Charles Hodges

Charles Edward Hodges (born June 29, 1947, Memphis, Tennessee)[1] is an American organist and songwriter. He is known for his high tone on the Hammond B3 organ, that appeared on records by Al Green, and other musicians signed to Hi Records.[2]

Hodges also played on albums by James Carr, Willie Cobbs, Albert Collins and Boz Scaggs.[3] Hi Records acts Syl Johnson,[4] O.V. Wright,[5] as well as Green[6] and Tom Jones,[7] have all recorded songs written by Hodges. Hodges played keyboards on Vanessa Collier's 2017 album, Meeting My Shadow (Ruf Records) [8] and the Mountain Goats' 2020 album, Getting into Knives (Merge Records).[9]

Member of

• The Hodges Brothers
• Hi Rhythm

References

1. "Charles Hodges - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
2. Dahl, Bill. "Biography: Hi Rhythm". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
3. "Charles Hodges - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
4. "The Best of Syl Johnson: The Hi Records Years - Syl Johnson - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
5. "Memory Blues - O.V. Wright - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
6. "Explores Your Mind - Al Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
7. "52 Classic Hits - Tom Jones - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
8. "Meeting My Shadow - Ruf Records Shop". Rufrecords-shop.de. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
9. Schatz, Lake (August 11, 2020). "The Mountain Goats Announce New Album Getting into Knives, Share "As Many Candles as Possible"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 August 2020.