Mike Hammar has been playing the blues in up and down the state of California for the past 25 years. This Oklahoma born Native American was brought up on the blues by his father Mike Hammar, Sr. who introduced him to the music of Lightin' Hopkins, Gatemouth Brown, T-Bone Walker, and BB King. Still, Mike considers local Merced County bluesmen to be some of the greatest influences in his career. Mike spent time learning from and playing with all of his local heroes like Carl Mays, Kenny Craig, Buddy Wiggins, and Yosemite Guitar Slim (Steve Shelton). After years of being a sideman, Mike set out to create his own legacy. He put together a hard working blues band in 2001 and swore he would do his best to write, record and perform his own style of blues. Mike Hammar and his band, The Nails, released their first album "Going Home" in the summer of 2004. Their album has received airplay on American Roots Music Radio in Norway, England, Germany, Belgium, Canada, and on the college radio circuit here in the United States. Mike and his crew have had the honor of opening for some of the biggest names in modern blues. They continue to make their mark on the California blues scene with their original music and energetic performances. Mike's band consists of "Harmonica Jim" Pedersen, Sparky Gehres on the bass, Greg Merino on drums, and Allan "B3blues" Carroll on the Hammond. Mike and the band are currently playing as many dates as they can while rehearsing their second album. _______________________
Making my way around to thank you for your great music.. We as fans are proud to have you as our friend. Thanks again for being mine. R-n-R Keep it Loud
Hope you and the gang had a GREAT couple of shows yesterday..........WOW - 2 shows in one day......Any chance you could start posting set lists the day after your shows? That way even if we can't make it, we could still get a little taste? And speaking of tastes............my brother Joe wants to know if you could add "Champagne and Reefer" to your repetoire? Stay Cool Brother
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