We Lost One of the Greats Yesterday

I didn't know Dr. Lonnie Smith all that well personally, but I did meet him on numerous occasions. There were questions he would not answer: What was he a "Dr." of? Why did he wear that turban? He was one of the most brilliant Hammond B-3 organists, ever. He made a ton of terrific jazz albums for the Blue Note label, reaching back to the '60s. Here's a collaboration with Iggy Pop, released earlier this year:


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