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John Hammond, Writing the Blues

NPR
Published February 17, 2007 at 8:00 AM EST

Bluesman John Hammond has a new recording out: Push Comes to Shove. After decades of playing the blues, he has only recently begun writing his own songs. He plays a few new tunes and chats with Scott Simon.

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