Winton band Mike Hammar and the Nails’ new album, “Recipe for the Blues,” is now available on iTunes and CDBaby.

The album includes 12 original songs blues.

Hammar has played the blues in the Central Valley, the foothills and the East Bay for 25 years.

An Oklahoma-born American Indian, Hammar was raised on the blues by his father, Mike Hammar father, who introduced him to music legends like Lightnin ‘Hopkins, Gatemouth Brown, T-Bone Walker and BB King.

Mike Hammar and nails August 14 at Fire Mountain Sonora Blues Festival.