Great Organists in Rock

The recent thread about the greatest rock guitarists got me thinking about great rock organists. Here's my list so far...who have I forgotten?

Hammond

Keith Emerson (ELP)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
Gregg Allman (All Bros Band)
Lee Michaels
Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
Doug Ingle (late Iron Butterfly)
Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf)
Al Kooper (BS&T, Blues Project, etc)
Booker T.
T. Lavitz (Dixie Dregs, Jazz is Dead)
Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic)

Vox Continental

Doug Ingle (early Iron Butterfly)
Ray Manzerek (Doors)

77jovian12-02-2011 9:53pm

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wolf_garcia Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,695 posts 12-03-2011 at 04:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete To clarify: "Organ" usually means Hammond B3 or at least that tone regardless of what's generating it, and that's what distinguishes it. Even for here.
macdadtexas Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,794 posts 12-03-2011 at 03:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete it's keyboards, you really can't distinguish organ, electric piano, synthesier, really, that's ridiculous, even for here
jaybo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,478 posts 12-03-2011 at 02:53am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete ghosthouse and i are in complete agreement...add augie meyers, felix cavaliere, georgie fame, alan price.
ghosthouse Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,306 posts 12-03-2011 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dunno how "great" they are (though I do enjoy many of the previously posted musicians)...here are a few of my favorites I don't think have been listed so far: Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) Brian Auger Rod Argent
lapierre Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 547 posts 12-03-2011 at 12:30am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Neil Larsen on Hammond B-3 Organ. Just a killer jazz fusion solo artist with CDs Jungle Feaver and Through Any Window. Played mainly with artist Kenny Loggins, George Benson, Lenoard Cohen, Robben Ford, Buzz Feiten, Ricky Lee Jones and George Harrison.
uru975 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 684 posts 12-03-2011 at 12:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete jimmy Smith may be more Jazz but here and there could possibly be included.
77jovian OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 409 posts 12-02-2011 at 11:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I think of Billy Preston as more of an electric pianist and didn't include him. Likewise, I think of Rick Wakeman as a synth master. Garth Hudson was an accidental omission.
bizango1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 276 posts 12-02-2011 at 11:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Billy Preston. He played with Little Richard and The Beatles so that should make him a rock organist as well as his other exploits.
snofun3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 601 posts 12-02-2011 at 11:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rick Wakeman of Yes (and, of course) Rick Wakeman fame.
team212 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 250 posts 12-02-2011 at 10:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You'd include Garth Hudson-- The Band, as well Des

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