The Hammond organ was a fluke invention by a clockmaker in 1935 and became a lower-cost alternative to the pipe organ. Its heyday in popular music began in the 1950s, and it remained hot through the ...

There are many musical instruments dedicated to reproducing the B3 nowadays. None of them can do it perfectly, but if the organ player knows how the original B3 should sound, it is possible to tweak ...

The sound of the B3 Hammond Organ has always been a hallmark of Booker T's music. The group's new album, "Sound the Alarm," expands on that tradition. In 1962, the band Booker T.