Johnny Hammond was a pseudonym John Robert Smith (b. 16 Dec 1933, Louisvill… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Hammond was a pseudonym John Robert Smith (b. 16 Dec 1933, Louisville, KY, USA - d. 4 Jun 1997 - aka Johnny "Hammond" Smith), a jazz organist. He was renowned for playing the Hammond B-3 organ, thus earning "Hammond" as a nickname. Smith recorded a series of albums on the well-regarded CTI Records (Creed Taylor) jazz record label. Hammond's song "Shifting Gears" was featured on the breakbeat compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats".

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Can't We Smile?
Johnny Hammond Lyrics

Ooh baby. why can't we smile?
Ooh baby. why can't we smile?

Ooh baby. why can't we smile?
Ooh baby. why can't we smile?

Ooh baby. why can't we smile?
Ooh baby. why can't we smile?

Writer(s): Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell

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