LISTEN: “Rock Candy” performed by Winston Walls and Brother Jack McDuff

Winston Walls, a longtime Charleston resident and one of the world’s premier Hammond organists, passed away at his home in Fort Meyers, Florida, on Feb 4. He was 65 years old. As Michael Lipton’s homage to Walls makes clear — from tussling with Cassius Clay to helping discover George Benson to fumbling record deals — Walls had the kind of up-and-down musical life from which tales and legends spring.

In today’s “Song of the Day,” you’ll hear Walls perform “Rock Candy,” in this song from the album “Boss of the B3,” which reunited Walls with longtime friend and fellow Hammond player Brother Jack McDuff. See Lipton’s article for more on this recording session.

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