JOHN HIATT & the Ageless Beauties / John Hammond August 9, 2008

Classic John Hiatt tunes include "Have a Little Faith in Me," “Tennessee Plates,” “Lipstick Sunset,” “She Loves The Jerk,” “Drive South,” and more. Most recently, Hiatt released his 19th and newest album, Same Old man, to rave reviews. America’s most respected and influential singer-songwriters. As the Los Angeles Times once wrote, “(Hiatt) writes the funniest sad songs—and the saddest funny songs—of just about anybody alive.” Hiatt's songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt (“Thing Called Love”), Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop, the Neville Brothers, Rosanne Cash (the #1 country hit “The Way We Make A Broken Heart”), the Jeff Healey Band (“Angel Eyes”), Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, and even the cartoon bear band of Disney’s 2002 film The Country Bears. In April 2007, John Hiatt was honored with his own star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame.

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With a career that now spans in excess of three decades, John Hammond is one of handful of White blues musicians who was on the scene at the beginning of the first blues renaissance of the mid-'60s. He does justice to classic blues by combining powerful guitar and harmonica playing with expressive vocals and a dignified stage presence. Although he's a multi-dimensional artist, one thing Hammond has never professed to be is a songwriter. In the early years of his career, it was more important to him that he bring the art form to a wider audience by performing classic—in some cases forgotten—songs. Now, more than 30 years later, Hammond continues to do this, touring all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe from his base in northern New Jersey.