Albert Hammond, Jr.

Albert Hammond Jr. is a guitarist for the New York City rock band The Strokes.

Hammond Jr. (the son of singer/songwriter Albert Hammond, whose songs i

Albert Hammond Jr. is a guitarist for the New York City rock band The Strokes.

Hammond Jr. (the son of singer/songwriter Albert Hammond, whose songs include "It Never Rains in Southern California," "When I Need You," and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before") came from Los Angeles to attend film school at New York University and was invited into the band by singer Julian Casablancas; the two met at L'Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland when they were kids. Casablancas officially christened the quintet the Strokes in 1999, and the group spent most of that year writing and rehearsing material in New York City's Music Building. They made their live debut that fall at the Spiral, and word of mouth about the Strokes' incendiary live show propelled them to gigs at venues like Under the Acme, Lower East Side clubs such as Arlene Grocery, Baby Jupiter, and N.Y.C.'s Luna.