Post-Bop Organists - Lonnie Smith, Joey Defrancesco, Barbara Dennerlein, Larry Young, John Defrancesco (Paperback)

Chapters: Lonnie Smith, Joey Defrancesco, Barbara Dennerlein, Larry Young, John Defrancesco. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dr. Lonnie Smith (born July 3, 1942 in Lackawanna, New York) is a jazz musician, recognized as an exceptional player of both the Hammond B3 organ and piano. He was born in Lackawanna, New York, (just outside of Buffalo), into a family with a vocal group and radio program. Smith says that his mother was a major influence on him musically, as she introduced him to gospel, classical, and jazz music. He was part of several vocal ensembles in the 1950s, including the Teen Kings. Art Kubera, the owner of a local music store, gave Smith his first organ, a Hammond B3. His affinity for R