John Hammond (record producer)

John Henry Hammond Jr. was an American record producer, civil rights activist, and music critic active from the 1930s to the early 1980s. In his service as a talent scout, Hammond became one of the most influential figures in 20th-century popular music. He is the father of blues musician John P. Hammond.

15 December 1910

Born on the same birth day (15 December): Art Howe • Arthur Dehon Little • Buddy Cole (musician) • Diogo Fernandes (footballer) • E. W. Bullinger • Frank W. J. Olver • Gamal al-Banna • Geoff Stults • Gordon Douglas (director) • Joe Jordan • Lee Jung-jae • Leon Marchlewski • Leonid Pitamic • Nick Buoniconti • Norman J. Grossfeld • Oliver Heald • Paul Simonon • Richard Kastle • Robert Charles Wilson • Sylvester James Gates

Born in the same month (December 1910): Abe Burrows • Duncan McNaughton • Eknath Easwaran • Ellen Braumüller • Enrique Maier • Fritz Leiber • Imperio Argentina • Paul Bowles • Russell Lynes • Taisto Mäki