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

[edit] A

Rick Allen began performing on the Hammond in LA in the 1960s, but since the 1980s, he has lived in New Orleans, where he plays and records with blues and cajun performers including Ernie K-Doe, King Floyd, Freddy Fender, Marcia Ball.
Gregg Allman from "The Allman Brothers Band"
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.
Don Airey, current keyboardist of Deep Purple.

[edit] B

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.
Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates, former keyboardist of rock group The Divine Comedy, now a music teacher at Parmiter's School.
Peter Bardens, keyboardist of the progrock band Camel until 1978.
Count Basie
Marco Benevento (born 1977) 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.
James Brown
Milt Buckner (1915-77), who pioneered the use of the Hammond organ in Jazz. Played with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra from 1941-48 and again 1950-52, as well as with his own bands.
Jerry Burke Organist for Lawrence Welk from 1934 till his death in 1965. Published several volume of organ arrangements.
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. He has toured several times with The Who.
Tomas Bodin - The Flower Kings
Pepe Bustamante Bolivian Hammond Organ player, played many years in Chile

[edit] C

Tony Carey (b. 1953) is a rock and heavy metal keyboardist and Hammond organ player; he played the band Rainbow from 1975 to 1977
Mike Carr British Hammond Organ jazz BeBop player, born in 1937 Newcastle
Felix Cavaliere was part of The Young Rascals and he also played in Steven Van Zandt's Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul as well as with Ringo Starr's All Star Band
Nick Cave, best known for his work with the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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.

[edit] D

Wild Bill Davis (1918–1995) is the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Davis, a pioneering jazz electronic organist who led a number of organ trios.
Lenny Dee (1923-2006), an American pop/easy listening/boogie-woogie/jazz organist whose career spanned six decades and 56 albums; he had a Top 20 hit in 1955.
Joey DeFrancesco (born 1971) is an American jazz organist and trumpeter. Down Beat's 2003 Critics Poll selected him as “top jazz organist.” Mentored by the late Jimmy Smith, he has performed with Miles Davis and John McLaughlin.
Barbara Dennerlein
Aristoteles De Souza Falcao Brazilian Hammond Organ player, played in Bolivia and Chile
Dennis DeYoung of Styx played a Hammond B-3 during the 1970s and 1980s.
Bill Dilks
Bill Doggett
Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon
Dr. John

[edit] E

Charles Earland
Keith Emerson from "The Nice" and "Emerson, Lake and Palmer"
Kingsley Ettienne Toronto Canada B3 organ player www.kingsleyettienne.com
John Evan from "Jethro Tull"
Duncan MacKay from "10cc"

[edit] F

Georgie Fame
Harry Farmer, British Hammond Organ player
Danny Federici of the E Street Band
Djalma Ferreira Brazilian Hammond Irgan player, owner of the Drink Boite in Rio de Janeiro
Matthew Fisher, who recorded A Whiter Shade of Pale
Morgan Fisher
Mitchell Froom

[edit] G

Mito Garcia Argentinian Hammond Organ player and pianist. Played jazz in Rosario and then moved to Buenos Aires where he was Conductor of the RAdio Splendid Orchestra, recorded many LPs like Ella, Musica Suave y Latina, Un Argentino en Manhattan, stc.
Kenneth 'Boom' Gaspar (Pearl Jam)
Chris Geddes (Belle and Sebastian)
John Ginty (Citizen Cope)
Larry Goldings
Charlie Gillingham
Larry Goldings
Sir Julian Gould USA (Hammond Organ) player
Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
Earl Grant
Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers)
Dave Greenslade (Colosseum (band))
Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night)
Ken Griffin
Emm Gryner

[edit] H

Bo Hansson
Atsuko Hashimoto
Alan Hawkshaw
Isaac Hayes (Stax sessions)
Ken Hensley (from "Uriah Heep")
Milt Herth jazz organist
Gregory Hillman
Kyle Hollingsworth plays keyboards in "The String Cheese Incident", a jamband from Boulder, Colorado.
Jools Holland
Charles Hodges (Al Green)
Richard "Groove" Holmes
John Hondorp
Garth Hudson from The Band
Ralf Hütter from Organisation/Kraftwerk

[edit] I

[edit] J

[edit] K

[edit] L

Eddie Landsberg
Jaime Llano Gonzalez Colombian Hammond Organ player
Nick Larkins (plays in the Dan Rumour Band with the founder of The Cruel Sea (band))
Eddie Layton USA Hammond Organ player, played at the Yankee Stadium for years
Frans Lambert German Hammond Organ player and now Wersi Organ player
Ed Lincoln Brazilian Hammond Organ player
Jon Lord from "Deep Purple"
Arjen Anthony Lucassen from "Ayreon" and "Ambeon"