The Hammond Organ Company, which was based in Chicago, manufactured organs until the mid 80's and managed to deliver thousands of units of various models. But it was in the mid 50's that the model B3 ...

Leslie began her music career playing Hammond B3 organ and singing backup vocals with Connecticut-based bands. She then evolved into a versatile lead singer covering Country, Rock, R&B and Pop hits.

Popularized by Jimmy Smith shortly after Hammond introduced the powerful model in the mid-1950s, the B-3 traffics in soul — especially when coupled with its famous counterpart, the Leslie speaker, ...

Musicians who play the Hammond B-3 — the electric organ found most often ... can get fooled — especially if it's still going through a Leslie. [The Leslie] is the special rotating speaker?

There was a bit of furniture-moving and finagling, but when all the heavy lifting was done, there it was: A Hammond B3 organ and its sturdy wooden Leslie speaker cabinet sat waiting for its star ...

Occupying center stage was a vintage Hammond B3 organ, perfectly framed by a set of curtains that served as a backdrop. There was also a distinctive Leslie speaker cabinet with a rotating horn ...

So-called “modern miracle” features a new modelled tonewheel engine and a new Leslie speaker emulation When you ... we’d say that the B3 is the most famous Hammond in history. A staple in gospel, jazz ...

When it comes to playing Hammond B-3 organ in a rock band, there’s a lot of history to ... You can add some upper harmonics to make the organ soar over the guitars, with the Leslie’s fast speed ...

There is a rich tradition of using the distinctive Hammond B3 organ in big band settings ... B3s also have a satellite speaker box, called a Leslie, which ensures the organ can be heard when ...