Jon Hammond Presents: Star-a-Thon 1954 Historic Kinescope !

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This Is Your Lucky Day!
Jon Hammond Presents: Jon going deep in to his vault because he has decided the Public deserves to see this Historic Kinescope at Pantages in Los Angeles in 1954 of broadcast of Opening Night of Judy Garland's "A Star Is Born" More stars than there is room to write here: Liberace (and his Mom), Kim Novak, Tony Curtis, Sophie Tucker, Dean Martin, Mason, studio head Jack Warner, and Jack Carson (MC), and dozens of A-list stars attending. This is Pt. 1, stay tuned to HammondCast, enjoy folks! Jon Hammond is Host & Producer of daily HammondCast Show on KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM, Host of The Jon Hammond Show on TV in New York for 24 years and touring internationally for many years as band leader and Jazz Ambassador Impresario of USA.

Alex Foster on HammondCast KYOU Radio 1550 AM

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Pt. 1 of in-depth interview with saxophonist Alex Foster of Saturday Night Live show band with Jon Hammond on daily radio show HammondCast heard mornings on Radio KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM CBS. Alex is commuting to work from Athens Greece to NBC New York and has played with everyone from Paul Simon, Paul McCartney to Jack DeJohnette and symphonic situations. One of the top saxophonists in the world today! http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/ ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com

Mercy Mercy JON HAMMOND Band Hofheim Germany

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Encore performance (Zugabe), ninth year Jon Hammond bringing the band in to play for an enthusiastic audience at Jazzkeller Hofheim in Taunus, in tribute to Cannonball Adderley and Joe Zawinul - Mercy Mercy with Hungarian tenor sax star Tony Lakatos, Heinz Lichius drums Joe Berger gtr. and Jon Hammond at the XB-2 Hammond organ. This session was during the annual Frankfurt Musikmesse trade fair ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com

Peter Albin of Big Brother and The Holding Company on HammondCast KYOU Radio

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Pt. 1 excerpted from Jon Hammond's interview with founding member of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin on HammondCast KYOU & KYCY 1550 AM San Francisco CA. Hear Peter tell about the musicians and songs first performed with Janis, one of which bought a new Cadillac for Big Mama Thornton and how Chet Helms became manager at one point and organized the early shows with Family Dog Productions. It all came together at 1090 Page St. in the Haight Ashbury where they rehearsed and lived. ©2007 http://www.kyouradio.com + bbhc.com

Lydia Pense interview with Jon Hammond on HammondCast KYOU Radio

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Lydia Pense vocalist of Cold Blood on Jon Hammond's daily radio program HammondCast on KYOU Radio 1550 AM. Hear Lydia speak with Jon about how the band got it's name and subsequently Cold Blood was one of the first rock groups to be signed by Bill Graham's Fillmore Records. The story of how legendary singer producer Donny Hathaway came to produce Lydia and Cold Blood and talking about the musicians living and deceased. Lydia's newest album is entitled 'Transfusion' ©2007 www.HammondCast.com & coldblood.biz

Schnulze! C Minor Breakdown, JON HAMMOND Band in Harburg

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JON HAMMOND Band breaking it down in C Minor for hometown crowd in Harburg Germany at Schnulze! (die Kneipe)
Featuring a fine solo from tenor saxophonist Lutz Buechner of NDR Bigband and Heinz Lichius drums, Joe Berger gtr., leader Jon Hammond puts the hammer down on special XB-2 prototype organ, one of first 10 manufactured by Hammond Suzuki, on tour with Mr. Hammond since summer of 1991. Super Funky! ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com /ASCAP *spcl. thanks Michael August aka ILLUSTRATORP, Jennifer - Camera

Schnulze! C Minor Breakdown, JON HAMMOND Band in Harburg

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JON HAMMOND Band breaking it down in C Minor for hometown crowd in Harburg Germany at Schnulze! (die Kneipe)
Featuring a fine solo from tenor saxophonist Lutz Buechner of NDR Bigband and Heinz Lichius drums, Joe Berger gtr., leader Jon Hammond puts the hammer down on special XB-2 prototype organ, one of first 10 manufactured by Hammond Suzuki, on tour with Mr. Hammond since summer of 1991. Super Funky! ©2007 http://www.HammondCast.com /ASCAP *spcl. thanks Michael August aka ILLUSTRATORP, Jennifer - Camera