Donald James Leslie, who created and manufactured a speaker that refined the sound of the Hammond organ and others and helped popularize electronic music, has died. He was 93. Mr. Leslie died Sept. 2 ...

Donald James Leslie, who created and manufactured a speaker that refined the sound of the Hammond organ and helped popularize electronic music, died of natural causes September 2 in Altadena, Calif.

Considering that the Hammond Organ Company built the last B-3 organ some four decades ago, the unwieldy-but-sweet-sounding instrument is enjoying something of a moment in the Bay Area’s jazz scene.

If you head into Normal Heights' long-time watering hole Rosie O'Grady's on an upcoming Tuesday night, chances are excellent that you'll have a funky good time. A few of San Diego's most-wanted ...