John H. Hammond Jr.
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John H. Hammond Jr. was a highly influential American record producer and talent scout who discovered and promoted major artists such as Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.
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| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human → music critic → record producer → talent scout → |
| causeOfDeath |
stroke
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| child |
John P. Hammond
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1910-12-15
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| dateOfDeath |
1987-07-10
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| educatedAt |
Yale University
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| employer |
Columbia Records
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| ethnicGroup |
White American
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| familyName |
Hammond
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| father |
John Henry Hammond
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| fullName |
John Henry Hammond Jr.
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| genre |
blues
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folk music → jazz → rock music → |
| givenName |
John
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| knownFor |
advocacy for racial integration in American music industry
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discovering and promoting Billie Holiday → discovering and promoting Bob Dylan → discovering and promoting Bruce Springsteen → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
Hammond family
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| mother |
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
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| movement |
civil rights movement
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| notableEvent |
organized 1938 From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall
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organized 1939 From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall → |
| notableWork |
A&R work at Columbia Records
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From Spirituals to Swing concerts → discovering Billie Holiday → promoting Aretha Franklin → promoting Benny Goodman → promoting Big Joe Turner → promoting Charlie Christian → promoting Count Basie → promoting George Benson → promoting Leonard Cohen → promoting Pete Seeger → signing Bob Dylan to Columbia Records → signing Bruce Springsteen to Columbia Records → |
| occupation |
journalist
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music critic → record producer → talent scout → |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
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New York City → United States of America → |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
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New York City → United States of America → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff
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Jemison McBride → |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Referenced by (17)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John H. Hammond Jr.
("John Henry Hammond")
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John P. Hammond ("John H. Hammond") → |
father |
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Hammond family
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Hammond family ("John H. Hammond Sr.") → |
hasNotableMember |
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Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
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Emily Vanderbilt Sloane ("John Henry Hammond II") → |
motherOf |
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Blowin' in the Wind
("John H. Hammond")
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From Spirituals to Swing concerts ("John Hammond") → |
producer |
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Esme O'Brien Sarnoff
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Jemison McBride → |
spouse |
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John H. Hammond Jr.
("John Henry Hammond Jr.")
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fullName |
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Hammond
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hasNotableBearer |
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Grammy Trustees Award
("John Hammond")
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hasNotableRecipient |
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Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
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notableRelative |
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From Spirituals to Swing concerts
("John Hammond")
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organizer |
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Richard Attenborough
("John Hammond")
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portrayed |
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Edwin H. Armstrong
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relative |