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. Only add names here if the person has their own article on Wikipedia, please.

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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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Philip Aaberg played the Hammond B3 on albums by Elvin Bishop, Mark Farner, Dick Wagner, Henry Gross, Roy Rogers, and toured using a chopped B3^{[clarification needed]} with Tommy Johnston of the Doobie Brothers.
Don Airey, current keyboardist of Deep Purple.
Rick Allen began performing on the Hammond in LA in the 1960s, but since the 1980s, he has lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he plays and records with blues and cajun performers including Ernie K-Doe, King Floyd, Freddy Fender, and Marcia Ball.
Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band
Dave Amels from Reigning Sound, musical director for Mary Weiss
Mark Ambler of the Tom Robinson Band
Tori Amos most notably on her 2005 album The Beekeeper and extensively on her Original Sinsuality tour in 2005.
Rod Argent from The Zombies and Argent
Brian Auger (born 1939) a jazz and rock keyboardist, who formed the group Steampacket with Rod Stewart in 1965.

[edit] B

Ena Baga (1906–2004) was a British pianist and silent film organist who performed on the Hammond in the 1960s
Tony Banks played a Hammond L-122 with Genesis from 1969 to 1973, which was replaced by a modified T102 spinet prior to recording The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates, former keyboardist of rock group The Divine Comedy.
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.
Graham Bond
David Bowie (born 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer.
Desmond Brown – The Selector
James Brown
Milt Buckner (1915–1977), who pioneered the use of the Hammond organ in jazz.
Jerry Burke Organist for Lawrence Welk from 1934 till his death in 1965. Published several volumes 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

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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
Bill Champlin of Chicago, Sons of Champlin, Session Work
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.
Chick Churchill – keyboardist for Ten Years After
Rob Collins (12 June 1965 – 22 July 1996) – original Hammond/keyboard player for The Charlatans
Jenny Conlee, keyboardist/organist of The Decemberists.
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.
Jerry Corbetta - keyboardist for Sugarloaf. His song "Green Eyed Lady" showcased the percussion feature of the Hammond, as well as "stalling" the tone wheel for a pitch-bend effect.
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.
Vincent Crane – organist of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster.
Jesse Crawford(1895–1962) was a US pianist and organist well-known in the 1920s as a theatre organist for silent films. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ.
Sheryl Crow (b. 1962), American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, played on Sheryl Crow (album), The Globe Sessions, C'mon C'mon, Detours.

[edit] D

D'angelo
Jay Darlington of Kula Shaker and Oasis
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 Jimmy Smith, he has performed with Miles Davis and John McLaughlin.
'Papa' John DeFrancesco (born 1940)
Barbara Dennerlein
Rick DePiro
Dennis DeYoung of Styx played a Hammond B-3 during the 1970s and 1980s.
Bill Doggett
Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon
Dr. John
Joe Doria

[edit] E

Charles Earland
Keith Emerson from "The Nice" and "Emerson, Lake & Palmer"
John Evan from "Jethro Tull"
Rick Davies from "Supertramp"

[edit] F

Georgie Fame
Danny Federici (1950–2008) of the E Street Band
Mike Finnigan
Matthew Fisher, who co-wrote and recorded A Whiter Shade of Pale with Procol Harum
Morgan Fisher
Guy Fletcher, Keyboard player for Mark Knopfler
Chris Foreman, from the Deep Blue Organ Trio
Les Fradkin
Mitchell Froom

[edit] G

Kenneth 'Boom' Gaspar (Pearl Jam)
Chris Geddes (Belle and Sebastian)
Charlie Gillingham(Counting Crows)
Larry Goldings
Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
Earl Grant
Dave Greenfield (The Stranglers)
Dave Greenslade (Colosseum (band))
Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night)
Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) Uses a Hammond organ on 'Fake Plastic Trees'
Ken Griffin
Emm Gryner

[edit] H

Bo Hansson
George Harrison plays an S-Series Hammond most notably on "Blue Jay Way"
Atsuko Hashimoto
Alan Hawkshaw
Isaac Hayes (Stax sessions)
Dick Heintze (played with Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton bands)
Jonny Henderson
Ken Hensley (from "Uriah Heep")
John Hermann from Widespread Panic
Milt Herth jazz organist
Gregory Hillman
Jools Holland
Charles Hodges (Al Green)
Kyle Hollingsworth plays keyboards in "The String Cheese Incident", a jamband from Boulder, Colorado.
Richard "Groove" Holmes
John Hondorp
Wayne Horvitz
Garth Hudson from The Band
Grayson Hugh plays a custom-made Hammond B3, with wah-wah pedal.
Ralf Hütter from Organisation/Kraftwerk

[edit] I

Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly) Started with a Vox organ and later moved to Hammond.

[edit] J

Joe Jackson (musician)
Rami Jaffee of Wallflowers, Foo Fighters, Pete Yorn, Soul Asylum and Pearl Jam
Billy Joel
Sir Elton John
Booker T. Jones
John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
Lonnie Jordan (War)
Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco)^[1]
Bradley Joseph
Seth Justman from J. Geils Band usually with large Leslie cabinet set-up

[edit] K

Wojciech Karolak
Bruce Katz
Tony Kaye from Yes
Jeff Kazee, keyboard player for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
John Kiley, played at Fenway Park for years.
Al Kooper
Anders Koppel
Joe Krown, New Orleans based player who used to play with Gatemouth Brown
Charles Kynard

[edit] L

Eddie Landsberg
Nick Larkins (plays in the Dan Rumour Band with the founder of The Cruel Sea (band))
T Lavitz from "The Dixie Dregs", "Jazz Is Dead", and "Boston T Party"
Eddie Layton USA Hammond Organ player, played at the Yankee Stadium for years
John Lennon
Ed Lincoln
Jon Lord (formerly of Deep Purple)
Eddy Louiss
Arjen Anthony Lucassen from "Ayreon" and "Ambeon"
Rainer Limpinsel known as Mambo Kurt

[edit] M

Bruce Mackinnon of Pomme De Chien
Dave MacRae of Matching Mole
Phil Madeira
Eric Malmberg
Mike Mangan
Manfred Mann (musician)
Ray Manzarek (The Doors) (Used Hammond on Wild Child and The Changeling)
Bruno Marini (organist)
Money Mark (Beastie Boys)
Hank Marr
Shea Marshall
Pete Mazich
Paul McCartney
Page McConnell
Jack McDuff
Jimmy McGriff
Goldy McJohn
Duncan Mackay
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.
Ian McLagan of the Small Faces and the Faces
Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac used a custom chopped B-3 throughout her career.
John Mealing of the British jazz-rock band If.
Paul Meany of MUTEMATH and formerly of Earthsuit.
John Medeski
Natalie Merchant
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Mic Michaeli (Europe)
Lee Michaels
Mike Mills of R.E.M. – see Radio Song
Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant
Jackie Mittoo, co-founder of The Skatalites
Patrick Moraz of Refugee (band) and Yes
Jeff Muendel
Dean Mumford
Brent Mydland

[edit] N

Lars Nedland, best known for his work with heavy metal groups Borknagar and Solefald.
Art Neville Founded New Orleans funk band The Meters.
Dave Nicholas Cinema organist and entertainer
Czesław Niemen, one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers
Christopher North Keyboardist for the American Rock band Ambrosia.

[edit] O

Ryo Okumoto from Progressive rock band Spocks Beard
Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells
Spooner Oldham
Isaiah Ikey Owens from "The Mars Volta"

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[edit] Q

[edit] R

Sun Ra
Mike Ratledge of Soft Machine used a Hammond (among other keyboards) on Volume Two
Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
Melvin Rhyne
Doug Riley (1993–2000) known as "Doctor Music". Jazz Organist of the Year.
Terry Riley
Laza Ristovski (organist from Serbia, played in Smak and Bijelo Dugme)
Billy Ritchie Generally regarded as rock music's first lead organist, played in 1-2-3 and Clouds.
Freddie Roach
Tony Rogers current Hammond/keyboard player with The Charlatans
Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
Matt Rollings
Phil Ryan played with Man, Pete Brown and others