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Rough & Tough album by John Hammond, Jr was released Apr 21, 2009 on the Chesky label. John Hammond, Jr. has produced many hallmark albums during a 50-year career and 35 recordings, but Rough & Tough might top them all. Rough & Tough songs Playing solo on a variety of guitars, a harmonica, and singing up a storm, Hammond acoustically interprets songs of the legendary bluesmen that established the urban Chicago train of thought. Rough & Tough album His choices should be very familiar to most blues fans, but the way he plays them are a throwback to pre-electric, back-porch days, when simplicity was the norm rather than amped-up volume. The energy is within Hammond's soul, and he lets it loose for every track of this extraordinary album. Interpreting songs by Muddy Waters and Little Walter comes naturally, but he also tackles tunes like Howlin' Wolf's "My Mind Is Ramblin'," and especially the low-down and dirty "No Place to Go," "Statesboro Blues," "It Hurts Me Too," and the delightful swing jazz classic "Chattanooga Choo Choo" are included, as well as Jerry McCain's more contemporary "She's Tough." Two originals by Hammond, "Slick Crown Vic" in boogie mode and the easygoing "Come to Find Out" are unearthed from previous recordings, emphasizing that he also stands proud as a presence among these giants. ...See Full Description

John Hammond, Jr - Rough & Tough Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	My Mind Is Ramblin' John Hammond, Jr.
	2	Still A Fool John Hammond, Jr.
	3	Up The Line See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	4	My Time After Awhile See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	5	Got to Find My Baby John Hammond, Jr.
	6	She's Tough John Hammond, Jr.
	7	Chattanooga Choo Choo See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	8	Statesboro Blues See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	9	I Can Tell See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	10	Get Behind the Mule See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	11	No Place to Go See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	12	Slick Crown Vic See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	13	Come To Find Out See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	14	It Hurts Me Too See All 2 John Hammond, Jr.
	15	I Can't Be Satisfied See All 4 John Hammond, Jr.
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As on his first album "John Hammond"--released in 1962--this is just John, singing the blues and playing guitar and harmonica in a rack in his trademark passionate style, as he has been doing for 47 years. He has recorded many of these blues standards (by the likes of Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, etc.) before, but it is a pleasure hearing this blues troubador still at the top of form. The album was recorded in a church, and the sound is pristine and true (no overdubs). This a John Hammond set you might here in a blues club today, only without the audience.
By leoskip (San Francisco, CA, USA)

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Rough & Tough songs Product Details

Label	Chesky
Orig Year	2009
CD Universe Part number	7911425
Catalog number	346
Discs	1
Release Date	Apr 21, 2009
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	David Chesky
Personnel	John Hammond - vocals