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)
77jovian
Jon Lord, Deep Purple...just noticed he was on your list sorry but had to chip in & machine head is going on next thanks 77jovian.
Hugh Banton.

His organ related credentials are perhaps unmatched among "rock organists".

Check out some of his low pipe organ like notes on the VDGG album "Still Life".
The late, great Richard Wright. Also, one of the finest synthesists of our time. It doesn't always have to be fast and furious to be virtuosic.
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