Lee Oskar Special Guest Jon Hammond Funk Unit White Onionsby Jon Hammond  Thanks god main man Chuggy Carter Leslie J. Carter came out again to play our 2023 NAMM Show Kickoff concert - Chuggy's been playing on my band faithfully since August of 1989, he knows my music in his sleep and always has my back! Congas and Percussion Master! I have always been a fan of Chuggy Carter's playing, we finally got to start working together when I got a 5-nighter at NY's premier live music restaurant club Mikell's on Colombus Avenue & 97th Street - I had my 1959 Hammond B3 there, on the band then: Bernard Purdie, Alex Foster, Barry Finnerty, Chuggy and myself at the B3 - the club was full of great musicians including the late greats Hugh Masekela, Cornell Dupree (Cornell sat in with us) and that was the beginning of a longtime great association and besides being one of the best congueros, Chuggy is a great friend above and beyond the call of duty on a gig! Chuggy plays GON BOPS instuments for some years now - but he can make the groove on everything and anything including a chair or even with just his hands - thank you Chuggy!! - Jon Hammond - Jon Hammond Band - Jon Hammond Organ Group #chuggycarter #gonbops #congas #percussion #conguero #friends Soundchecking 2023 NAMM Show still no drummer Thursday morning Kickoff concert Joe Berger strapped in to his favorite TV Jones pickup tester guitar, Marc Baum fully prepared always tenor saxophone Selmer MK VI, Chuggy Carter Leslie J. Carter congas & percussion, and yours truly Jon Hammond at the Sk1 Hammond organ - all have our band shirts on ready to go - thanks cats! And Avante Audio crew Tony Mirador mixing - Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Band #nammshow2023 #nammshow Arena Plaza Stage - thanks stage sponsors ADJ Lighting & Shure Jon Hammond Funk Unit - Jon Hammond Band"The Music Begins Here" 2023 NAMM Show And my band had the honor of being first band up last week, playing for everybody as the doors opened Thursday 13th of April 9:45AM - 10:40AM in the Anaheim Convention Center Arena Plaza Stage 
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Amazing clip Lee Oskar Special Guest Jon Hammond Funk Unit White Onions - we were finishing sound check, I looked around and surprise! Lee Oskar showed up and lit up the Arena Plaza Bandstand Stage with my band Jon Hammond Funk Unit for 2023 NAMM Show Kickoff Concert! Thank you Lee & Tetsuo Manchero Mano san! This my composition "White Onions" I love to play with Lee - special friends great musicians L to R Joe Berger playing the famous guitar from TV Jones, Marc Baum tenor saxophonist my longtimest friend since 1958, - Chuggy Carter Leslie J. Carter congas + percussion came in from New Jersey we go way back to when I had a band with Chuggy and Bernard Purdie (Nic Kubes drums) - yours truly Jon Hammond at the organ - thank you Namm Bands Team, Odie de la Fuente Avante Akroz Audio team, Mark 'Stage Dad' Magill, Ken Freeman, Brian Larsen Gator Cases, stage sponsors ADJ Lighting & Shure, Hammond Organ USA #hammondorgan #harmonica#LeeOskar #onions 
#nammshow #concert #anaheimMain man Ray Gerlich long-time Hammond Organ USA Technical Manager, thanks for best support Ray! - Jon Hammond Suzuki Musical Instruments #hammondorgan Amazing clip, Lee Oskar, Harmonica, Drums, Onions, Hammond organ, saxophone, electric guitar, drums, percussion, Namm Show, Anaheim, Sound Check