Turn Blue (Jimmy McGriff) At The Hammond B3

Jimmy McGriff died on Saturday May 24, 2008 of multiple sclerosis,he was 72.

James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 -- May 24, 2008) was a hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who developed a distinctive style of playing the Hammond B-3 organ

While kids my age were listening to the beach boys and beatles I was listening to the two Jimmys - Smith and McGriff

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[mickeymousebiker1]

This is KING TONE! A loooong time ago, I used to drive the late-night streets of Cleveland to this one. Jimmy McGriff's version of "I've Got a Woman" was great too! Thank you, Jimmy McGriff, Ernie Anderson, and Big Chuck!

[Hamaround]

@mickeymousebiker1 Yep Jimmy was great and I also listened to him in the car, cruising Southgate Shopping Center. Thanks for visiting The Hammond Lounge!!!!

[1isaacmusic]

I wonder if Jimmi and Jimmy ever jammed together....that would have been something.

[Hamaround]

@1isaacmusic - According to Wikipedia only once in 1967

[hxgpe]

I'AM FROM AKRON, OHIO FRIDAY NITE'S COX'S BBQ--- CHANNEL( 8) OUT OF CLEVELAND. YOU MUST BE WATCH "BIG CHUCK & LITTLE JOHN" IN THE LATER YEARS. BACK IN THAT DAY. ----GHOULARDI --- COULDNOT HIT IT .UNLESS YOU PICK -UP THE UHF CHANNEL. WHAT MEMORIES YOU PULLED UP FOR ME . THANKS IN TULSA OKLAHOMA. WHO SAID YOU CAN'T GO BACK HOME. YOU TOOK ME ALL THE WAY -----THERE!!!!!!!

[Hamaround]

@hxgpe Ghoulardi was something else. Ernie started the show Jan 18th 1963 and resigned on Nov 14, 1966 not even on the air for four years and yet people are still talking about him today. Rest in peace Erine and Turn Blue you are still loved!

[stOOpid68]

cool as fuck!!

[lorraineedmay]

This is music

[LoveFoPrince]

I love and miss Jimmy! <3<3<3<3<<3<3<3<3<3<33

[ezandycle]

@jazzand A friend told me a few months ago that Ernie's son, Paul Thomas Anderson, confirmed that his dad did indeed pick the show's music.

[jazzand]

@wort2001 I always thought it was because of all the Dorothy cracks, but apparently they were actually good friends. Somewhere I remember reading an interview where he says it had to do with Parma's City Council putting pressure on the station. Wouldn't surprise me (I grew up in Parma and there were some pretty uptight people there).

[jazzand]

@ezandycle I lived in Parma and grew up on Ghoulardi!!!!! Ernie Anderson was reportedly a huge jazz fan and I'm pretty sure he picked his own music. GREAT STUFF!

[mickeymousebiker1]

Everybody out there have a BLUE Christmas 2011! Forget last-minute Christmas shopping -- put this one on during the night of Dec. 24, 2011 and just groove! This is like jumping into a time machine and going back to better days (when music was far better too)! 

[jody808]

some of the first pieces of music i can remember hearing as a 3 year old, RIP Mr. McGrif

[mickeymousebiker1]

Slow, steady, deliberate, haunting, and definitely more soul than anything out there today. For those of you on "The North Coast" -- put this one on and imagine the ghosts of Cleveland starting to groove to it (especially the "shadowy" and Bluesy guitar). This one still gives me chills. I'll carry this tune with me when I relocate to CA. Maybe, I can conjure up the ghost of Ernie Anderson (aka Ghoulardi). This music is what made the early 1960s a boss time! Dig it!

[mickeymousebiker1]

@Hamaround You are most certainly welcome! The Hammond B-3 wasn't just for church. The great Jimmy M proved that! When I leave NE Ohio (for NorCal), I'll take the memories of Ghoulardi, Hoolihan and Big Chuck (and the great sounds of Jimmy McGriff) with me.

[mickeymousebiker1]

To Dan Ackroyd -- where ever you are!