Dayglow- yes, Floyd Sneed was an incredible drummer and Alex Van Halen named Floyd as one of his influences, which is a pretty big admission for a "tough guy" hard rocker. Just check out the Forum album if you haven't already. The studio albums in no way capture their true sound.
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)
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)
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- 60 posts total