List of Hammond organ players

This is a list of notable Hammond organ players, both solo performers and members of ensembles.

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Gregg Allman from "The Allman Brothers Band"
Ely Arcoverde Brazilian musician
Rod Argent is from "The Zombies" and "Argent"
Brian Auger (born 1939) a jazz and rock keyboardist, who formed the group Steampacket with Rod Stewart in 1965.
Lucho Azcarraga, Panama-born organist (1912-1996)
Todd Ague (born 1964) a jazz, rock and R&B keyboardist with Detroit-based group "The Big Picture" and Atlanta artist "Jim Asbell".

Ena Baga (1906-2004) was a British pianist and silent film organist who performed on the Hammond in the 1960s
Tony Banks (born 1950) is an English songwriter, pianist/keyboard player, and founding member of progressive rock/pop group "Genesis". He played a Hammond T-102 tonewheel organ in the 1970s.
Peter Bardens, keyboardist of the progrock band Camel until 1978.
Marco Benevento (born 19??) is half of the Benevento/Russo Duo along with Joe Russo. Originally associated with the "jam band" scene, he currently performs various styles of jazz.
David Bowie (born 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and mixer.
John "Rabbit" Bundrick (born 1948) a US-born rock keyboardist, pianist, and organist who played on albums by The Who, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roger Waters, Free, and performed in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Timothy Barson

Tony Carey
Nick Cave
Soren Christensen (born 1981) Hammond Organ player from Danish rock band The Blue Van.
Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark is a US gospel singer, composer, musician, and evangelist dubbed "the Queen of the B-3." A member of The Clark Sisters, she also has seven solo albums.
Rob Collins (Charlatans).
Tom Constanten played the Hammond B-3 exclusively with the Grateful Dead in live concerts during his tenure with the group from 1968 to 1970, taking over for Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.
Dave "Baby" Cortez (born 1938) a US pop music and R&B pianist and organist. His 1950s instrumental, "The Happy Organ" was the first pop/rock hit to feature the organ as lead instrument.
Ed Cox is an organist from The Hurricanes, and has played with Billy Preston.
Vincent Crane - organist of Atomic Rooster.
Jesse Crawford(1895- 1962) was a US pianist and organist well-known in the 1920s as a theater organist for silent films. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ.

Jackie Davis
Wild Bill Davis (1918–1995) is the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Davis, a pioneering jazz electronic organist who led a number of organ trios.
Joey DeFrancesco (born 1971) is an American jazz organist and trumpeter. Down Beat's 2003 Critics Poll selected him as “top jazz organist.” Mentored by the late Jimmy Smith, he has performed with Miles Davis and John McLaughlin.
Barbara Dennerlein
Bill Doggett
Dr. John

Gianni Labate from "I figli del sole"
Eddie Landsberg
Nick Larkins (plays in the Dan Rumour Band with the founder of The Cruel Sea (band))
Eddie Layton
Tulio Enrique León (Venezuelan organist; blind of birth. Played also Electrosonic and Yamaha organs)
Jaime Llano (Colombian organist)
Thomas Linaa Danish musician
Ed Lincoln Brazilian musician
Jon Lord from "Deep Purple"
Eddy Louiss
Arjen Anthony Lucassen from "Ayreon" and "Ambeon"
Reinhard Lakomy (East German space rock synthesizer pioneer)

Ray Manzarek (The Doors)(Used Hammond on Wild Child and The Changeling)
Money Mark (Beastie Boys)
Shea Marshall
Pete Mazich
Page McConnell
Jack McDuff
Jimmy McGriff
Goldy McJohn
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan used a Hammond organ during most of his tenure with The Grateful Dead (before and after Tom Constanten joined the group) until his death in 1973.
John Medeski
Natalie Merchant
Mic Michaeli (Europe)
Lee Michaels
Russ Morgan
Avelino Muñoz (Panamanian organist, pianist and composer 1912-1962)
Brent Mydland

Ryo Okumoto from Progressive rock band Spocks Beard
Ernesto Hill Olvera (Mexican organist; b. 1936 - d.1967. Developer of a technique to make the Hammond Organ "talks", opening and closing the drawbars of the instrument. Hill recorded only two LP albums for RCA Víctor Mexicana).
Isaiah Ikey Owens from "The Mars Volta"