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Winston Walls (October 17, 1942 Ironton, Ohio ? February 5, 2008 Fort Myers, Florida) was an American jazz musician who played the Hammond B3 organ.

Career [ edit ]

His father was Harry Van Walls, who played piano for Big Joe Turner . ^[1] He grew up in Charleston, West Virginia and played drums and piano in his teens. ^[1] He was hired by Bill Doggett as a drummer, but during breaks he replaced Doggett on organ and built his career as a keyboardist. ^[1] He worked with George Benson , Lou Donaldson , Al Green , Brother Jack McDuff , Pointer Sisters , Charley Pride , Sonny Stitt , Ike & Tina Turner , and Dionne Warwick . Schoolkids Records released his first album, Boss of the B-3 . ^[1]

I had the opportunity to play in his group when he was in Denver in 1986. He billed himself as Dr. Who in those days. He kept the clubs jumpin'

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