I would say that the Leslie is still a defining aspect of the classic Hammond 
sound.
Apart from a period when Jon Lord stopped using a leslie, I can't think of any 
major Hammond artist for whom it wasn't a defining part of their sound.

Steve P.

On 3 Sep 2011, at 21:59, David W. Fenton wrote:

> On 3 Sep 2011 at 14:14, John Howell wrote:
> 
>> Just as the rotating Leslie 
>> speakers and their vibrato are a defining aspect 
>> of the classic Hammond Organ sound.
> 
> Actually, that's not true. The classic Hammond organ sound predates 
> the invention of the Leslie speader, and Leslie speakers are used 
> with any number of instruments, not just Hammonds.
> 
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