The Hammond Organ

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This illustrated history of the Hammond organ provides a wealth of information for music historians and enthusiasts on the design, mechanics, and players of this mainstay of twentieth century popular music. The work covers topics such as Hammond organ basics, Hammond marketing, model specifications, tone cabinets, self contained organs, solid state organs, the Leslie speaker, and modern Hammonds. The second section offers profiles of famous players of Hammond organs from a variety of musical genres and eras. Numerous full color photographs are featured throughout. Faragher is a prominent manager and agent of country music performers. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)