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Sep 29, 2021 · Tributes are pouring in for Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 organ virtuoso who has died at the age of 79. The NEA Jazz Master of 2017 passed away in his home in Florida from pulmonary fibrosis,...
Aug 26, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco, who brought the richly enveloping sound of the Hammond B-3 organ roaring back into the jazz mainstream in the early 1990s, reigning as its preeminent ace for more than 30 years, died on Thursday. He was 51.
Jimmy Smith popularized the Hammond organ, and its technique of using drawbars and pedals. Having found success in jazz, the Hammond organ became popular in rhythm and blues, including Booker T. & the M.G.'s and other Stax Records artists.
Sep 29, 2021 · Dr. Lonnie Smith, an NEA Jazz Master known for his dynamism and wizardry on the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday. He was 79 years old. His death was confirmed on Twitter by Blue Note Records. A spokesperson for the label said the cause of death was pulmonary fibrosis, a form of lung disease.
Aug 26, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco, Jazz legend who was one of the greatest Hammond B3 Organ players, died Thursday at the age of 51.
Jan 11, 2022 · Millions of keyboard players, especially of his celebrated B-3, have been in Mr. Hammond’s debt ever since. He died at the age of 78 on July 3, 1973, but what a legacy he left.
Sep 29, 2021 · Dr. Lonnie Smith, the NEA Jazz Master who was highly acclaimed for his soulful, dynamic sound on the Hammond B3 organ, has died. He was 79.
