List of Hammond organ players

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This is a list of notable Hammond organ players, both solo performers and members of ensembles.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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  • Gregg Allman from "The Allman Brothers Band"
  • Ely Arcoverde Brazilian musician
  • Rod Argent is from "The Zombies" and "Argent"
  • Brian Auger (born 1939) a jazz and rock keyboardist, who formed the group Steampacket with Rod Stewart in 1965.
  • Lucho Azcarraga, Panama-born organist (1912-1996)
  • Todd Ague (born 1964) a jazz, rock and R&B keyboardist with Detroit-based group "The Big Picture" and Atlanta artist "Jim Asbell".

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  • Ena Baga (1906-2004) was a British pianist and silent film organist who performed on the Hammond in the 1960s
  • Tony Banks (born 1950) is an English songwriter, pianist/keyboard player, and founding member of progressive rock/pop group "Genesis". He played a Hammond T-102 tonewheel organ in the 1970s.
  • Peter Bardens, keyboardist of the progrock band Camel until 1978.
  • Marco Benevento (born 19??) is half of the Benevento/Russo Duo along with Joe Russo. Originally associated with the "jam band" scene, he currently performs various styles of jazz.
  • David Bowie (born 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer.
  • John "Rabbit" Bundrick (born 1948) a US-born rock keyboardist, pianist, and organist who played on albums by The Who, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free, and performed in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
  • Timothy Barson

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  • Tony Carey
  • Nick Cave
  • Soren Christensen (born 1981) Hammond Organ player from Danish rock band The Blue Van.
  • Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark is a US gospel singer, composer, musician, and evangelist dubbed "the Queen of the B-3." A member of The Clark Sisters, she also has seven solo albums.
  • Rob Collins (Charlatans).
  • Tom Constanten played the Hammond B-3 exclusively with the Grateful Dead in live concerts during his tenure with the group from 1968 to 1970, taking over for Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.
  • Dave "Baby" Cortez (born 1938) a US pop music and R&B pianist and organist. His 1950s instrumental, "The Happy Organ" was the first pop/rock hit to feature the organ as lead instrument.
  • Ed Cox is an organist from The Hurricanes, and has played with Billy Preston.
  • Vincent Crane - organist of Atomic Rooster.
  • Jesse Crawford(1895- 1962) was a US pianist and organist well-known in the 1920s as a theater organist for silent films. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ.

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  • Ryo Okumoto from Progressive rock band Spocks Beard
  • Ernesto Hill Olvera (Mexican organist; b. 1936 - d.1967. Developer of a technique to make the Hammond Organ "talks", opening and closing the drawbars of the instrument. Hill recorded only two LP albums for RCA Víctor Mexicana).
  • Isaiah Ikey Owens from "The Mars Volta"

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