Lenny Dee
Lenny Dee was a versatile organist who enjoyed a Top 20 hit with "Plantation Boogie" in 1955 and recorded a series of albums. He is best-known for being able to make his organ sound like a wide variety of other musical instruments.
Dee was born in Illinois, but raised in Florida, where he learned to play piano when he was seven years old. After he began playing the piano, he also learned how to play accordion and banjo. In his late teens, he studied music in Chicago. While he was studying, he began performing concerts on organ; during this time, he perfected his distinctive style.
Dee began touring the U.S. after completing his studies. At a Nashville concert, Red Foley was impressed with his style and brought the organist to Decca Records. Dee signed a contract in the mid-'50s, releasing his first single, "Plantation Boogie," in 1955. The single became a hit, peaking at number 19. He followed it with his first album, Dee-lightful!, which peaked at number 11. The hits dried up for Dee quickly, though he continued to release records and tour. He returned to the charts in 1968, with his Gentle On My Mind album. Two other hit albums followed -- Turn Around, Look At Me (1969), Spinning Wheel (1970) -- which peaked in the lower reaches of the charts. Dee stopped recording in the mid-'70s.
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Greatest Organ Sounds
Folk - Released by Master Classics Records on Mar 1, 2011
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Power of the Pill
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Jul 1, 2019
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Liberate the Aggression
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Feb 26, 2021
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Cold Fusion
Techno - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Apr 10, 2008
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Forgotten Moments (Cinematic Remixes)
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Oct 19, 2018
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Fight the power
Unexist & The Alliance, Unexist, Dj Mad Dog, Tommyknocker, Lenny Dee
Electronic - Released by DT6 Inc. on Sep 14, 2009
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Forgotten Moments (Ophidian Remixes)
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Nov 2, 2009
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Core to the Rotten
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Dec 2, 2016
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Plantation Boogie III
Rock - Released by Rainbow on Jul 10, 1955
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Techsound Extra 23: Levels
Techno - Released by Techsound on Aug 8, 2017
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Call the Man
Progressive Rock - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Oct 11, 2019
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Under Duress
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Dec 4, 2020
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Primal
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Aug 7, 2020
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Freax
Vi Ta Lee, Marina Borodina, Lenny Dee
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on Sep 6, 2019
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Society
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on May 27, 2016
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Vintage Jazz No. 143 - EP: Caravane
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on Nov 1, 1957
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Vintage Jazz Nº 38 - EPs Collectors, "Dee-Licious" Hi-Fi Organ Solos With A Beat
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music on Apr 6, 1957
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Core to the Rotten
Electronic - Released by Industrial Strength Records on May 5, 2023
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