Roger Smith - Hammond Organ Tips and Tricks

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  • @mikehood1838
    @mikehood1838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The most educational Hammond organ instruction on TH-cam. Thank You.

    • @stukatz5720
      @stukatz5720 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He did more in 2 minutes than most other B3 players would do in a month

  • @nitram1491
    @nitram1491 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Roger is a phenominal orgainst, keyboard player and musician. He is a perfect fit for TOP and THAT IS NOT EASY TO DO but he has surpassed it and has brought his own unique and soulful sound to this great band and made the rythm section the best in the world. Tower is lucky to have such a soulful and very VERY nice man and talented keyboard player such as Roger, he has taken this band to a new height rhythmically like CT did originally, best compliment I could give Mr Smith. Thank you to RS for sharing his talent with us.
    Martin

    • @TheMisterGriswold
      @TheMisterGriswold 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man I love CT but Roger is phenomenal. Just gets better and better with TOP. Fantastic Hammond lesson from the master. Love it!

  • @Tipstercal13
    @Tipstercal13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is always great watching him play with the band but the best part is getting to know him and calling him a friend. Truly one of the nicest people you will meet and he does a great job with his Bump City Winery too. Thank you Roger for making my Tower of Power experiences even better...

  • @downpatmusic
    @downpatmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's so great. Thanks for sharing Sounds like strings, then builds and sounds like backup singers with vibrato, then suddenly into soft hollow B3 fall to start over. I see how you melt this instrument into a key part of the arrangement musically.

  • @stukatz5720
    @stukatz5720 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant keyboardist.....what a monster player. His use of the draw bars, volume pedal and Leslie is unparalleled. As an aside, I had the privilege of loaning my Yamaha S90 keyboard to Roger when TOP performed in Ottawa a number of years ago at the Blues Fest. Every time I sit behind the keys, I smile knowing that one of my favorite players played my piano.

  • @JonPreizler
    @JonPreizler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job Roger. I love seeing you teach your students how to listen and blend in. Thanks for the video.

  • @lukedrysdale
    @lukedrysdale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the way to accompany a band and singer....the glove is a perfect fit for the hand

  • @alexknip
    @alexknip ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Something you can't play with computer. At least without proper midi controller and setup. Way sophisticated than regular band playing.

  • @joeromeo2382
    @joeromeo2382 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching you play the B3 Rodger bring tears to my eyes remind me of the great funky Dave Fonts RIP

    • @stukatz5720
      @stukatz5720 ปีที่แล้ว

      He absolutely makes the B3 talk.....what a monster player.

  • @mister088
    @mister088 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nicely done! Thank you for that. After decades of playing I’ve realized that competing against drums and electric gtrs, organ is way more “present” than piano was always intimidated by the whole drawbar thing, but am slowly getting comfortable with it. This helped. Thx.

  • @garys8990
    @garys8990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent playing and video , Roger! Reminds me of Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & the MG's, since I have used some of his stylings.

  • @jamessaunders8246
    @jamessaunders8246 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Mr. Smith. I'm a big fan of your playing. Looking forward to more on your page. Thanks.

  • @briancharette
    @briancharette 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Roger!!

  • @RudyRisingWt
    @RudyRisingWt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my... This is high class!

  • @Furriee
    @Furriee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding lesson! Thank you for sharing Roger. All the best!

  • @justus1199
    @justus1199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding mate

  • @charlesnorth649
    @charlesnorth649 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't own a Hammond but really like this video a lot, great explanation and playing.

  • @tjmuzix
    @tjmuzix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was BEAUTIFUL!

  • @JeffDaytonMusic
    @JeffDaytonMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool, many thanks Roger~ I'm a Nashville guitarist trying to add my old M3/147 combo onto some tracks and you were wonderful, relaxed and informative. Peace.

  • @sherifnour2073
    @sherifnour2073 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful

  • @sean-fw7zi
    @sean-fw7zi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i just realized ive been doing this a lot when i play along with crosby stills nash and young
    records

  • @mdconvert
    @mdconvert 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Roger. I'm a hack horn player but would love to see more stuff like this. Please keep it up. Love your work.

  • @saintbees
    @saintbees 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Roger for showing us how to orchestrate and get emotion on the b-3!

  • @7doors847
    @7doors847 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Roger is great, very musical and groovy

  • @Erudotic
    @Erudotic ปีที่แล้ว

    Mind blown !

  • @nicoguyot
    @nicoguyot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow amazing !
    I wish you were my teacher

  • @freebeerecords
    @freebeerecords 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of nice insights here, many thanks!

  • @Eduardomd54
    @Eduardomd54 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Roger, you are a master playing the B-3. How does TOP, took so long time finding a real good keyboardist, like you after Chester Thompson quit TOP and going to be with my countrymate Santana.

  • @cyorkgo
    @cyorkgo ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW!

  • @kfirtsairi3986
    @kfirtsairi3986 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Total inspiration brother.

  • @MrDFlat
    @MrDFlat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You should give the Leslie time to slow down and speed up. You're hitting the switch so fast that it's really not even doing anything. Otherwise it's a great video very informative keep up the great work.

    • @devinberry5784
      @devinberry5784 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      bout to tear it up leslie not even switching

    • @Eduardomd54
      @Eduardomd54 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I realized that rapid change in the Leslie speed, never seen and hear that ! But sounds fantastic!

  • @ricktafied
    @ricktafied 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A good lesson there - and for free. Thank you!

  • @Lazarett
    @Lazarett 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:54 Nobody think to neutralized the clic clic on that button at your left hand ? I have just 2 ears and I seriously heard that clic clic button . Thank you !

  • @lpsfantastic405
    @lpsfantastic405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Right On Brother
    Thanks ✌🏾

  • @rogerpercival5486
    @rogerpercival5486 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

  • @AudiobookLibrary24-7
    @AudiobookLibrary24-7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very hallow playing. Well done!

  • @000AllLitUp000
    @000AllLitUp000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Badass!!!!

  • @fernandolumbreras8009
    @fernandolumbreras8009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is godly

  • @fabiomontagnolahammond78
    @fabiomontagnolahammond78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    execcellent

  • @danjtomlinson
    @danjtomlinson 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    NICE💜💜💜💜

  • @brickmastur
    @brickmastur 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smooth as fuck

  • @nlong8618
    @nlong8618 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    love it

  • @peppermintpasta
    @peppermintpasta 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw T.O.P. recently and the Kick drum drowned out most of the other instruments except for the horns and vocals.

  • @kalio3865
    @kalio3865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna know ,what song in this VDO

  • @bobthomas9323
    @bobthomas9323 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice.

  • @dfinedigital
    @dfinedigital 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like that

  • @zzzut
    @zzzut 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is it that some organists change the Leslie switch every two notes? What’s the point? It’s an annoying bad habit.

    • @RogerWoodsotisback
      @RogerWoodsotisback ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well let me add some insight for your question. The great B3 players came from the church, mostly the black gospel church. There is a lot of spirit-filled emotion in those environments. The job of the organist was to accompany the singer(s), choir, and later in the service, the preacher at the end. This required the organist to follow the flow of the said above, you almost are chasing that emotional flow because you are accompanying it, not leading it. So you would find yourself switching the tremolo/chorale switch a lot to follow the emotion. You’d have to wait to hear the emotion, then you would have to react with what you thought was the best accompaniment to it in the moment, on the fly. This is why you end up flicking the tremolo switch so much. You have to also allow time for the setup, meaning let the rotor slow down to have a place to build from. The color and their respective volumes of the bars also had to be adjusted during this flow. It ain’t easy at first, later it became second nature. But when these church organist began playing pop music they would have this habit. Pop B3 players don’t have to switch the speed so fast because there is more designed setup time in songs that have been produced in the studio, because there no real guessing, just memorizing when thing rise and when they fall through the production of the song(s). Yes it is a hard habit to break, but the good players know when they’ve prematurely switched so they switch right back. Doing this correction doubles the amount of switching, the amount doubles up… But in many respects this creates a medium speed that players ears like during parts of the certain songs. Sometimes the extreme slow and extreme fast is wrong for the certain places in certain songs, so switching back & forth keeps the rotor spinning in a medium speed. I could go on… :) Roger can switch all he wants because he has already reached badass status in my book.

    • @zzzut
      @zzzut 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RogerWoodsotisback Thank you for this thorough explanation. I truly appreciate it. I do agree with you about the talent of this organist. Yet, I still find it annoying to watch the constant speed switching no matter who does it. That being said, I mind it far less when I listen without watching! 😉

  • @michaelkeller2604
    @michaelkeller2604 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I so love your style, but that Leslie switch has GOT to be smokin' !! It's not doing much good over there if you don't give it time to respond before you change its mind again. 😁😁

  • @chrisstoddern4462
    @chrisstoddern4462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really don't get the point of this demo.

    • @pauldiaz4273
      @pauldiaz4273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is incorporating a B3 into the song, hopefully your not tone deaf!

    • @chrisstoddern4462
      @chrisstoddern4462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pauldiaz4273 Maybe your the one that's tone deaf, and no need for arrogant rudeness.

    • @pauldiaz4273
      @pauldiaz4273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrisstoddern4462 I’m not rude, i just appreciate a fine instrument and fine music.