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


Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Don Airey b. 1948 B-3 Rainbow
Ozzy Osbourne
Deep Purple[1]
Gregg Allman b. 1946 B-3 The Allman Brothers Band Was given a brand new B-3 and Leslie 122RV when the band was formed[2]
Tori Amos b. 1963 B-3 Played a Hammond on her 2005 album The Beekeeper[3]
Rod Argent b. 1945 The Zombies
Argent[4]
Brian Auger b. 1939 L-100 Julie Driscoll Played without a Leslie speaker[5]

B

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Tony Banks b. 1950 L-122
T-102
 Genesis Played a Hammond L-122 with the band from 1969[6][page needed] which was replaced by a T-102[7]
Hugh Banton b. 1949 E-100 Van der Graaf Generator Played a Hammond E-100 organ that he personally modified with customised electronics.[8]
Graham Bond 1937 – 1974 An early adopter of the Hammond in the UK, playing it on stage as early as 1962.[9]
James Brown[10] 1933 – 2006
Milt Buckner 1915 – 1977 Pioneered the use of the Hammond organ in jazz.[11]
Jerry Burke 1911 – 1965 Lawrence Welk Organist for Lawrence Welk from 1934 until his death. Published several volumes of organ arrangements.[12]
John "Rabbit" Bundrick b. 1948 XB-2 The Who
Free 		Used a Hammond on loan from Pete Townshend when he started touring with The Who. Has since used an XB-2.[13]

C

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Felix Cavaliere b. 1942 The Young Rascals
Steven Van Zandt's Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
Ringo Starr's All Star Band[14]
Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark b.1954 A US gospel singer, composer, musician, and evangelist dubbed "the Queen of the B-3." Has performed in The Clark Sisters and as a solo artist.[15]
Rob Collins[16] 1965 – 1996 The Charlatans
Tom Coster b.1941[17] B-3[18] Santana
John McLaughlin[19]
Vincent Crane 1943 – 1989 C-3 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Atomic Rooster[20]
Jesse Crawford 1895 – 1962 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, and also used the chord organ.[21]

D

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Jackie Davis 1920–1999 B-3[22]
Wild Bill Davis 1918 – 1995[23] American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger[24]
Lenny Dee 1923 – 2006 A
B-3
transistor models 		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 with "Plantation Boogie". Used various tonewheel and transistor Hammonds, and was a strong critic of the company.[25]
Joey DeFrancesco b. 1971 B-3 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.[26]
'Papa' John DeFrancesco b. 1940 B-3[27]
Barbara Dennerlein b. 1964 B-3 Has achieved particular critical acclaim for use of the bass pedals,[28] and mixing the Hammond with samples. Has won the Down Beat "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition" title five times, and is a three-time recipient of the German Critics Award.[29]
Rick DePiro b. 1967 B-3,Concorde Has achieved acclaim for use of "kicking" bass (Kruger bass),and listed as one of most well known Jazz Organists all time. First 4 albums were on Hammond B-3, Hammond A-100 and Hammond Concorde. Known for Baseball Sarcasm when playing organ for Cleveland Indians on Hammond.[30][31]
Tyrone Downie b. 1956 Bob Marley & The Wailers Used on "No Woman, No Cry" on the album Live![32]

E

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Charles Earland 1941–2000[33][34]
Keith Emerson b. 1944 L-100
C-3 		The Nice
Emerson, Lake & Palmer 		Infamously abused an L-100 on stage, sticking knives in the instrument[35]
John Evan b. 1948 C-3 Jethro Tull[36]

F

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Georgie Fame b. 1943 M-100 Pioneer of British Rhythm and Blues through his performances at the Flamingo Club, London in the mid-1960s[37]
Danny Federici 1950 – 2008 B-3 Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band[38]
Mike Finnigan b.1945 Jimi Hendrix[39]
Matthew Fisher b. 1946 M-100 Procol Harum Co-wrote and recorded A Whiter Shade of Pale[40]
Henry Ford[41] 1863 – 1947 A

G

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
George Gershwin[41] 1898–1937 A
Larry Goldings[42] b. 1968 B-3
Dave Greenfield b. 1949 L-100 The Stranglers[43]

H

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Jon Hammond Endorsed by Hammond-Suzuki[44]
Isaac Hayes 1942 - 2008[45] B-3 Stax Records Used on Hot Buttered Soul[46]
Ken Hensley b.1945 Uriah Heep[47]
Milt Herth[48] 1902 - 1969[49]
Christopher Holland[50] Brother of Jools Holland[51]
Richard "Groove" Holmes 1931-1991 B-3,Concorde[52]
John Hondorp b. 1964 A-100/B3/HX3 Unit Records [53] Teaches Bachelor of Music - Hammond Organ. Institut für Musik - Osnabrück (Germany)/ArtEZ School of Arts, Enschede (NL)

I

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Doug Ingle Iron Butterfly Started with a Vox organ and later moved to Hammond.[54]

J

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Booker T. Jones[55] b.1944[56] M-1
M-3
B-3[57]
John Paul Jones b. 1946 C-3[58] Led Zeppelin

K

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Tony Kaye b.1946[59] Yes
Badger[60]
Al Kooper b.1944[61] Blood, Sweat and Tears
Bob Dylan 		Played a Hammond on Like A Rolling Stone[62]

Joe Krown

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Played with Brown from 1992 to 2005[63]

L

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Eddie Layton 1925–2004 Promoted the Hammond as a touring demonstrator and played at the Yankee Stadium for years[64]
Ron Levy[65]
Jon Lord 1941–2012 C-3 Deep Purple Founding member of Deep Purple, played a C-3 through a Marshall amplifier[66]

M

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Money Mark Beastie Boys[67]
Page McConnell B-3 Phish[68]
Jack McDuff[69]
Jimmy McGriff[70]
Goldy McJohn Steppenwolf[71]
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan 1945–1973 B-3 Grateful Dead Upgraded from a Vox Continental to a B-3 in 1968[72]
Ian McLagan M-100 Small Faces[73]
Faces
Rolling Stones)[74]
John Medeski[75]
Lee Michaels[76]
Brent Mydland 1952–1990[77] B-3 Grateful Dead[78]

O

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Mike Oldfield b. 1953 On Tubular Bells,[79] and Tubular Bells II.[80]

P

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Don Patterson[81]
Big John Patton[82]
Billy Preston 1946–2006[83] The Beatles[84]
The Rolling Stones[83]
Alan Price The Animals
Alan Price Set[85]

R

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Doug Riley 1945–2007 Known as "Doctor Music"[86][87]
Billy Ritchie 1-2-3
Clouds[88]
Gregg Rolie b. 1947[89] B-3 Santana
Journey[90]

S

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Merl Saunders Jerry Garcia[91]
Rhoda Scott[92]
Shirley Scott[93]
Paul Shaffer B-3 David Letterman[94]
Dave Sinclair Caravan[95]
Ethel Smith A Known as the "first lady of the Hammond organ"[96]
Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 B-3 Influential recordings for Blue Note in the late 1950s inspired several organists who became successful in the 1960s and 70s[97]
Johnny "Hammond" Smith[98]
Dr. Lonnie Smith[99]
Mark Stein B-3 Vanilla Fudge[100]
Dave Stewart L-100 Egg
Hatfield and the North
National Health
Bruford[101]

T

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Mick Talbot Dexy's Midnight Runners
Style Council[102]
James Taylor C-3 James Taylor Quartet[103]
Chester Thompson B-3 Santana
Tower of Power[104]

V

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Earl Van Dyke The Funk Brothers Backed many Motown hits[105]
Thijs van Leer b.1948[106] L-100
XB-3[107] 		Focus[108]

W

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Rick Wakeman b. 1949 L-100
C-3 		Yes
Strawbs
English Rock Ensemble[109]
Fats Waller A Started his career on pipe organ, then became an early adopter of the Hammond[110]
Peter Weltner b. 1952 New B-3
 soloist
Organ-drums duo[111]
Steve Winwood b. 1948 Spencer Davis Group
Traffic
Blind Faith[112]
Rick Wright 1943–2008 M-100 Pink Floyd Founding member of Pink Floyd, upgraded from a Farfisa Compact Duo to an M-100 on stage in 1970[113]

Y

Name Lifetime Models played Associated acts Notes
Larry Young 1940 - 1978 B-3[114]

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