"This is the kind of music I grew up skating to at places like Rocky Springs, when organ music was it," says the 56-year-old. "I don't skate as much as I used to, but I'll sit and listen to Ralph ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of iconic jazz Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died on Thursday. The jazz world has lost its preeminent specialist ...

The Hammond organ – it's heavy, it's hard to move, you basically become a lifelong van owner if you play one, and I've often said, "If your back doesn't hurt – it doesn't sound right." But I ...

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 ...

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.

The feel and powerful sound of the "real deal" is still unbeatable. Used in almost all musical genres, the Hammond Organ sound became famous in gospel, blues, soul, jazz and rock music. Today we find ...

Music Hammond Heavy What do these four albums have in common? Organ genius Gary Versace. by Neil Tesser February 22, 2007 ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of iconic jazz Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died on Thursday. Remembering Joey DeFrancesco, pioneering Hammond ...

Remembering Joey DeFrancesco, pioneering Hammond organist who changed jazz music By Ari Shapiro, Michael Levitt, Patrick Jarenwattananon Published August 26, 2022 at 3:14 PM CDT ...

CHINEN: His father, "Papa" John DeFrancesco, who is still with us, was an accomplished organ player coming up. And so Joey learned firsthand. He's a second-generation Philly jazz organist. He ...