Name: The Best of John Hammond
Brand: Vanguard Records
SKU: 59799
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The Best of John Hammond

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Album: The Best of John Hammond
#	Song Title	Time
1)	My Babe
2)	I Wish You Would Come Back, Baby
3)	Milkcow's Calf Blues
4)	No Money Down
5)	Stormy Monday
6)	Big Boss Man
7)	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
8)	So Many Roads, So Many Trains
9)	Louise, Louise Blues
10)	32-20 Blues
11)	Baby Please Don't Go
12)	I'm a Man
13)	Stones in My Passway
14)	Get Right Church
15)	Back Door Man
16)	Statesborough Blues
17)	Traveling Riverside Blues
18)	Drop Down Mama
19)	Key to the Highway
20)	Barbecue Blues
21)	Going Back to Florida
22)	Who Do You Love?

Album: The Best of John Hammond
#	Song Title	Time
1)	My Babe
2)	I Wish You Would Come Back, Baby
3)	Milkcow's Calf Blues
4)	No Money Down
5)	Stormy Monday
6)	Big Boss Man
7)	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
8)	So Many Roads, So Many Trains
9)	Louise, Louise Blues
10)	32-20 Blues
11)	Baby Please Don't Go
12)	I'm a Man
13)	Stones in My Passway
14)	Get Right Church
15)	Back Door Man
16)	Statesborough Blues
17)	Traveling Riverside Blues
18)	Drop Down Mama
19)	Key to the Highway
20)	Barbecue Blues
21)	Going Back to Florida
22)	Who Do You Love?

Performer Notes

Personnel: John Hammond, Jr. (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Wild Jimmy Spruill, Billy Butler (guitar, electric guitar); Michael Bloomfield (guitar, piano); Robbie Robertson (guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica); Jimmy Lewis (Fender Rhodes piano, electric bass); Eric Hudson (organ); Levon Helm, Bobby Donaldson (drums).
Vanguard's The Best of John Hammond is an excellent collection that features 22 highlights from Hammond's early albums. Balancing acoustic and electric material, the set includes "My Babe," "Milk Cow Calf's Blues," "Big Boss Man," "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," "Stones in My Passway," "Key to the Highway" and "Who Do You Love," among others. While his first albums hold up quite well as individual records, this collection does a good job of summarizing his strengths, making it a nice introduction to Hammond's peak years. ~ Thom Owens

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