The engine room of music is the rhythm section and these two are the soul of the Jack Hammer band: Paul ‘The Duke’ Van de Waal & Tertius ‘Bean’ du Plessis. Tertius Tertius first saw Jack Hammer at Cherry Too? in the late 80’s “het geskeem dis heavy cool…” A few years later he metContinue reading “A Piet Botha Tribute, 20th August 2021”
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A Tribute To Piet Botha, 20th August 2021
Piet Botha‘s right-hand Johnathan Martin has been a part of Jack Hammer since 1996. ‘For Annette‘ was the first song that these two collaborated on and ‘Liberty’ was the first of many songs Piet and Johnno wrote together in the 2 decades they spent touring the country performing over 3000 shows and recording 11 albumsContinue reading “A Tribute To Piet Botha, 20th August 2021”
A Tribute To Piet Botha
Today [18th July] would have been Piet’s 66th birthday. To celebrate this legend of a man The Daisy Jones Bar at OMG has a special event planned for August. The Jack Hammer band will be flying down to Cape Town to pay tribute to The Hammer, the legend Piet Botha. Joining them on the nightContinue reading “A Tribute To Piet Botha”
A Piet Botha Exhibition – Band of Portraits
Piet Botha’s three daughters have put together an exhibition to remember and honour the rock legend who toured the highways and byways of South Africa for 30+ years. There will be 17 pieces from various photographers and artists on display, including Lien Botha, Hein Waschefort, Jo Splice and Neels Venter. The pieces range from portraitsContinue reading “A Piet Botha Exhibition – Band of Portraits”
13 Towns, The Journey Continues
For Piet Botha & Jack Hammer, the month of December always involved touring “coast to coast and up and down that crazy road…” This year, they’re still bringing their music to the fans, in the form of 13 Towns (The Journey Continues) double live album. Following the release of Vol. 1 on online platforms earlier this year, Vol.Continue reading “13 Towns, The Journey Continues”
Piet Botha & Jack Hammer: 13 Towns, Vol 2, released 22 December 2020
Tracks: Recorded live on the road between 2017 and 2019. Recorded and mixed by Paul van de Waal, and mastered by Lanie van der Walt (Wolmer Records). Musicians: Release information: Download: Vonk Musiek, 22 December 2020 Listen and Buy Online (choose your music service) Listen on Spotify Discography
Piet Botha: New, Live & Rare | Mixcloud
The title of this mix is inspired by a series of EP’s and CD’s released by Deep Purple. The release of Piet Botha & Jack Hammer’s ‘13 Towns‘ live album on the 18th July 2020, was the inspiration for this mix which includes a few live songs, some recent releases and a bunch of rareContinue reading “Piet Botha: New, Live & Rare | Mixcloud”
Piet Botha Article in SAFFER Magazine, 20 July 2020
Jack Hammer launch new album for Piet Botha’s 65th birthday
“I cannot remember places that I’ve been I got lost forever out on Highway 13 but I’m not complaining by now that road belongs to me” – Highway 13 (Jack Hammer) Throughout his 45 years as a musician, Piet Botha (the Hammer) always felt most at home on the road. Along with his long-standingContinue reading “Jack Hammer launch new album for Piet Botha’s 65th birthday”
From The Vaults: Jack Hammer at the Whammy Bar, 11th November 1999
This was when I first met Piet Botha and Johnathan Martin (that is the correct spelling for Johnathan, I found out years later!). Piet often used to say that I put them on the internet before they even knew what the internet was! — Brian Currin, 10th July 2020 SA Rock Digest, Issue #39, 21stContinue reading “From The Vaults: Jack Hammer at the Whammy Bar, 11th November 1999”
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