From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Mon Apr 24 06:42:14 2006
Subject:Re: What's in a name (Was: XK-1 day)

Hi Barry,

>I think that started in the days when the Hammond Organ was a unique musical
>instrument and every other 'organ' was a pipe organ or reed organ or
>something. Presenting 'Joe Mamma on the organ' would have led to the
>expectation that he would be playing completely different sounding
>instrument. The same thing happened when Leo Fender invented the electric
>bass guitar which became known as the 'Fender Bass' to differentiate it from
>the acoustic upright bass. I have a live Vanilla Fudge record from the late
>'60's and the guy is introduced '...on the Fender Bass'. The other guy was
>probably introduced as being '...on the Hammond Organ.'

I agree with you completely. But it's not 1966 or 1969. In 1966, playing a Hammond B-3 said, "I'm a *serious* keyboard player, and I probably had to give up buying a really nice car to own this instrument." I was in junior high (middle school, in today's terms), and I could only dream of reaching that mark. Today, playing a Hammond combo-size keyboard doesn't imply that at all. So, if your favorite tonewheel organ has "Korg" or "Roland" on the back, or is a shiny red keyboard, or a little orange box, so what?

>I hate to admit it,
>but I forget their names - Tim Bogart maybe? Martin Stein played guitar
>maybe? I'm gettin' old...

Tim Bogart played bass; Mark Stein played organ (one of my biggest influences); Carmine Appice played drums; Vince Martell played guitar. Tim and Carmine went on to play in Cactus, and then Beck, Bogart & Appice.

Regards,

-BW

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