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-lsb- http://www.grahambond.org/ grahambond.org -rsb- don organization rendell , blues incorporated , the graham bond 8 may 1974 finsbury park , london , england 1960s -- 1974 romford , england hammond organ , mellotron , saxophone decca graham bond solo_singer 28 october 1937 keyboards , saxophone , vocals rhythm and blues , blues-rock , blues , jazz graham bond.jpg graham bond
 graham john clifton bond
graham bond

graham john clifton bond -lrb- 28 october 1937 -- 8 may 1974 -rrb- was an english musician , considered a founding father of the english rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s .
bond was an innovator , described as `` an important , under-appreciated figure of early british r&b '' , along with cyril davies and alexis korner .
jack bruce , john mclaughlin and ginger baker first achieved prominence in his group , the graham bond organisation .
bond was voted britain 's new jazz star in 1961 .
he was an early user of the hammond organ/leslie speaker combination in british rhythm and blues -- he `` split '' the hammond for portability -- and was the first rock artist to record using a mellotron , on his `` there 's a bond between us '' lp .
as such he was a major influence upon later rock keyboardists : deep purple 's jon lord said `` he taught me , hands on , most of what i know about the hammond organ '' .
