From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Tue Feb 26 12:55:52 2008
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Hi Richard,

First step: You need to get out from the second row of the stage, "hiding behind the guitarists and singers." Lead vocals help, as do solos. I haven't been in the second row for at least 25 years now; don't know if I ever really was.

Some famous organists who do/did NOT occupy the second row:

Jimmy Smith
Felix Cavelliere (Young Rascals)
Gregg Rolie (Santana/Journey)
Keith Emerson
Steve Walsh (Kansas)
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge)
John Novello (Niacin)
Joey DeFrancesco
Burton Cummings (Guess Who)

I'm sure there are many more ...

Regards,

-BW
--
Bruce Wahler
AshbySolutions.com™
978.386.7389 voice/fax
bruce@ashbysolutions.com

At 05:48 PM 2/26/2008, you wrote:
>It also surprises me at the ignorance of the general public on organ
>music. "It is either horror music or church music."
>They never noticed the musician hiding behind the guitarists and
>singers. But they notice the drummer. They have no idea where those
>organ sounds come from. I tell them the organ is by far the most
>versatile and powerful instrument period. You can make it sound like
>anything. It was originally designed for one musician to replace an
>entire orchestra, and was the most advanced invention before the
>machine age. With the versatility offered by the digital age, it
>should be used far more.

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