List of Hammond organ players
Appearance
This is a list of notable Hammond organ players, both solo performers and members of ensembles.
A
- Rick Allen
- 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.
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 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.
- James Brown
- 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.
C
- Tony Carey
- Felix Cavaliere
- Nick Cave
- 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.
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)
- 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
- Dennis DeYoung of Styx played a Hammond B-3 during the 1970s and 1980s.
- Bill Doggett
- Dr. John
E
- Charles Earland
- Skip Edwards (Dwight Yoakam)
- Keith Emerson from "The Nice" and "Emerson, Lake and Palmer"
- John Evan from "Jethro Tull"
F
- Georgie Fame
- Danny Federici of the E Street Band
- Matthew Fisher, who recorded A Whiter Shade of Pale
- Morgan Fisher
- Mitchell Froom
G
- Kenneth 'Boom' Gaspar (Pearl Jam)
- Chris Geddes (Belle and Sebastian)*Larry Goldings
- Charlie Gillingham
- Larry Goldings
- Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
- Earl Grant
- Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers)
- Dave Greenslade (Colosseum (band))
- Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night)
- Ken Griffin
- Emm Gryner
H
- Alan Hawkshaw
- Isaac Hayes (Stax sessions)
- Ken Hensley (from "Uriah Heep")
- 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
I
J
- Rami Jaffee (The Wallflowers)
- Billy Joel
- Sir Elton John
- Booker T. Jones
- John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
- Bradley Joseph
K
L
- Eddie Landsberg
- Nick Larkins (plays in the Dan Rumour Band with the founder of The Cruel Sea (band))
- Eddie Layton
- Jon Lord from "Deep Purple"
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen from "Ayreon" and "Ambeon"
M
- Phil Madeira
- Ray Manzarek (The Doors)(Used Hammond on Wild Child and The Changeling)
- Bruno Marini (organist)
- Money Mark (Beastie Boys)
- Hank Marr
- Pete Mazich
- Page McConnell
- Jack McDuff
- Jimmy McGriff
- Goldy McJohn
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan used a Hammond organ during most of his tenure with The Grateful Dead (before and after Tom Constanten joined the group) until his death in 1973.
- John Medeski
- Natalie Merchant
- Freddie Mercury
- Mic Michaeli (Europe)
- Lee Michaels
- Russ MorganDennis Montgomery
- Jeff Muendel
- Brent Mydland
N
- Lars Nedland, best known for his work with heavy metal groups Borknagar and Solefald.
- Art Neville Founded legendary New Orleans funk band The Meters with Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Junior and Zigaboo Modeliste. Played Hammond on all Meters albums, most notably on Uptown Rulers! Live on the Queen Mary.
O
- Ryo Okumoto from Progressive rock band Spocks Beard
- Spooner Oldham
- Isaiah Ikey Owens from "The Mars Volta"
P
- Korla Pandit
- Don Paterson
- Big John Patton
- Bill Payne
- Roy Phillips
- Grace Potter
- Billy Preston
- Alan Price from "The Animals"
- Don Pullen
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- Merl Saunders
- Rhoda Scott
- Shirley Scott
- Paul Shaffer
- Derek Sherinian, solo artist, studio musician, keyboardist for Yngwie Malmsteen and Billy Idol, former member of Dream Theater, Platypus, and Jughead as well as Kiss and Alice Cooper's touring bands.
- Dave Sinclair
- Ethel Smith
- Jimmy Smith
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith
- Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Robert Smith (The Cure)
- Sly Stone
T
- Mick Talbot
- Benmont Tench (Tom Petty)
- Chester Thompson (original organist for Tower of Power)
U
V
- Earl Van Dyke from The Funk Brothers
- Thijs van Leer from Focus
W
- Rick Wakeman (Yes)
- Fats Waller
- Steve Walsh (musician) from Progressive rock band Kansas_(band)
- Walter Wanderley Brazilian musician
- Spider Webb Plays Vox Continental in London band, The Horrors.
- Vince Welnick
- Carson Whitsett
- Baby Face Willette
- Reuben Wilson
- Steve Winwood
- Stevie Wonder Keyboard master uses the Hammond Organ for most albums, most noted being Songs in the Key of Life.
- Bernie Worrell
- James "Big Jim" Wright musician, producer (Mariah Carey, Yolanda Adams, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis)
- Rick Wright(Pink Floyd)
- Klaus Wunderlich
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