Lonnie Smith (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021), styled Dr. Lonnie Smith, was an American jazz

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organist who was a member of the

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quartet in the 1960s. He recorded albums with saxophonist

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for

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before being signed as a solo act. He owned the label Pilgrimage, and was named the year's best organist by the

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nine times.

Early life

Smith was born in

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, on July 3, 1942. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, and the family had a vocal group and radio program. He stated that his mother was a major influence on him musically, as she introduced him to

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, classical, and jazz music.

Career

Smith was part of several vocal ensembles in the 1950s, including the Teen Kings which included Grover Washington Jr., on sax and his brother Daryl on drums. Art Kubera, the owner of a local music store, gave Smith his first organ, a Hammond B3.

George Benson Quartet

Smith's affinity for R&B mixed with his own personal style as he became active in the local music scene. He moved to New York City in 1965, where he met

, the guitarist for

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's band. Benson and Smith connected on a personal level, and the two formed the George Benson Quartet, featuring Lonnie Smith, in 1966.

Solo career; ''Finger Lickin' Good''

After two albums under Benson's leadership, ''

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'' and ''

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'', Smith recorded his first solo album (''Finger Lickin' Good Soul Organ'') in 1967, with George Benson and

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on guitar,

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on baritone sax, and Marion Booker on drums. This combination remained stable for the next five years. After recording several albums with Benson, Smith became a solo recording artist and subsequently recorded over 30 albums under his own name. Numerous prominent jazz artists joined Smith on his albums and in his live performances, including

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and

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Blue Note Records

In 1967, Smith met

, who put him in contact with

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. Donaldson asked the quartet to record an album for Blue Note, '' Alligator Bogaloo'', which was recorded in April 1967. Blue Note signed Smith in 1968, and he released five albums on the label, including ''Think!'' (with

, David Newman,

and Marion Booker) and ''Turning Point'' (with Lee Morgan,

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, Melvin Sparks and

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). Smith's next album ''Move Your Hand'' was recorded at the Club Harlem in

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, in August 1969. The album's reception allowed his reputation to grow beyond the

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. He recorded another studio album, ''Drives'', and another live album (unreleased at the time), ''Live at Club Mozambique'' (recorded in Detroit on May 21, 1970), before leaving Blue Note. Smith recorded one album in 1971 for

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's CTI label, which had already signed George Benson. After a break from recording, he then spent most of the mid-1970s with producer

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and his Groove Merchant label, then with Lester's LRC labels. It resulted in four albums, with the music output veering between jazz, soul, funk, fusion and even the odd disco-styled track. Smith rejoined the Blue Note label in March 2015. He released his first Blue Note album in 45 years titled ''Evolution'' which was released January 29, 2016, featuring special guests:

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and

. His second Blue Note album ''All in My Mind'' was recorded live at "The Jazz Standard" in NYC (celebrating his 75th birthday with his longtime musical associates: guitarist

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and drummer

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), and released January 12, 2018. His third Blue Note album, ''Breathe'' was also recorded live and released March 26, 2021. It features

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on two studio vocal tracks, "

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" and " Sunshine Superman".

Tours and performances

Smith toured the northeastern United States heavily during the 1970s. He concentrated largely on smaller neighborhood venues during this period. His sidemen included Donald Hahn on trumpet, Ronnie Cuber, Dave Hubbard,

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and George Adams on saxes, George Benson, Perry Hughes, Marc Silver, Billy Rogers and Larry McGee on guitars, and Joe Dukes, Sylvester Goshay, Phillip Terrell, Marion Booker, Jimmy Lovelace, Charles Crosby, Art Gore, Norman Connors, and Bobby Durham on drums. Smith performed at several prominent jazz festivals with artists including Grover Washington Jr.,

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, and

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. He also played with musicians outside of jazz, such as

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, and

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Personal life

Smith had five children: Lani, Chandra, Charisse, Lonnie, and Vonnie. Smith died of

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on September 28, 2021, in

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, at the age of 79.

Public image

Starting in the 1970s, Smith added the "Dr." title to his name. The origin of the moniker is unclear and was not an academic title. One theory is that fellow musicians called Smith this due to his ability to "doctor up" their music. Another is that he adopted the title in an attempt to differentiate himself from other musicians. Smith himself gave the following explanation:

But I’m a doctor of music. I’ve been playing long enough to operate on it, and I do have a degree, and I ''will'' operate on you. I’m a neurosurgeon. If you need something done to you, I can do it. But when I go up on that stand, the only thing I’m thinking of is music. I’m thinking to touch you with that music. I don’t think about the turban, I don’t think about the doctor — I just think about how I’m going to touch you.

Smith was well known for wearing a

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. He stated that the turban had no religious significance and was something he had worn since he was young. Matt Collar of ''

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'' suggested the turban was a theatrical gesture to his spiritual views on music, but Smith himself said he did not know why he started wearing a turban and referenced the iconic headwear of

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and Sonny Rollins' mohawk.

Awards and honors

* Organ Keyboardist of the Year, Jazz Journalist Association, 2003–2005, 2008–2011, 2013, 2014 *

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, 2017

Discography

As leader

* ''Finger Lickin' Good Soul Organ'' ( Columbia, 1967) * '' Think!'' (

, 1968) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1969) * '' Move Your Hand'' (Blue Note, 1969) * '' Drives'' (Blue Note, 1970) * '' Mama Wailer'' (

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, 1971) * ''

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'' ( Groove Merchant, 1975) * '' Keep on Lovin''' (Groove Merchant, 1976) * ''Funk Reaction'' (LRC

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1977) * ''Gotcha'' (LRC

1978) * ''Lonnie Smith'' (

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, 1979) * ''When the Night Is Right!'' (

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, 1980) * ''Lenox and Seventh'' ( Black & Blue, 1985) – with Alvin Queen * ''Afro Blue: Tribute To

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'' (

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; MusicMasters/BMG, 1993) * ''Foxy Lady: Tribute to

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'' (Venus; MusicMasters/BMG, 1994) * ''Purple Haze: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix'' (Venus; MusicMasters/BMG, 1994) * '' Live at Club Mozambique'' (Blue Note, 1995) – recorded in 1970 * ''The Turbanator'' ( 32 Jazz, 2000) – recorded in 1991 with Jimmy Ponder * ''Boogaloo to

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: A Tribute'' (Scufflin', 2003) * ''Too Damn Hot!'' ( Palmetto, 2004) * ''Jungle Soul'' (Palmetto, 2006) * ''Rise Up!'' (Palmetto, 2008) * ''The Art of Organizing'' ( Criss Cross, 2009) – recorded in 1993 * ''Spiral'' (Palmetto, 2010) * ''The Healer'' ive(Pilgrimage, 2012) * ''In the Beginning'' (Pilgrimage, 2013) CDref name=discography/> * ''Evolution'' (Blue Note, 2016) * ''All in My Mind'' (Blue Note, 2018) * ''Breathe'' (Blue Note, 2021)

As sideman

With Eric Allison * ''Mean Streets Beat'' (Contemporary, 1996) * ''After Hours'' (Contemporary, 1997) With

* ''

'' (Columbia, 1966) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1967) With

* '' Alligator Bogaloo'' (Blue Note, 1967) * '' Mr. Shing-A-Ling'' (Blue Note, 1967) * '' Midnight Creeper'' (Blue Note, 1968) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1970) * '' Play the Right Thing'' (Milestone, 1990) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1993) * '' Sentimental Journey'' (Columbia, 1995) * '' Relaxing at Sea: Live on the QE2'' (Chiaroscuro, 1999) With Richie Hart * ''Remembering Wes'' (Compose, 1989) * ''Greasy Street'' (Zoho, 2005) With

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* ''Red Soul'' (Prestige, 1966) * ''Coast to Coast'' (Milestone, 2003) With

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* ''A Look Within'' (Blue Note, 1996) * ''Easy Does It'' (Palmetto, 2002) * ''Have You Heard'' (Palmetto, 2004) * ''Now'' (Palmetto, 2006) With

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* ''

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'' (Milestone, 1985) * '' McGriff's House Party'' (Milestone, 1999) With Jimmy Ponder * ''So Many Stars'' (Milestone, 1985) *'' Come On Down'' (Muse, 1991) * ''

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'' (Muse, 1991) With others *

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, ''One Foot in the Blues'' (

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, 1996) *

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, ''Modern Man'' (Delmark, 2001) *

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's Tiny Universe, ''The Bridge'' (Relaxed, 2002) * Rodney Jones, ''Soul Manifesto'' (Blue Note, 2001) * Kresten Osgood, ''Hammond Rens'' (ILK Music, 2003) *

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, ''Secret Agent Men'' (Sons of Sound, 1992) * Chester 'CT' Thompson, ''Mixology'' (Doodlin', 2012)

References

External links

Interview with Lonnie Smith
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