What is Lonnie Smith (jazz musician)?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Lonnie Smith | image = Dr Lonnie Smith.jpg | caption = Smith in New York City in 2007 | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = <!-- if different --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|7|3}} | birth_place = [[Lackawanna, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|9|28|1942|7|3}} | death_place = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], U.S. | genre = [[Jazz]], [[soul jazz]], funk | occupation = Musician | instrument = Organ | years_active = 1960–2021 | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], [[Kudu Records|Kudu]], [[Groove Merchant]], [[TK Records|T.K.]], [[Criss Cross Jazz|Criss Cross]], [[Palmetto Records|Palmetto]], Pilgrimage | associated_acts = [[George Benson]]<br/>[[Lou Donaldson]] | website = {{URL|drlonniesmith.com}} }} '''Lonnie Smith''' (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021), also known as '''Dr. Lonnie Smith''', was an American jazz musician. He was a member of the [[George Benson]] quartet in the 1960s. ==Death== Smith died on 28 September 2021 at the age of 79.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bryant|first=Greg|date=2021-09-28|title=Dr. Lonnie Smith, Master Of The Hammond Organ, Dies At 79|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041372956/dr-lonnie-smith-master-of-the-hammond-organ-dies-at-79|access-date=2021-09-29}}</ref> ==Some works== * ''Finger Lickin' Good Soul Organ'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], 1967)<ref name=discography>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dr-lonnie-smith-mn0000273105/discography/all|title=Dr. Lonnie Smith – Album Discography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 29, 2021}}</ref> * ''[[Think! (Lonnie Smith album)|Think!]]'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 1968)<ref name=discography/> * ''[[Turning Point (Lonnie Smith album)|Turning Point]]'' (Blue Note, 1969)<ref name=discography/> * ''[[Move Your Hand]]'' (Blue Note, 1970)<ref name=discography/> * ''[[Drives (