http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejadhR_m9w&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nsPgSl52qY&feature=related

Great find Donny, thanks for sharing

Donny, When I read the title of your post Keith Emerson immediately came to mind. He was the inspiration that kept me involved in piano and organ at age 17 when I was at the point where I could have really cared less about playing music. At that time he made taking piano lessons a cool thing I'd seen him a number of times in concert he was phenomenal. At time I remember having a Farfisa portable organ. When I played for friends I use to imitate Keith by stabbing the keys with a butter knife then picking up and shaking the Farfisa, the reverb unit use to thrash about and make a lot of noise. All the kids loved the effect. Ah, my mis-spent youth, if I only knew then............

Here's Keith in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xggFzkyd288

Steve .....Ahhhhh Yes we all have our our PRE Arranger Hammond memories some how it never gets old! It's a timeless sound that just makes you happy deep inside when you hear it. What I love is that every player does it & sounds different as they utilize all the features. VIVA HAMMOND !

When you listen to those clips the organ setups sound very similar - except for Jimmy Smith. His registration and Leslie are in such control. I think he was the true master mentor.

I hear you Cass.......The Hammond organ was a BIG part of our musical roots as a youth growing up in the 50's/60's especially if you were a keyboard player Jazz/Rock, or Gospel etc.... I think that the memories never leave us deep inside....although today's youth seem to not even know it exists....sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa5aobSoBYw&feature=related


Yea & Paul Shaffer is Drooling in the background hehehhe

Greg Rollie was my hero........taste full never overbearing,never a circus act.

Jon Lord #2 Raw...exclaimation.

Emerson was a tad to self absorbed in technique and keyboard calesthetics and circus fare. I could never hear "between" the notes.

Sort of like a speed metal guitarist vs SRV. all technique no emotion.

I was always one for a Player with Great DYNAMICS & TECHNIQUE like TONY MONACO & my childhood hero MARK STEIN (Vanilla Fudge)& FELIX CAVALIERI (Young Rascles)


And how can you forget ETHEL SMITH?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA9qlWyk-7Q

Anybody remember Lee Michaels, 1960-70's west coast guy who played B3 kicking bass with just a drummer? He later had a hit on "Do You Know What I Mean", but his early B3 and vocal work was soulful in a big way.