Lonnie Smith

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Lonnie Smith was an American jazz Hammond B-3 organist known for his soulful, groove-oriented playing and contributions to the soul-jazz and hard bop genres.

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Lonnie Smith canonical 2
Larry Young 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hammond organ player
human
jazz musician
organist
activeYearsStart 1960s
alsoKnownAs Dr. Lonnie Smith
associatedAct George Benson
Idris Muhammad
Lee Morgan
Lou Donaldson
Melvin Sparks
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-07-03
dateOfDeath 2021-09-28
familyName Smith
genre funk
hard bop
jazz
soul jazz
givenName Lonnie
hairStyle often wore a turban
instrument Hammond B-3 organ
linked to: Hammond organ

organ
name Lonnie Smith
notableFor contributions to hard bop
contributions to soul-jazz
soulful groove-oriented organ playing
notableWork album "Afro-desia"
album "All in My Mind"
album "Breathe"
album "Drives"
album "Evolution"
album "Live at Club Mozambique"
album "Move Your Hand"
album "Rise Up!"
album "The Turbanator"
album "Think!"
album "Turning Point"
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth Lackawanna, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Columbia Records
Palmetto Records
Pilgrimage Records
T.K. Records
religionOrBelief Sikh-inspired image (stage persona)
style improvisation rooted in blues and gospel

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Jimmy Smith influenced Lonnie Smith
Grant Green associatedAct Larry Young
linked to: Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith name Lonnie Smith