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Recorded live,Timeless finds Hammond doing what he does best – performing solo acoustic before an enthusiastic audience.
“John’s sound is so compelling, complete, symmetrical and soulful with just his voice, guitar and harmonica, it is at first impossible to imagine improving it,” says his longtime friend and collaborator Tom Waits. “He’s a great force of nature. John sounds like a big train coming. He chops them all down.”
Timeless opens with ”No One Can Forgive Me But My Baby”, written by Waits especially for Hammond, followed by a rendition of John’s own “Heartache Blues” and the country blues of Jimmy Rodgers’ “Going Away Baby”. John sources the venerable music of Lightnin’ Hopkins (“Last Night”), Cliff Carlisle (“That Nasty Swing”), Skip James (“Hard Times”), Chuck Berry, Elmore James and more.
