JOHNNY HAMMOND: ‘Gambler’s Life’ (Soul Brother)
This Kentucky-born organ grinder released a slew of soul-jazz LPs under the moniker Johnny “Hammond” Smith between 1958 and 1970 but in 1971 when he joined producer Creed Taylor’s CTI label, he elected to...
ON THE SOUL BROTHER BEAT…
Most UK soul fans know (and support) SOUL BROTHER, the UJK’s premier soul emporium. The Putney based shop also has its own quality reissue label, imaginatively called Soul Brother Records which has some tasty...