Search - John Hammond :: I Can Tell

I thought he was black

07/20/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard this when it first came out in'67 and until I went to the record shop to find more John Hammond records, I was suprised to find out he was a white kid. Featured on this record is Robbie Robertson on lead guitar, Rick Danko on bass and Bill Wyman on bass on 2 tracks. The drummer was from the Ray Charles Orchestra. John Hammond's best record."

This is the blues

Dennis Negley | San Rafael, CA | 12/15/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a middle class '60's white teenager in Modesto, California I grew up listening to Zeppelin, the Stones, and other British invasion bands that introduced me to the blues. But when I heard John Hammond's album "I Can Tell" at a friend's house I was floored. This album has so much feeling and the playing is so good & so tight that it has to this day remained one of my favorite blues albums of all times."

How the Blues was meant to be

Brian J. Prain | East Lansing, MI | 03/02/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As the previous review had stated, this is the type of recording that one becomes drawn to after hearing 1960's blues-based rock. I am a 22 year old 60's rock fan (love the Doors, Animals, Yardbirds, etc.), and found this album in my father's basement. Looking at the cool cover and the horrible condition of the vinyl, I knew that it must be a hidden treasure - so I gave it a go and was impressed! The son of Columbia Records legendary talent scout John Hammond Sr., this artist grew up with an appreciation for real folk blues that is eminent in his style. Still cranking out albums today, he is probably one of the only remaining hard-core folk blues artists around (and he's white! Blues fan? Get this one!!!"