Beres Hammond

Beres Hammond (born Hugh Beresford Hammond; 28 August 1955, in Annotto Bay, Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer known in particular for his lovers rock music. While his career began in the 1970s, he reached his greatest success in the 1990s.
Born the ninth of ten children; Hammond grew up listening to his father's collection of American soul and jazz music; including Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. He was further influenced by the native musics of ska and rocksteady, in particular Alton Ellis.
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== Links to Peel ==
Peel seemed to have first played Beres Hammond in the early 80's and once described Hammond having a wonderful voice on his Radio Bremen show in 1991 after his Emptiness Inside record was played, where he also criticised radio programmers in Britain in not playing Beres Hammond's music, describing them as total wankers, a word he certainly would not have got away with on his UK programmes:
"What a great record that is and what a wonderful voice too. I do wish the bulk of radio programmers weren't such total wankers because records like that don't simply get played on the radio at all here in Britain and it's very sad indeed"
Despite this, Peel continued supporting Hammond's music on his shows until his death.
== Shows Played ==
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*07 December 1982: River Bank (v/a LP - Clive Hunt's Ruff 'N' Tuff Sho' Case) Intense
*19 December 1982 (BFBS): River Bank (v/a LP - Clive Hunt's Ruff 'N' Tuff Sho' Case) Intense
;1986
*26 February 1986: She Loves Me Now (7") Greensleeves
*18 March 1986: She Loves Me Now (7") Greensleeves
;1989
*17 January 1989: Call Me (12") Greensleeves
*13 February 1989: Call Me (12") Greensleeves
;1991
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*24 March 1991: Love Me Have To Get (12") Penthouse
*30 March 1991: Love Me Have To Get (12") Penthouse
*12 April 1991 (BFBS): Love Me Have To Get (12") Penthouse
*26 May 1991: 'Emptiness Inside' (7") Exterminator
*01 June 1991: 'Emptiness Inside' (7") Exterminator
*07 June 1991 (BFBS): Emptiness Inside (single) Xterminator
*08 June 1991: Emptiness Inside (single) Xterminator
*23 June 1991: Emptiness Inside (v/a album - Pure Lovers 4 ) Charm
*24 June 1991 (BBC World Service): Emptiness Inside (single) Xterminator
*Peel 003 (Radio Bremen): Emptiness Inside (7") Exterminator (JP: "What a great record that is and what a wonderful voice too. I do wish the bulk of radio programmers weren't such total wankers because records like that don't simply get played on the radio at all here in Britain and it's very sad indeed")
*09 November 1991 (with Tony Rebel): Respect & Honour (7") Penthouse
*10 November 1991: (with Cobra): Feeling Lonely (single) Penthouse
*16 November 1991 (with Cobra): Feeling Lonely (single) Penthouse
*16 November 1991 (with Tony Rebel): Respect And Honour (single) Penthouse
*23 November 1991: Move Along (7") Mister Tipsy
;1992
*thumb|330x330px05 January 1992: 'Move Along' (Mr. Tipsy) (JP: 'Lousy pressing, great voice.')
*07 January 1992 (BFBS): Move Along (7") Mister Tipsy
*21 August 1992: Falling In Love Again (7") Penthouse
*22 August 1992: Tight Situation () Heavybeat
*29 August 1992: Who Say (7") Penthouse
*05 September 1992: Who Say () Penthouse
*23 October 1992: 'Double Trouble (Compilation LP-Strictly The Best 8)' (VP)
*25 October 1992 (BFBS): Double Trouble
*07 November 1992: Double Trouble
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*01 January 1993: 'Monkey Shine (7 inch)' (Sanguinetti)
*16 January 1993: Monkey Shine (Shine) (7") Sanginetti
*24 September 1993: Fire (Version) (7") Harmony House
*25 September 1993: 'Show It Off (7")' (XTerminator)
*08 October 1993 (BFBS): Version (12" - Fire) Harmony House
*16 October 1993: Show It Off (Version) (7") XTerminator
;1994
*07 January 1994: 'Left Me Crying (12 inch)' (Star Trail)
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*15 July 1997: Penny Ketcher (7") Harmony House
*25 July 1997 (BFBS): 'Penny Ketcher (7")' (Harmony House)
*19 August 1997: Penny Ketcher (7") Harmony House
*27 August 1997: Penny Ketcher (7 inch) Harmony House
;1999
*20 February 1999 (BFBS): 'Pull It Up (7")' (Penthouse)
*23 February 1999: Pull It Up (7") Penthouse
*04 March 1999 (Radio Eins): Pull It Up (7") Penthouse
;2000
*16 January 2000 (BFBS): 'Don't Play With My Heart (7")'
*20 January 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Don't Play With My Heart (7")'
*23 January 2000 (BFBS): 'Don't Play With My Heart (7")'
;2002
*thumb|330x330px09 January 2002: 'Come Down Father' (Harmony House)
*23 January 2002: 'Come Down Father' (Harmony House)
*24 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Come Down Father (7") Harmony House
*27 June 2002: Hail His Name (7") Star Trail
*04 July 2002 (Radio Eins): Hail His Name (7") Star Trail
*13 November 2002: 'Stay With Me Jah (7")' (Xterminator)
*10 December 2002: 'Stay With Me Jah (7")' (Xterminator)
;2003
*26 February 2003: 'Stay With Me Jah' (7") XTerminator
*18 June 2003: 'Lived My Life (7")' (Fat Eyes Records)
;2004
*14 January 2004: Good Old Dancehall Vibes (7") VP
*11 February 2004: Good Old Dancehall Vibes (7") VP
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