If you know organs, the sound of the Hammond is instantly recognizable. (SOUNDBITE OF ORGAN MUSIC) MARTIN: In the 80 years since the Hammond organ hit the assembly line, it has made its way into rock, ...

Keyboard player Jon Lord performing with British rock group Deep Purple, circa 1975 - Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images We all know the sounds of the mighty Hammond organ when we hear them, from the ...

The venerable Hammond B-3 organ has been grinding its way through jazz, as well as gospel, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll, since 1954. This book, a mix of biography, history and technology, tells ...

But the powerful, soulful sounds of the B-3 trumped its impracticality. There was no more versatile, expressive electric keyboard instrument made in the 1950s and 60s. And none was more capable of ...

Musicians who play the Hammond B-3 — the electric organ found most often in jazz, soul and gospel — can forget about traveling light. The instrument weighs in at around 425 pounds and moving it is a ...

Beautifully equipped, semi-weighted two-manual organ. Organ simulations include B3, Farfisa, Vox and more. Equipped with four sets of drawbars – two per manual. Complete with rotary speaker ...

Get that classic sound on the real thing and any emulation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it comes to playing Hammond B-3 ...

The sound of the Hammond organ was invented for churches as an alternative to pipe organs. But it's distinctive sound became crucial to the development of a new kind of music: gospel. MARTIN: In the ...