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Do YOU Play ‘Green Onions’ Correctly? Find Out Now!

By Big Al on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Here’s a great in-depth video interview with Booker T., the composer of, and the organ player on, the classic Green Onions. Among many other topics, the master himself shows you exactly how the tune is played, as well as the settings he used. Using a screen reader? Click here for the video.

Barbara Dennerlein – Master (MONSTER) Of The Hammond B3

By Big Al on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 | No Comments

I’m running a Hammond B3 gauntlet, and I can’t stop! It must be Hammond B3 Organ Month here at Home Studio Guru. Today I want to introduce you to one POWERFUL woman that sits behind the keys. Her name is Barbara Dennerlein, and she will RAWK your SAWKS off! I know players that would love [...]

More Organs Than A Crash Landed Alien

By Big Al on Monday, January 4th, 2010 | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Hammond B3′s place in popular music history and why it’s considered so special and powerful. Today I simply bring you a pretty cool example. Here are four B3 playin’ heavyweights led by Mr. Hip himself, Paul Shafer. The other three are Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Riley, and [...]

The Venerable Hammond B3 Organ – What’s The Big Deal Anyway?

By Big Al on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 | No Comments

If you didn’t already know, I’m a keyboard player by trade. More specifically, I’m an organ player. It’s my “axe” if you will. I play piano and synths, but organ is what I was formally trained to play beginning at age five. Actually, let me backtrack a little bit… The town we were living in [...]