John Hammond | Big City Blues | Album

Tags: Era_1960s, Gender_Male, Genre_Blues, Origin_USA, Type_Studio Release Year: 1964 ARS Score: 78.5

Released in 1964 on Vanguard Records, Big City Blues by John Hammond (also known as John Hammond Jr.) stands as a historic bridge in the 1960s blues revival. It is widely considered one of the very first electric blues albums recorded by a white artist, arriving a full year before Bob Dylan famously plugged in at the Newport Folk Festival.