We all know the sounds of the mighty Hammond organ when we hear them, from the ghostly sorrow and majesty of Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale to the bubbling glide and splash of Booker T and ...

The Hammond organ was built as a "portable and affordable alternative" for the pipe organ, some nomenclature comes from the pipe organ language. The keyboards, also called Manuals (Upper, Lower and ...

Instead, he was left to wonder about retirement, as Hammond organ gigs vanished, synthesizers became tech royalty, DJs dealt disco hits, and rappers grabbed the mic into the 1980s and '90s.

“A few years later, when we needed a Hammond organ sound on my album Madman Across the Water, I thought about it, then called Rick Wakeman,” he recalls. “That was the right thing to do, too.” ...

Amos added that playing the Hammond while creating her new album brought more depth to her songwriting process. The results help make "The Beekeeper" one her most accessible albums. "The Beekeeper ...