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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:March 3, 2009

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

03/21/10 Sun Dr. John Yoshi's Oakland Oakland, CA
03/22/10 Mon B.B. King Centro de Convencoes Ullisses Brasilia, BR
03/25/10 Thu B.B. King Luna Park Buenos Aires, ARG
03/27/10 Sat B.B. King Teatro Caupolican Santiago, CL
04/01/10 Thu Dr. John East Coast Blues & Roots Music Fest Byron Bay, AU
04/02/10 Fri Dr. John East Coast Blues & Roots Music Fest Byron Bay, AU
04/16/10 Fri Dr. John Wanee Festival (Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park) Live Oak, FL
04/19/10 Mon B.B. King Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre Denver, CO
04/20/10 Tue B.B. King Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, SD
04/21/10 Wed B.B. King Washington PAC Sioux Falls, SD
04/23/10 Fri B.B. King Sangamon Auditorium Springfield, IL
04/23/10 Fri Dr. John New Orleans Fairgrounds New Orleans, LA
04/24/10 Sat B.B. King House of Blues Chicago, IL
04/24/10 Sat Dr. John House of Blues New Orleans, LA
04/25/10 Sun B.B. King House of Blues Chicago, IL
04/28/10 Wed B.B. King Jesse Auditorium Columbia, MO
04/29/10 Thu B.B. King The Centre Evansville, IN
05/02/10 Sun B.B. King New Orleans Fairgrounds New Orleans, LA
05/08/10 Sat B.B. King Bell Auditorium Augusta, GA
05/09/10 Sun B.B. King Florida Theater Jacksonville, FL
06/26/10 Sat B.B. King Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL
07/04/10 Sun B.B. King Horseshoe Casino Southern Indiana Elizabeth, IN
07/07/10 Wed B.B. King Keswick Theatre Glenside, PA
07/08/10 Thu B.B. King Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, PA
07/09/10 Fri B.B. King House of Blues Boston, MA
07/10/10 Sat B.B. King Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis, MA
07/15/10 Thu B.B. King Pier Six Concert Pavilion Baltimore, MD
07/16/10 Fri B.B. King NTELOS Wireless Pavilion Portsmouth, VA
07/18/10 Sun B.B. King Filene Center Vienna, VA
08/13/10 Fri B.B. King Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez, CA
08/14/10 Sat B.B. King Harrah's Rincon Casino Valley Center, CA
08/20/10 Fri B.B. King Ironstone Vineyards Murphys, CA

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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