Fred Hammond is a multiple Grammy-, Dove-, Stellar-award winner and nominee as a performer, producer and writer.
Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist
-Wikipedia
Born: December 27, 1960 (age 63)
From: Detroit, Michigan, US
Spouse(s): Kim Hammond (m. 19862004)
Children: BreeAnn Hammond
Darius Hammond
Genre(s):
Gospel,
contemporary Christian,
inspirational / worship
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
bass guitar
Occupation(s):
Musician,
producer
Active From: 1985present
Awards:
2008
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album - Free To Worship
2002
Dove Award For Enhanced Cd Of The Year "Just Remember Christmas"
2001
Dove Award For Soul/Black Gospel Album Of The Year "Purpose By Design"
2000
Dove Award For Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year "Power"
1999
Dove Award For Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year "Let The Praise Begin"
Quotes:
Its easier to keep your stuff then it is to expose it, because some people dont get it. At the cross, at the feet of Jesus, there were some people who said, Good! Im glad that youre dead. Then there were some that were crying and saying, Why are you doing this to this innocent man? It is not easy to do.
Warryn and I were just coming up with a groove and Coconut happened to be here, so we all said, Lets just write this. We came up with this little groove. I put that little Jamaican thing right in the middle of it. Then Warryn came up with something else. It has a quartet quality to it. I believe that quartet music is going to make a really good resurgence in America. It is the foundation of Gospel music. I always try to have a little flavor of that in there somewhere.