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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Larry Young 1
Lonnie Smith canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hammond organ player
human
jazz musician
organist
activeYearsStart 1960s
alsoKnownAs Dr. Lonnie Smith NERFINISHED
associatedAct George Benson NERFINISHED
Idris Muhammad NERFINISHED
Lee Morgan NERFINISHED
Lou Donaldson NERFINISHED
Melvin Sparks NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-07-03
dateOfDeath 2021-09-28
familyName Smith
genre funk
hard bop
jazz
soul jazz
givenName Lonnie NERFINISHED
hairStyle often wore a turban
instrument Hammond B-3 organ NERFINISHED
organ
name Lonnie Smith NERFINISHED
notableFor contributions to hard bop
contributions to soul-jazz
soulful groove-oriented organ playing
notableWork album "Afro-desia" NERFINISHED
album "All in My Mind"
album "Breathe" NERFINISHED
album "Drives" NERFINISHED
album "Evolution"
album "Live at Club Mozambique" NERFINISHED
album "Move Your Hand" NERFINISHED
album "Rise Up!" NERFINISHED
album "The Turbanator" NERFINISHED
album "Think!" NERFINISHED
album "Turning Point" NERFINISHED
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth Lackawanna, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Columbia Records
Palmetto Records NERFINISHED
Pilgrimage Records NERFINISHED
T.K. Records NERFINISHED
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 Lonnie Smith
this entity surface form: Larry Young