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Award winning blues legend John Hammond has died at 83.
Toronto Blues musician Paul Smith announced that the talented artist had passed in a post on Sunday, March 1.
No cause of death was given for the singer and guitarist but Billboard Canada reports that it was from cardiac arrest.
Smith revealed that Hammond's wife Marla Hammond told him that his friend and fellow musician had passed away.
He wrote: 'The blues world has lost a giant. I’ve lost my best friend.
'My heart goes out to Marla and the family. Rest easy, John.'
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Grammy Award winning blues legend John Hammond (pictured performing in Atlanta back in December 1978) has died at 83
No cause of death was given but Billboard Canada reports that it was from cardiac arrest (Hammond is seen performing in San Francisco in October 2016)
Smith went on to share several photos of himself with Hammond throughout the years.
He finished off the sweet tribute post by writing: 'I’ve just been going through the photos we’ve shared over the years — from the Horseshoe Tavern to Albert’s Hall, from London to Montreal, to Edmonton to Ottawa — and each picture tells a story of great music, great people, and unforgettable nights.
'He was such an inspiration to me, I'll miss him terribly...'
He was also known as John Paul Hammond as he is the son of record producer John Henry Hammond who was the legendary A+R man for Columbia Records.
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