Hank Jacobs (Henry Jacobs, Los Angeles, California, December 14, 1946) is an American Hammond organ and piano player. Jacobs was 17 when he first ran his fingers over a keyboard. In the early -1960s he met songwriter-arranger Kent Harris (previous leader of Boogaloo and his Gallant Crew, who hit the rhythm and blues charts in 1956 rappin' about "Cops and Robbers") and together they made the rounds, working studio sessions in the south in addition to New York, Los Angeles and other cities. They collaborated on Hank's first instrumental single, "Sting Ray,&qu… read more
Hank Jacobs (Henry Jacobs, Los Angeles, California, December 14, 1946) is an American Hammond organ and piano player. Jacobs was 17 when he first ran his fingers over a keyboard. In the early -1960s he met songwriter-arranger Kent Harris (previous leader of Boogaloo and his Gallant Crew, who… read more
Hank Jacobs (Henry Jacobs, Los Angeles, California, December 14, 1946) is an American Hammond organ and piano player. Jacobs was 17 when he first ran his fingers over a keyboard. In the early -1960s he met songwriter-arranger Kent Harris (previous leader of Boogaloo and his Gallant Crew, who hit the rhythm and blues charts in 1956 rappin' about "Cops a… read more