Johnny Hammond (aka Johnny Smith, Dec. 16, 1933 — June 4, 1997) was an American jazz keyboardist who debuted in 1958 with a solo organ album as Johnny Smith. Adopting the name Johnny “Hammond” Smith, he released three soul-jazz albums on Prestige-subsidiary New Jazz in 1959/60, then switched to Prestige for 16 further albums between […]
The Nite-Liters were an American funk band that released five albums on RCA Victor between 1970 and 1973. The band concurrently participated in the soul-funk collective New Birth with members of The Now Sound and The Mint Juleps. Members: Harvey Fuqua, Tony Churchill, Austin Lander, James Baker, Robert Jackson, Leroy Taylor, and Robin Russell, Ben […]
Goliath was an American hard-rock band from Louisville that released the album Hot Rock & Thunder on local-press Bridges in 1975. Earlier material, recorded circa 1970, was issued on CD nearly four decades after the fact by archivists Gear Fab. Members: Dave Wood (grand piano, Moog, clavinet, vocals), Paul Bays (lead guitar, vocals), Jim Kitchen […]
