He was one of Areatha Franklin's musicians for many years. Both Darryl and Areatha must be having a ball in heaven now.

Thoroughly enjoyed. Billy Preston also played the organ so well it sounded like it was talking! Thank God for all the gifted musicians.

@JamesEatonn

7 ай бұрын

Billy Preston was the best

Classic St James Sound back in the Day!!!!

That is that Detroit Sound on the Hammond. Every city had there unique sounds on the Hammond B3. Those who love him has the right to believe he is the greatest. Most comments are from people who never played an instrument. Play Darryl. Charles Nick's had one of the greatest choirs in Detroit. Peace

Love it. Those hands are annointed. Keep on playing for Jesus!

Lord have mercy, that organ is preaching....Fantastic, fabulous.

love organ music!

This is some amazing playing, just wow.

Mr Houston had the skills of Art Tatum on piano and the skills of Jimmy Smith on organ, but he played with so much discipline you’d never know it unless you’ve seen him in that environment. He could write a book on being an accompanist. RIP Mr. Houston. Job well done.

Rest well Darryl 💘

He keeps Rev. Charles Nicks Alive

There are so many greats and Darryl Houston is certainly among the greatest. What a gift that God has given some to do what seems to be impossible. To God be the glory!

He may not be the greatest but check this guy out in the late 80s and 90s... he was pumping that organ with St. James in Detroit. Dude was a beast... he also shows a lot of emotion when he plays in those clips. Don't sleep on what came before us

@PJ-ce3pe

4 жыл бұрын

The late great Minister Thomas Whitfield was awesome. You should listen to him play for Beverly Glenns ablun Coming again so so and He will anwer prayer fron the same album.

@jbgaming9774

4 жыл бұрын

In the late 80's and 90's it was either between Darryl or Charles nicks

Beyond beautiful.

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL!

Y'all clapping at Darl, while I was over in the corner admiring those Leslie speakers pumping and spinning at the same time amazing

Mr. Houston definitely plays with feeling. His style most definitely moves you too.

Its hard to say who is the greatest because Billy Preston was awesome . I can't compare these organ players , it's so many that can SHO NUF play .

@lawrencecraig8859

9 күн бұрын

And, he also studied under the late great Alfred Bolden at the church of my late uncle, the Rev. Charles A. Craig, Jr.,” Prayer Tabernacle. Then came Thomas Whitfield!

musicians shouldn't be compared. that takes away greatness of top. everyone that can professionally play is great. It's just levels to it. All musicians couldn't play at one point in time

@TheBmills415

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir and well put

@Da-Iceman.

5 жыл бұрын

True.

@MichaelGawesebmainone

4 жыл бұрын

You have a point my take is also that comparing musicians or having competition without mitigating possibly unintended consequences is detrimental to music/creativity as even novice can deliver a masterpiece. Society is sometimes to blame for bad blood (albeit not necessary) between musicians.

@PJ-ce3pe

4 жыл бұрын

You are wrong, they can be compared.

@daeone1514

4 жыл бұрын

P J nope. Inspiration is different from comparing. I learned to play off inspiration. Then I just knew music sounded good and felt good and I wanted to be able to bring forward that feeling. I couldn’t compare myself to the musicians at church back then but I was very inspired and now, ima str8 clown. Besides comparing will forever have you searching for yourself self on the board.

Such Talent, The Organ Is Singing The Song For Them!! His Gift Shall Make Room For Him!!

R.I.P March 15th,2018

Yes Lord>>>Thank You for being of Great>> God Bless You>>

This style is very rare and is slowly becoming less. I love it he makes that Hammond earn its keep l didn’t see the Leslie hearing it in ear buds doesn’t do justice to the sound there’s no comparison to someone who knows how to put it through it’s paces sounds great!

Very nice. Understated and controlled

If you missed that late great Man of Music, Min. Thomas A. Whitfield, playing the Hammond organ, you missed a musical revelation! 🙌🏽

One of the all-time greats. There are many great organists, Larry Robinson, Twinky Clark, etc. He is certainly in that class, though.

This is Awesome 🙌👏🎶

You makin that thang sing boy !!!!

Loved it!

My Hammond organ greats list just got bigger. This is about the eighth great I have discovered in recent months since I saw my first Hammond Gospel video from an old lady who was killing it after the end of a service. Shows you never loose it.

thank you

Luke "Sonny" Austin. Thank you for coming out, God bless you.......good-nite.

I agree with Dae One. The beauty of it is that every organist has a different sound based upon their soul. We all get the benefit of hearing and enjoying that.

Having been a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church I knew both Rev. Nicks & Darryl. Darryl has always had his on approach to the organ, though his sound is influenced by Rev. Charles H. Nicks, Jr. Combining both of them is an awesome musical experience. As an organist I appreciate many who serve us with their unique sounds.

Rip 😇Darryl Houston

Billy Preston, Cory Henry. Let me just leave these two names here,

@emmankianga9082

3 жыл бұрын

Jayden Arnold *

@acethebishop1

3 жыл бұрын

Glenn Gibson

@frederickmcclung2848

3 жыл бұрын

. . . and John Peters ( *yes, he plays organ, too* ), Dominique Johnson, Quennel Gaskin, Doobie Powell, Kevin Powell, Twinkie Clark, Derrick Jackson, Lawrence Lyles, Aaron Mayfield, David Jackson, Travis Sayles, Eddie Brown, Eddie Howard, Mike Bereal, David Wright, James Hall, Melvin Crispell, Butch Heyward, Roger Jean, Jay Tillman, Reggie Strong, Wendell Lowe, Butch Woodie, Mike Davis, Antuan Walker, Aaron Shields, Dennis Montgomery III, Curtis Daniel, Rich Tolbert, Floyd Thomas, Darius Burns, C Shawn Tyson, Ezra Bufford, Moses Tyson... just to name a *FEW* !!!! These are in no particular order. My list goes on for DAYS, and some names are definitely missing!!! Everyone is entitled to their opinions and tastes,... but to place him *ABOVE* the aforementioned would be a bit of a *STRETCH* for most people, myself included! He's magnificent but not the GREATEST in my opinion. That's why I believe it's not a good practice to compare and better to just appreciate what all of them bring to the table!

@albertlauder2077

3 жыл бұрын

So true. That had to be someone he knows personally. Or maybe not. He's good. But not even close to the greatest. So many beasts out here. On so many levels. We could never say.

@trevinhickman9022

2 жыл бұрын

Craig Brockman, Bennet Paysinger, Kevin Nichols, Jason White, Stan Lewis, Jason Freeman, Tony Wilkins, Jason Allen, Derrick Jackson, Daniel Weatherspoon, Nelson Jackson, Jerry Peters, Dwayne Swan, Tim Carmen, Matthew Bereal, Cassandra Oneal, Rodney East, Ji Nelson are a few other greats on Organ

Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oooo just beautiful

Indeed, HE has an AMAZING "TALENT" but, to GOD BE "ALL" THE GLORY, AMEN!!! FOR THESE ARE THE GIFTS THAT HE "ALONE" HAS BESTOWED UPON THIS MAN, AMEN AGAIN!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👌🏾👍🏾🙏❤💯

He is the greatest ! I said it better be that man that plays for the Detroit Mass choir !

Art is to be appreciated not compared

Oh Yeah!!!!!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍

He's Gifted... I'd put him in my top 30 list.

Y’all forgetting about Cory Henry

@tylerderrenjhonsonjr986

2 жыл бұрын

Cory henry Good Love him to

@richpeeps515

2 жыл бұрын

This is Old School, Corey Henry is New School.

@Mercy_Pants

Жыл бұрын

@@richpeeps515 Cory is all schools

@richpeeps515

Жыл бұрын

@@Mercy_Pants I will agree with you!!

@ernestomatavele2825

Жыл бұрын

He is still a baby boy growing

As my Mother use to say "Oh Yes lord."

I know a number of organist who are this good! If you can handle a B3 and make it “talk” you are in a class all to yourself!

Very nice! I also love Mr. Booker T. Jones!

When you can make a organ talk you know you bad!!!

super

Let's give credit to whom deserves credit. The guy has impeccable timing, great knowledge of his instrument, and an obvious love for his GOD. What's not to like? Yet, at this writing 117 people don't like! God tells us in Ps 33 play music skillfully. That's what I see!

Dats that ol'e school playin right there🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Every organist has his or her own style. It's like the difference between a Cadillac and a Lincoln. They're both excellent just different. From a guy that grew up in a staid Methodist Church this COGIC music is uplifting.

Oh my goodness... greatest organist of all time...

The Brother is anointed & gifted.. Bring down the claim of the best...

I don't compare musicians, because they are all gifted but I have two organist I love to hear them and they are Rev. Maceo Woods and from my home in Penns Grove NJ Bishop Freddie Washington.

This GOD giving talent

My Lord!

PREACH BOY!

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Sounds good to me!!!!

I would love to sing while he plays that organ go boy

He sure is!!!

We were created in the image an likeness Of God.. God bless his people.. from creation..

this guy is terrible terribly AWESOME!! keep up the good work

Rest In Peace Darryl Houston

By saying he’s the greatest ruins his performance because everybody thinks he’s overrated now

@BackyrdBully

3 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Thank you.

@TheBmills415

3 жыл бұрын

Maaaannn Rankings ruin it every time

Yasssssssss!!!!

Amen, he's pretty good at this

That would be the late great Alfred Bolden. Billy Preston also studied with him at the church of my late uncle, the Rev. Charles A. Craig, Jr.,” Prayer Tabernacle. Then came Thomas Whitfield!

Elder Leon Bonner of the Tabernacle of Prayer, Jamaica, NY

Stan Lewis,Craig Brockman, Bennet Paysinger, Jason White, Matthew Bereal, Mike Bereal for certain are a few organ greats

To say who is the greatest is to over look to whom they are giving the glory to.

Why do we always put our organist as the best😊. My church growing up did the same with our organist.

Bring us back to camp ground.

I'm not very interesting upon Urban Gopsel Music to be deeply honest but some of these folks are very talented, and blessed :) May God bless them dearly 🙏💜

He knows how to play, but to say that he's "great" or the "greatest" must mean that someone doesn't listen to many organ players. I know of this blind guy that would blow this dude out of the water. I was actually impressed and moved by his playing.

I wish that I could play the Hammond period, much less like this brother or the rest of them as they’re the most wicked keyboardists! I respect those brothers immensely. I play a different kind of organ (pipe) and music, but my hat is off to ALL Hammond organists.

R.W. Shambach said the Hammond B-3 was the Holy Ghost organ. No doubt!!!!

@djwdasfm

4 жыл бұрын

yeah and Shambach organist Jonathan Woodby would destroy this guy…lol

SORRY, BUT TWINKIE CKARK WAS AND STILL THE BEST ORGANIST!! She did something that no one has done before. She has combined jazz, classical, gospel, funk, rock, etc. Just made them into chords. As I used to listen to her live as a teenager she blew my mind. TWINKE CLARK IS JUST SIMPLY UNTOUCHABLE!!!!

@Clauderoberts29

5 жыл бұрын

I have had the opportunity to record with Twinkie and she will blow your socks off. Boom!

@glendariggins84

5 жыл бұрын

Twinkie will play them out the building. Most forget, she learned most from her mother, the great Dr. Mattie Moss Clark.

@Clauderoberts29

5 жыл бұрын

glenda riggins yeah, and if you act up in her rehearsal Mattie Moss would throw that shoe at you.

@ninaross8914

5 жыл бұрын

Trust me he had to take notes from her bcuz she is the best!!!

@TheBmills415

5 жыл бұрын

I mean she's great But you can't ignore Joey Defransco There's lots of organ talent But if it's all about a measuring contest then you won't enjoy the art of it

Can we get a church like this in oc please?

He is a beast though 😊

Richard Gibbs from the Tommies Reunion Choir aka The Dream Team

Me personally, I think he plays like Charles nicks to me!

Twinkie Clark is a beast in organ too.

He used to pump the organ at st james

❤💔

Praise God. But that title belongs to Ms Twinkie Clark.. God is still good anyhow, continue to work brotham

@OneWayDesigns

4 жыл бұрын

That part!!!

There is one in St. Louis that makes the organ hum

Cory Henry, Twinkie Clark, Billy Preston ❤️

No one person is best, everyone has preference of different styles.

How does everyone seem to overlook Billy Preston I’m just saying.

@tdouthard

5 жыл бұрын

Thank You!!!!!

@xolisashiba4521

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Scott That is big mistake dude

@zivkovicable

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe overlooked back home, but Billy Preston was probably one of the best known organists internationally. Here in the UK, he had solo hits in the pop charts, & of course he played with the Beatles & the Rolling Stones, & dozens of platinum selling albums feature his playing.

@dennispearson9287

4 жыл бұрын

Billy. Preston. Hands. Down !!! Then. Followed. By. Bach ,. E.P. Biggs,. Marie. Alain ,. Virgil. Fox , ect , ect, ect........

I patterned my style after Darryl

Late Billy Preston by far!!!!!! Late L.Craig Tyson Twinkie Clark Moses Tyson Corey Henry

@alexmartin1972

5 жыл бұрын

J.R. Logan Glenn Gibson

@truandliving9968

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I have to agree Billy Preston is the G.O.A.T. then my cuzn Jimmy "Big Jim" Wright R.I.P. family💯

@GR8PRAISE

4 жыл бұрын

Dr. Alvin Tuck was also in this class of musicians!

@someretard2392

3 жыл бұрын

Glenn Gibson is the best

R.I.H

There should be a keyboard cam so we can see what the hands are doing

Looks like I need to up my game lol

What choir is this and what is the event? It looks like the Detroit GMWA Chapter choir but what church is this?

❤️🐰

I’d have to give the greatest spot to Billy Preston. But this man was amazing too. Wow.

💯😊❤️💕🇺🇸