Fred Hammond

Gospel singer, producer, and bass player born Dec. 27, 1960 in Detroit, MI (USA). His father died when he was young, and his mother, Mildred, raised him and kept him in church. She also bought him his first bass guitar, a Norma. Once he mastered it, she bought him a Fender Precision. Hammond began singing for his church's choir when he was 12 years old. As a teenager he played with a group called "Saved", along with and. They were offered a record deal by D. J. Rogers but it never materialized. Hammond earned a spot playing bass for The Winans in 1980. In 1982 he and his partners from "Saved" formed Commissioned and eventually signed. In 1994 Hammond formed The Radical For Christ Choir. He eventually disbanded the choir and just recorded under his name.