Biography
Roy C. Hammond
Real name: Roy Charles Hammond
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 1998
American Soul singer and songwriter.Relocated to New York in 1956, he started singing in the late 50's with the vocal group The Genies. He led a vocal group called Mark 4 and in the 70's he discovered The Honey Drippers. With their "Impeach The President" released in his Alaga Records they achieved a major political statement and song much sampled in the later years. Relocated to South Carolina in 1988.
Born August 3, 1939 in Newington, Georgia
Died September 16, 2020 in Allendale, South Carolina