Fred Hammond
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| Fred Hammond | ||
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 Gospel singer, bass player, producer Fred Hammond.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Fred Hammond | |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan United States |
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| Genre(s) | Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Inspirational/Worship |
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| Years active | 1985 - present | |
| Label(s) | Verity Records | |
| Website | www.fredhammondmusic.com (Official Website) | |
Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. The Dove and Stellar award winner has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist (currently for Verity Records). He is a multiple time Grammy, Dove, and Stellar award winner and nominee as a performer and a producer.
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[edit] Biography
Hammond was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He has recently relocated to Dallas, Texas and attends The Potter's House under the leadership of Bishop T.D. Jakes.
Hammond gained notoriety while playing the bass guitars for the gospel group The Winans. By 1985 he was one of the six original members of the group Commissioned, participating in 10 of the group's 12 albums.
After his stint with Commissioned ended, he regained fame in the gospel community after selling millions of albums with his musical group Radical For Christ.
In 2002 Hammond returned to the group Commissioned (now with members Keith Staten, Marvin Sapp, Mitchell Jones, Karl Reid, Michael Williams, and Marcus Cole) to produce the Commissioned Reunion Live album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Notable Singles
| Release date | Song | Album | Note |
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| April 28, 1998 | Let the Praise Begin | Pages of Life – Chapters 1 and 2 | 1998 Dove Award winner for Best Contemporary Gospel Song with Radical for Christ |
| 1998 | Power | The Prince of Egypt Inspirational Soundtrack | a featured song on the soundtrack for the animated motion picture The Prince of Egypt with Radical for Christ |
| April 28, 1998 | Power | Pages of Life – Chapters 1 and 2 | 1999 Dove Award winner for Best Contemporary Gospel Song with Radical for Christ |
| 2001 | King of Glory | 2001 Stellar Awards nominee for Song of the Year | |
| All Things Are Working | The Gospel Soundtrack | a featured song on the soundtrack for the motion picture The Gospel | |
| 2004 | Celebrate (He Lives) | 2004 Grammy Awards nominee for Best Gospel Performance with Noel Hall and Darryl Dixon | |
| 2005 | Celebrate (He Lives) | 2005 Stellar Awards nominee for Song of the Year with Noel Hall and Darryl Dixon | |
| 2007 | Better Than That – with The Singletons | 2007 Stellar Awards nominee for Song of the Year | |
| 2003 | We Have Not Forgotten | Soulful | a duet performed on Ruben Studdard's debut album Soulful |
| November 22, 2005 | By Faith - with Sean Combs | Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now |
[edit] Billboard chart history
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart | Peak |
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| 1994 | Matters of the Heart - (Commissioned) | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 65 |
| 2002 | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 29 |
| 2002 | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 | The Billboard 200 | 38 |
| 2004 | Somethin' 'Bout Love | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 4 |
| 2004 | Somethin' 'Bout Love | The Billboard 200 | 35 |
| 2006 | Free To Worship | The Billboard 200 | 29 |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Award Wins
| Year | Award-giving body | Award Category | Song /Album Title |
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| 1992 | Dove Awards | Inspirational Album | Generation to Generation (with Larnelle Harris, Matthew Ward, Glad, 4Him, Dallas Holm, Kelly Nelon Thompson, Billy & Sarah Gaines, and Dana Key) |
| 1992 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album | Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (with Mervyn Warren, George Duke, David Pack, Patti Austin, Take 6, Gary Hines, Robert Sadin, Richard Smallwood, and The Yellowjackets) |
| 1998 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song | Let the Praise Begin (with Radical for Christ) |
| 1999 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song | Power (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2000 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album | Purpose By Design (with Radical for Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | Purpose by Design |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Purpose by Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year | Purpose By Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Dove Awards | Urban Album | Just Remember Christmas |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Somethin' 'Bout Love |
[edit] Award Nominations
| Year | Award-giving body | Award Category | Song /Album Title |
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| 1989 | Grammy Awards | Best Soul Gospel Performance - Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus | Will You Be Ready? (Commissioned) |
| 1991 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Gospel Album | Shakin' the House...Live - Carman & Commissioned (& the Christ Church Choir) (Commissioned) |
| 1992 | Dove Awards | Inspirational Album (Winner) | Generation to Generation (with Larnelle Harris, Matthew Ward, Glad, 4Him, Dallas Holm, Kelly Nelon Thompson, Billy & Sarah Gaines, and Dana Key) |
| 1992 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album (Winner) | Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration (with Mervyn Warren, George Duke, David Pack, Patti Austin, Take 6, Gary Hines, Robert Sadin, Richard Smallwood, and The Yellowjackets,) |
| 1994 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Matters of the Heart (Commissioned) |
| 1996 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Shakin' the House (with Hezekiah Walker and Yolanda Adams) |
| 1998 | Grammy Awards | Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Pages of Life – Chapters 1 and 2 (with Radical for Christ) |
| 1998 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song (Winner) | Let the Praise Begin (with Radical for Christ) |
| 1999 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song (Winner) | Power (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2000 | Dove Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album (Winner) | Purpose By Design (with Radical for Christ) |
| 2000 | Soul Train Awards | Best Gospel Album | Pages of Life Chapter 1 and 2 |
| 2001 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | In Case You Missed It…And Then Some |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year (Winner) | Purpose by Design |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Choir of the Year | Purpose by Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year (Winner) | Purpose by Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Mountain High…Valley Low (with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jarren Campbell, Richard Smallwood and Kevin Bond) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year | Purpose By Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | CD of the Year | Purpose By Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year (Winner) | Purpose By Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Choir of the Year | Purpose By Design (with Radical For Christ) |
| 2001 | Dove Awards | Urban Album (Winner) | Just Remember...Christmas |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Song of the Year | King of Glory |
| 2002 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Commissioned Reunion Live |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Group/Duo of the Year | Commissioned Reunion Live (Commissioned) |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year | Commissioned Reunion Live (Commissioned) |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary CD of the Year | Commissioned Reunion Live (Commissioned) |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Special Event CD of the Year | Commissioned Reunion Live (Commissioned) |
| 2002 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Commissioned Reunion Live (Commissioned) |
| 2002 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year | Fred Hammond Christmas...Just Remember |
| 2003 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year | Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3 |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year | Somethin' Bout Love |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Contemporary Gospel Song of the Year | Celebrate (He Lives) (with Noel Hall and Darryl Dixon) |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Somethin' 'bout Love |
| 2004 | Grammy Awards | Best Gospel Performance | Celebrate (He Lives) |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Artist of the Year | Somethin' 'Bout Love |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Song of the Year | Celebrate (He Lives) (with Noel Hall and Darryl Dixon) |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year (Winner) | Somethin' 'Bout Love |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | CD of the Year | Somethin' 'Bout Love |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year | Somethin' 'Bout Love |
| 2005 | Stellar Awards | Contemporary CD of the Year | Somethin' 'Bout Love |
| 2007 | Stellar Awards | Producer of the Year | Better Than That (The Singletons) |
[edit] Trivia
- Hammond produced Make Me Like The Moon, a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Chanté Moore and Kenny Lattimore for their 2006 double-CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitled Uncovered/Covered (released October 10, 2006 by LaFace/Verity/Zomba Music Group).
- Hammond peforms with Sean Combs on the album Thank You.
[edit] External links
- The Official Fred Hammond Website
- Fred Hammond at MySpace - (official page)
- Fred Hammond at All Music Guide
