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Topic: Favorite Keyboardists

We've had the favorite bassist thread, how about a few other instruments...lets start with players of the piano, B-3 organ etc...

Dr. John
Jimmy Smith
Joey DeFrancesco
Chuck Leavell
Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band)
McCoy Tyner
Chick Corea
Red Garland
Herbie Hancock
Dan Wall
Reese Wynans (SRV Double Trouble)
Robert Walter
Neal Evans (Soulive)
Stevie Wonder
Donny Hathaway
Billy Preston
Robert Glasper
Brad Mehldau
Art Neville (Neville Bros, The Meters)
Aaron Goldberg
Wynton Kelly

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Re: Favorite Keyboardists

Although I thought Joey De's awesome B3 sound with Danny Gatton and John McLaughlin was killer, it is still hard to beat the stride piano of Dr John.....

I need to also mention Chuck Leavell.....

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Who's the guy who played with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King on "In Session"? I love his solo on "Ask Me No Questions"

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Chick Corea
Joe Zawinul
Lyle Mays
Jan Hammer
John Medeski
Keith Emerson
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Re: Favorite Keyboardists

Vette335 wrote:

We've had the favorite bassist thread, how about a few other instruments...lets start with players of the piano, B-3 organ etc...

Dr. John
Jimmy Smith
Joey DeFrancesco
Chuck Leavell
Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band)
McCoy Tyner
Chick Corea
Red Garland
Herbie Hancock
Dan Wall
Reese Wynans (SRV Double Trouble)
Robert Walter
Neal Evans (Soulive)
Stevie Wonder
Donny Hathaway
Billy Preston
Robert Glasper
Brad Mehldau
Art Neville (Neville Bros, The Meters)
Aaron Goldberg
Wynton Kelly

Impressive list here Vette, but one of my all-time favorites is noticeably absent.............Leon Russell and how about Allen Toussaint, Billy Powell, and Chris Stainton?

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Re: Favorite Keyboardists

I miss BILL PAYNE.
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Re: Favorite Keyboardists

So far you've all missed the best keyboardist/organist in rock history, the classically trained Jon Lord!

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Re: Favorite Keyboardists

+ 1 for Billy Preston , solo on 'Get Back' has to be right up there.

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Re: Favorite Keyboardists

Two more I would add to the list

Rick Wakeman

John Paul Jones

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Mr Wakeman get's my vote. Wicked sense of humour and a rather fetching line in gold capes.

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