Who is King of the Hammond B3?

My two votes go to Gregg. Gregg Allman and Gregg Rolie. There are many others who play a mean B3 as well. What are your thoughts.

 

Jon Lord - deep purple

 

Dave "Baby" Cortez. "The Happy Organ", Whistling Organ, Rinky Dink.

 

check out the lp/cd 'Electric Funk' by Jimmy Mc Griff recorded in 1969,great stuff.

 

Jon Lord is amazing but id bet that Rick wakeman of yes and Keith Emerson of elp also played them,also Ray Manzarek of the doors

 

I dont remember Ray Manzarek or Rick Wakeman ever playing a Hammond B3, but I could be wrong.

 

Rick Wakeman

 

but i agree with you that gregg allman really brought that sound to the forefront.the allmans wouldnt sound the same without greggs b3

 

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Hammond_OrganIn the 1950s and 1960s, the B-3 was used in jazz bands (Walter Wanderley) and in organ trios, such as Jimmy Smith's organ trio. In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, the B-3 and C-3 were widely used in rock bands ranging from Latin rock groups such as Santana, to progressive rockProcol Harum, Yes (C-3), Styx, Kansas, Emerson, Lake & Palmer (C-3, L-100), Boston, Pink Floyd, and Eloy to blues-rock groups such as The Allman Brothers Band (B-3), Deep Purple, Clutch, (C-3), the transcendent B-3 sound of "Gimme Some Lovin'" by Spencer Davis Group, and Elbernita Twinkie Clark of The Clark Sisters is dubbed as the "Queen of the Hammond B3".[citation needed] groups such as
In the 1980s and 1990s, the B-3 continued to be used by many churches and also bands from a range of styles, including gospel, rock, hard rock, jazz, blues, and "jam" bands. This organ was also a favorite of renowned Grateful Dead keyboard player Brent Mydland as well as Page McConnell of Phish, Danny Federici of The E Street Band, and Tom Scholz of Boston. In the 1980s and 1990s, lightweight "clone" organs that imitated the sound were increasingly used to digitally recreate the B3's sound as a more portable (and less back-breaking) substitute, especially in live touring settings. Nevertheless, in the 2000s, some organ trios such as the Ken Clark organ trio still perform with vintage B-3 organs.




I remember Wakeman had a bit during a solo where he would tip his Hammond up on one corner and get that behemoth spinning around, wrapping up cords and shit until it toppled over on top of him. He would continue his solo with the thing laying on top of him until the stagehands would lift it off. Quite the showman, he was.


ZW

 

Garth Hudson

 

I remember Keith Emerson doing that exact same thing, but never saw Rick do it.

 

I could be confused , Zilla.

Those were some of my more drug addled days, thats for sure.





ZW

 

I've got a boot of Rick doing his Hammond thingo

 

very cool article :cheers2: