hammond
what it is
The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s, it became the de facto standard for jazz, blues, funk, rock music and gospel music. The original Hammond organ used additive synthesis of waveforms from harmonic series made by mechanical tonewheels which rotate in front of electromagnetic pickups.
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What is hammond?
The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s, it became the de facto standard for jazz, blues, funk, rock music and gospel music. The original Hammond organ used additive synthesis of waveforms from harmonic series made by mechanical tonewheels which rotate in front of electromagnetic pickups.
What are good hammond albums to start with?
Try The Cat by Jimmy Smith, Electric Funk by Jimmy McGriff, The Acid Side of Me by Jecks, and Kad bi' bio bijelo dugme by Bijelo Dugme.
Who are some women making hammond?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/hammond/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making hammond, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19