''Wicked Grin'' is the twenty-eighth studio album from blues singer John P. Hammond. The album is a collection of songs written by Hammond's friend

Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...

, who produced the project. It was released in March 2001 under Pointblank Records.

Track listing

Personnel

*John P. Hammond - vocals, guitar; acoustic slide guitar and harmonica" on "Buzz Fledderjohn" *

- guitar; plucked piano on "Buzz Fledderjohn"; piano on "Fannin Street" *

Larry Taylor Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee L ...

- bass *

Augie Meyers August "Augie" Meyers (born May 31, 1940) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, performer, studio musician, record producer, and record label owner. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas ...

- piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, Vox organ, accordion * Stephen Hodges - drums, percussion *

Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence, along with Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, as a pivotal f ...

- harmonica

Critical reception

'' Q'' listed ''Wicked Grin'' as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.

Charts

References

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