Hammond

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Hammond is a surname most famously associated with John H. Hammond Jr., the influential American record producer and talent scout who discovered and promoted numerous major jazz, blues, and rock musicians.

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John H. Hammond Jr. 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights activist
family name
human
music critic
record producer
surname
talent scout
advocatedFor racial integration in music industry
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
discovered Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Count Basie
Leonard Cohen
employer Columbia Records
familyName Hammond self-linksurface differs
genreSpecialization blues
jazz
rock music
hasNotableBearer John H. Hammond Jr.
languageOfOrigin English
notableFor shaping 20th-century American popular music
promoted Benny Goodman
Big Joe Turner
Charlie Christian
Pete Seeger
Robert Johnson
usedInCountry United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Hammond familyName Hammond self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John H. Hammond Jr.
John familyName Hammond
subject surface form: John H. Hammond Jr.