Johnny Hammond
About the artist
Johnny Hammond was a pseudonym John Robert Smith (b. 16 Dec 1933, Louisville, KY, USA - d. 4 Jun 1997 - aka Johnny "Hammond" Smith), a jazz organist. He was renowned for playing the Hammond B-3 organ, thus earning "Hammond" as a nickname. Smith recorded a series of albums on the well-regarded CTI Records (Creed Taylor) jazz record label. Hammond's song "Shifting Gears" was featured on the breakbeat compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats". Sites: Discogs and Wikipedia
Top songs
- Fantasy
- Breakout
- It's Too Late
- Shifting Gears
- Blues Selah
- Workin' On A Groovy Thing
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Tell Me What to Do
- Los Conquistadores Chocolates
- can't we smile
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- Rock Steady
- Can't We Smile?
- Star Borne
- It's Too Late (Live)
- Lost On 23rd Street
- Big Sur Suite
- gambler's life
- Higher Ground
- catch my soul
- Wild Horses
- Back To The Projects
- This Year's Dream
- Call On Me
- Rhodesian Thoroughfare
- It's Impossible
- Virgo Lady
- yesterday was cool
- Peace Train
- Summertime/The Ghetto
- Old Devil Moon
- Who is Sylvia?
- Walk In Sunshine
- The Prophet
- Cosmic Voyager
- Countdown
- I Don't Know How to Love Him
- Los Conquistadores Chocolatés
- Ghetto Samba
- Witchy Woman
- Forever Taurus
- Winds Of Change
- My Ship
- Tomorrow Belongs To The Children
- Fantasy (Faze Action Special disco edit)
- Shifting Gear
- Stand Behind Me
- Theme From 'N.Y.P.D' (The Abc TV Series)
- Thunder & Lightning
- Corner Of The Sky
- for people only
- Dig On It
- Breakout [Finger Lickin' Good]
- Big Sur Suite [Pass The Mic]
- Tell me what to do (whiskey barons rework)
- Starborne
- Quiet Storm
- Summertime / The Ghetto
- Don't Let The System Get You
- Cleopatra and the African Knight
- Los Conquistadores
- i don't know
- Contact Funk
- A Child's Love °Slow° Jazz, Funk, Fusion
- It's Too Late - Live
- Lady Smooth
- morning magic
- Fantasy (Faze Action '79 Disco Edit)
- Ann
- Lost Conquistadores Chocolates
- losing you
- Blue Selah
- Who Is Sylvia? (From "Two Gentlemen of Verona")
- Fantasy (original 1975 version)
- Shifting Gears (Stetsasonic - In Full Gear)
- Can’t We Smile
- California Lovers
- Can We Smile
- I Don't Know How To Love Him (from the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar")
- Who Is Sylvia
- Los Conquistadores Chocolates (Original Full LP Version)
- Fantasy - Original 1975 Version
- Shifting Gears (DJ Day alt mix1)
- A Child's Love (Fast)
- Walk, Don't Run!
- Imagination
- Summertime-The Ghetto
- It's Too Late [Live][#]
- Sticks And Stones
- Walk In Sunshine (Remastered 2025)
- Soul Talk '70
- Funky Native
- Fantasy (Marc Mac Presents The Visioneers Version)
- Black Feeling
- A Child's Love °Slow° [US] Jazz, Funk, Fusion (1975)
- Fantasy (John Morales M & M Mix)
- Never Can Say Goodbye (Album Version)
- song for my family
- Brother Snook
- Soul Talk
- A Child's Love (Slow)
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