Hammond Report December 18 2021 From Pandemic Quarantino Jon Hammond - Daily Music and Stories from Jon Hammond the organ player & accordionist, today's
music story my tune "Soon I Will Be Free" from Hammond's Bolero album. One more time around for the 1970 B&W photos courtesy of Daniel Leventhal Photography from a band we had when we
played up at the Russian River one hot weekend 51 years ago. My first car Plymouth Valiant - gas was 25 cents a gallon at the Regal Station on Oxford Street - good times!
Some of the musicians are gone and some still with us - Pete Olson trumpet, Nic
TenBroek trombone, Marc Baum tenor, Sheba Coates vocals, Don Mehl from El
Paso TX drums, Jim Singer from Miami Beach FL guitar, yours truly at the Wurlitzer 140b electric piano I got from my friends in the Blue Cheer band - I remember some faded
memories looking at the pictures - and very recent pictures driving in SF Mission
District killing time before a gig. I'm playing a lot of gigs solo these days - but we'll get the band
back together when the coast is clear! Stay safe out there everybody, I'll be back tomorrow - Jon Hammond