BluesHammer’s first CD "Set One" Is now available!
BluesHammer is available for concerts, festivals,
public and private events and can be booked by contacting BluesHammer
Booking at 408-406-0977 or 408-504-3753.
Members of the Band
Jerry
Cash – Guitar/Vocals
Jerry has been playing since 1966 in clubs, concerts, and on TV and radio. He has shared the stage with Santana, Iron Butterfly, Tommy Castro, Daniel Castro, Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Curtis Salgado, Sista Monica, Mark Hummel, Tinsley Ellis, Jimmy Burns and Gary Smith amongst others. His bands have included Fourth Street Exit, Blue Ash, Big Daddy Blu Allstars, Martha's Hot Flash, the Cash and Carry Blues Band, the Little George Band, Blues Cadillac, and BluesHammer. Has played at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago, the 411 club in Kalamazoo, BB Kings in Los Angeles, JJ’s Blues , and the Woodham’s Lounge in San Jose, Henflings, Moe’s Alley, and the Moss Landing Inn in the Santa Cruz and Monterey areas, The Saloon, The Sausalito Cruising Club, Bay View Boat Club and Amante’s in San Francisco, and Chaser’s Lounge in Anaheim. Major Influences: B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King and Chris Cain. His CD’s have included “Love is the Answer” by the Cash and Carry Blues Band and “Little George live at JJ’s Blues”.
Jeff
Niemann – Guitar/Vocals
Jeff has been playing guitar since 1965 and in bands
since 1972 at Weddings, Clubs, Concerts and Festivals, He has shared the
stage with Lydia Pence and Cold Blood, Tommy Castro, Chick Willis ,Lenny
Williams (formerly Tower of Power), Ron Thomson & the Resistors to name a
few. Bands he has played in include The Smokin’ Band ,RPM ,Box of Rocks
,Little Tommy and the Tone Masters, Michael John Blues Band, Box of Blues
,Boogie D. Blues, BluesHammer and many others. Playing in Venus all over
the bay area such as all three JJ's Blues clubs including the original still
open today, The Quarter note, Henflings, Woodhams Lounge, The Wooden Nickel,
The Bodega, Zapps, Live
on
local KKUP radio, Sweeny's, Spoons, Chris's Club ,has hosted Blues jam
sessions at the UK Cafe' for over a year, The Quaternote for 2 ½ years ,and
off and on at JJ's for over 10 years. He has also recorded with the Smokin’
Band “Smokin’”,
Mana , Box of
Blues “What’s Up With That”, Little Tommy and the Tone Masters and Blues
Hammer. Influences include bands such as Dickey Betts, Allman Bothers,
Lynyrd Scynyrd, all the Kings, Marshall Tucker, Santana, Buddy Guy, Joe
Louis Walker, and many other Blues artists both old and new.
Jerry Williams – Bass/Vocals
Jerry “Mr. 30hz” Williams was self taught on folk and rock guitar since 1965. First song?... “House of the Rising Sun”. High School Graduation would bring a shiny new Gibson Grabber bass guitar and a Peavey TNT 100 combo bass amp affording new exploration and inspiration. Since the mid-seventies, the rest has been a humble history of projects and bands. Jerry’s first band was “Rock Bottom” out of Reading PA; followed by “The Looky Loos” in LA. At last he settled into Northern California playing with a string of cover bands including Harbor, Circuit Breakers, Cool Shoes, Box of Rocks (yep, with Jeff), Hurricane, Jungle Rooster, Garageland Rodeo, Telepath, Sliding Sideways, Bad Influence, Cover Zone, Big Delta, and Moreality before landing in Blues Hammer.
Scotty “Dog”
Wanting to play drums is one of Scotty’s early memories. He
grew up in the SF bay area and started playing real drums at age 10. He played
all through grammar school, high school and dropped out of college to go on the
road with jazz and cover bands. Scotty played the
