Hammond Organ
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John Malveaux of
forwards a link from
National Public Radio::
The Hammond Organ and Gospel Music
Published January 3, 2016
The sound of the Hammond organ was invented for churches as an
alternative to pipe organs. But it's distinctive sound became crucial to
the development of a new kind of music: gospel.
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Hi William, Happy New Year! Interesting
link but I felt that I needed to put in a quick one on the ‘Hammond’.
Firstly, I can confirm that the ‘Tonewheel’ (i.e. the ‘real’ Hammond
sound organs) are an expensive ‘bitch’ to mend when they go wrong. The
later solid state ones generally end up being scrapped unless they have a
working ‘Leslie’. Much as I love great big pipe organs, I also have a
soft spot for the ‘Hammond’ sound which (in my view) has not yet been
properly recreated by modern electronics.
Secondly,
some readers may be aware of the Hammond v Skinner case over false
claims... this may well have had some effect on getting instruments into
churches.
Finally,
we must mention two great names that possibly contributed to the
success of the crossover of the music of secular and the Christian
churches. These people were Fats Waller and Fela Sowande who were
pioneers. Both had made recordings using Hammond organs made in the
1930’s and you can hear from these some elements of styles that
influenced church organists in establishments that sang gospel music. Kind regards Mike [Michael S. Wright]
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