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Lonnie Smith

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Also known as Dr. Lonnie Smith

American jazz musician (1942–2021)

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Calling All Champions
  • Child of Heaven and One of Hell
  • Rise of Jyckle
  • New Light in the Heavens
  • Being the Best Me Leadership Guide for Boys to Men Empower - Level 1 Journal

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
64,550
Total plays
371,802

Tags

jazzfunkorganHammondfunky

Dr. Lonnie Smith (not to be confused with Lonnie Liston Smith) (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021) was born in Lackawanna, New York. His affinity for R&B melded with his own personal style, and he quickly became a local legend. He moved to New York City, where he met George Benson, the guitarist for Jack McDuff's band. Benson and Smith connected on a personal level, and the two formed the George Benson Quartet featuring Lonnie Smith in 1966. After two albums (It's Uptown and Cookbook) <a href="

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Official website

Dr. Lonnie Smith

drlonniesmith.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Smith
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Lackawanna
Place of death
Fort Lauderdale
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
funk
Instrument
pipe organ
Record label
Columbia Records
Official website
www.drlonniesmith.com
Image
Lonnie Smith.jpg
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end of work period
2021-00-00
name in native language
Lonnie Smith
Commons category
Lonnie Smith (organist)
date of birth
1942-06-03
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pulmonary fibrosis
start of work period
1960-00-00
date of death
2021-09-28
social media followers
7140
Sources (7)

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