerty became musical associates.
Moving East he attended Berklee College of Music and played venues as diverse as Boston's "Combat Zone" in the striptease clubs during the '70's and the exclusive Wychmere Harbor Club in Cape Cod, where he was house organist with Lou Colombo.

Member Since:May 25, 2005

Last Login:July 5, 2010

Location:New York, NY

Birthday:March 20

Music means to me:Music is my life.

Schools:Berklee College of Music, Santa Rosa Jr. College, City College San Francisco

General Interests:Music, Travel, 'Soft News'

Other Distractions:CBS 60 Minutes, Saturday Night Live, CNN

SHOWS FOR JonHammond's TRACKED ARTISTS

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Date Artist Venue Location

02/13/12 Mon Dr. John Billboard Live Toyko, JP
02/14/12 Tue Dr. John Billboard Live Toyko, JP
02/14/12 Tue B.B. King Orpheum Theater Wichita, KS
02/15/12 Wed Dr. John Billboard Live Toyko, JP
02/17/12 Fri B.B. King Gold Strike Casino Robinsonville, MS
02/18/12 Sat B.B. King Paragon Casino & Resort Marksville, LA
02/19/12 Sun B.B. King Montgomery Performing Arts Center Montgomery , AL
02/23/12 Thu B.B. King Choctaw Casino Durant, OK
02/24/12 Fri Dr. John Apollo Theater New York, NY
02/24/12 Fri B.B. King Lucky Star Casino - Concho El Reno, OK
02/25/12 Sat B.B. King Billy Bobs Fort Worth, TX
03/17/12 Sat B.B. King L'Auberge du Lac Hotel and Casino Lake Charles, LA
03/20/12 Tue B.B. King Gillioz Theatre Springfield, MO
03/22/12 Thu B.B. King House of Blues Chicago, IL
03/23/12 Fri B.B. King House of Blues Chicago, IL
03/25/12 Sun B.B. King Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee, WI
03/26/12 Mon B.B. King Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee, WI
03/27/12 Tue B.B. King Potawatomi Casino Milwaukee, WI
03/29/12 Thu Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
03/29/12 Thu B.B. King Tivoli Theatre Chattanooga, TN
03/30/12 Fri Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
03/30/12 Fri Dr. John Howard Gilman Opera House Brooklyn, NY
03/31/12 Sat B.B. King Peabody Auditorium Daytona Beach, FL
03/31/12 Sat Dr. John Howard Gilman Opera House Brooklyn, NY
04/01/12 Sun B.B. King Sunrise Theatre Fort Pierce, FL
04/05/12 Thu Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
04/06/12 Fri Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
04/07/12 Sat Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
04/12/12 Thu Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
04/13/12 Fri Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
04/14/12 Sat Dr. John Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, NY
04/29/12 Sun Dr. John New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
at New Orleans Fairgrounds New Orleans, LA
05/06/12 Sun B.B. King Mother Lode Theatre Butte, MT
05/11/12 Fri B.B. King Red Robinson Show Theatre Coquitlam, BC
05/12/12 Sat B.B. King South Okanagan Events Centre Penticton, BC
05/14/12 Mon B.B. King Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, AB
05/15/12 Tue B.B. King TCU Place Saskatoon, SK
05/16/12 Wed B.B. King Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, MB
05/18/12 Fri B.B. King State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
05/22/12 Tue B.B. King Embassy Theatre Fort Wayne, IN
05/23/12 Wed B.B. King Fox Theatre Detroit, MI
05/27/12 Sun B.B. King National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON
05/29/12 Tue B.B. King Place des Arts Montreal, QC
07/02/12 Mon Dr. John The Paradiso Amsterdam, NL

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Jon Hammond Slide Show: Sat 9/6/2008 9:42AM
Jon Hammond HammondCast Blog Link: Sat 9/6/2008 9:21AM; http://hammondcast.blogspot.com Steve Kushman the President of California Historical Radio Society aka CHRS interview by Jon Hammond on HammondCast Show KYOURADIO & KYCY 1550 AM. Interview with Steve and Jon filmed inside the historical studios of Radio KRE Berkeley CA built in 1937 and currently operated by the California Historical Radio Society as the premier Radio Museum and Headquarters of CHRS. One of KRE's many claims to fame was it's use as the set for Wolfman Jack's appearance in George Lucas' 'American Graffiti'. Jon Hammond. The audio portion of this interview was heard on Jon Hammond's daily radio program HammondCast Show ©2008 http://www.HammondCast.com" target='blank'>http://www.HammondCast.com