American Masters John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen (Season 5, Episode 7)
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American Masters

John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen (Season 5, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

John Hammond was responsible for discovering many top talents in the music business. As a producer, writer, critic, and board member of the NAACP, he was credited as a major force in integrating the music business.

Director

Hart Perry

Writer

Gary Giddins (written by)

Producers

Charles M. Benanty | Hart Perry | Alan Ramer

Editors

Kevin Miller | Peter Shelton

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Updated Aug 20, 1990

Release date

Aug 20, 1990 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Ossie Davis Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
John Hammond Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Remember My Name (1978)
Rachel Breck Self Self See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Lionel Hampton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Allied (2016)
Milt Hinton Self Self See fewer	Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Gilbert Seldes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Is America (1933)
Count Basie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Pearl Harbor (2001)
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Nat Hentoff Self Self See fewer	Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Thelonious Monk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Omega Man (1971)
George Wein Self Self See fewer	Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
Pete Seeger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Harold Leventhal Self Self See fewer	Bound for Glory (1976)
Bob Dylan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Allen Ginsberg Self Self See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Bruce Springsteen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blinded by the Light (2019)