Tour kick-off at B.B. King's in New York City
In-Store January 23, 2007
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Blues luminary John Hammond is
gearing up for the release of his 31st career album Push Comes To Shove on
January 23 2007 on Back Porch Records. A Grammy-Award winner and multiple
nominee, Hammond has enjoyed a career that has successfully spanned four
decades -- working and playing with such blues greats as Muddy Waters, J.J.
Cale, Howlin' Wolf and Tom Waits. On his latest release -- cut, mixed and
mastered in a remarkable 9 days -- Hammond teamed up with Philly's own
soulful hip-hop artist, G. Love, as producer. The result is the dozen
stellar songs on Push Comes To Shove which range from the gritty title
track to the hip-hop tinged duet with G. Love on "I'm Tore Down". At 64
years old, John can now also add songwriter to his impressive resume as he
wrote an unprecedented five original tunes for Push Comes To Shove.
Hammond will kick-off the release of Push Comes To Shove and supporting
tour with a performance at the famed B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in his
native New York City on January 23rd. John will also perform at this year's
SXSW in Austin, Texas. The remaining tour dates are below:
Date City/State Venue
1/23 New York, NY B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
1/26 Cambridge, MA Regattabar
1/27 Newport, RI Newport Blues Cafe
1/30 Annapolis, MD Ramshead
1/31 Vienna, VA The Barns at Wolf Trap
2/6 Seattle, WA Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
2/7 Seattle, WA Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
2/9 Yakima, WA Yakima Valley Museum
2/10 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
2/11 Gleneden Beach, OR Eden Hall
2/17 Lynchburg, VA Ellington Fellowship Playhouse
2/18 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage
2/19 Youngstown, OH B and O Station
2/21 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
2/22 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
2/23 Dayton, OH Canal Street Tavern
2/24 Worthington, OH Columbus Blues Alliance
3/8 Glenville, PA Snail Pie Lounge
3/9 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theatre 1894
3/10 Binghamton, NY Night Eagle Cafe
3/16 Austin, TX Cedar Street Courtyard (SXSW performance)
3/22 Mount Vernon, NY The Bayou
3/23 Newmarket, NH The Stone Church
3/24 Bath, ME Chocolate Church Arts Center
3/29 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
3/30 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
3/31 Chicago, IL Schuba's
4/27 Wilkesboro, NC Merlefest
4/28 Wilkesboro, NC Merlefest
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