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Johnny "Hammond" Smith

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Born in:Louisville, Kentucky,
United States of America
Year of Birth:1933
Year of death:1997

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname, which also avoided his being confused with jazz guitarist Johnny Smith though this could lead to him being confused with Jimmy Smith (musician), another Hammond great.
Smith played with Paul Williams and Chris Columbo before forming his own group. His... more

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  • Johnny Hammond
  • John Robert Smith
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