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): Allie Vibert Douglas • Camilla Luddington • Chihiro Iwasaki • Jahlil Okafor • Manuel Wilhelm • Oscar Niemeyer • Pehr Evind Svinhufvud • Thomas Herrion
Born in the same month (December 1910): Abe Burrows • Billy Williams (singer) • Carl Dudley • Duncan McNaughton • Eric Tindill • Imperio Argentina • Kurt Meyer • Marguerite Churchill • Max Miedinger • Ronald Coase • Russell Lynes • Sy Oliver • Vere Bird