Hank Marr
Born(1927-01-30)30 January 1927
OriginColumbus, Ohio, United States
Died16 March 2004(2004-03-16) (aged 77)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Hammond B-3 organ
LabelsFederal, Wingate, King

Hank Marr (30 January 1927 – 16 March 2004) was a jazz musician known for his work on the Hammond B-3 organ.[1]

Career

Natives of Columbus, Ohio, Hank Marr and tenor saxophonist Rusty Bryant co-led a group that toured for several years, beginning in 1958.[2] Marr later led a group that featured James Blood Ulmer. Ulmer first recorded professionally with Marr in 1967–1968; they had previously toured in 1966–1967. Guitarists Freddie King (1961–1962) and Wilbert Longmire (1963–1964) also did recordings with Marr. In the late 1960s, Marr performed in a duo with guitarist Floyd Smith in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Marr had two minor hit singles, "The Greasy Spoon" (U.S. No. 101, 1964) and "Silver Spoon" (U.S. No. 134, 1965).[3]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Singles

Federal Records

Wingate Records

Federal Records

King Records

References

  1. ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Hank Marr". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Singles. 12th edn, p. 618.
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