The Organist Encores

Episode 641 – Waynes Wonders

This week John Leeming presents another program chosen by Wayne Ivany.

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Music Played

Bonsoir	Joseph Seal	ABC Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3/12 Wurlitzer	ABC private disc	1950s
March from ‘Things to Come’	Richard Hills	Apollo Theatre, Hammersmith, London 4/15 Compton	Private recording	2016
Polka Dots and Moonbeams	Bryan Rodwell	Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private recording	1976
Poupée Valsante	John Mann	Granada Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1975
I Hate Myself for Being So Mean to You	Vic Hammett	Granada Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1973
Hoilday for Strings	Gerald Shaw	The Plough Inn, Great Munden 3/11 Compton	MJV Records (BEV SLP 1321)	1971
How Many Hearts Have You Broken?/Imagination/Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams	Robin Richmond	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private recording	c1974
‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’ selection: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon/The Girl I Left Behind Me/O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie/Dixie/Garry Owen/St Patrick’s Day	Robinson Cleaver	BBC Theatre Organ, London 5c/27 Möller	Private Recording	1950
Goodnight Melody	Joseph Seal	ABC Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3/12 Wurlitzer	ABC private disc	1970

Episode 640 – Concert Recording – Part 2

This week Damon features tracks from the Concert Recording label.

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Music Played

Fine Romance	Ron Curtis	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-0026)	1968
Marianina	Frank Olsen	Picture House, Paisley 3/10 Hilsdon	Concert Recording (CR-0011)	1966
Memories Of You	David Hamilton	New Victoria, Bradford 3/10 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR 0047)	1966
New Pizzicato Polka	Don Knights	Abbey Hall Abingdon 3/9 (plus fanfare trumpet) Compton	Concert Recording (CR 0022)	1972
Love Is Here To Stay	Trevor Bolshaw	Dormston House Sedgley 2/10 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0085)
Latin American Medley: Perfidia/The Echo Of A Serenade/Amor, Amor	John Bee	Arthur Russell Studio, Malvern 3/7 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-73304-S)
Champagne For Two	Ena Baga	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR – E016)	1968
Love Everlasting	Hubert Selby	Paramount Organ Studio Bolton 4/10 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-0095)
Brush Off	Jack Helyer	Ritz/Odeon Nottingham 4/22 Conacher	Concert Recording (CR-0025)	1968

Episode 639 – British Light Show

This week Robert Hope-Jones has an extended show organs with illumined surrounds.

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Music Played

The Charge of the Light Brigade	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	SLO4025	2002
On Green Dolphin Street	Bryan Rodwell	Capital Cinema, Aberdeen 3/6 Compton
Peanut Polka	Nicolas Martin	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive
William Tell Overture	Reginald Porter-Brown	Regal Cinema Torquay 3/11 Compton	Private
Where are you/There’s no Two Ways about it	Sidney Torch	Regal Cinema, Kingston Upon Thames 3/12 Wurlitzer	Colombia	1937
Tonight’s the Night/When I Take My Sugar to Tea	Joseph Seal	Ritz Cinema Belfast 4/10 Compton	Live Broadcast	1950
Laura	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square 5/17 Compton	Private	1965
Petite Waltz	Reginald Holland	Odeon, Blackpool 4/13 Conacher	Priavte	1961
Avalon	Robin Richmond/Vic Hammett	Regal Cinema Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Private	1979
I’m Beginning to See the Light	Nigel Ogden	Astra Llandudno, 3/8 Christie	COS	2019

Episode 638 – 1955

This week Damon features music written 70 years ago in 1955.

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Music Played

Something’s Gotta Give	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2132)	1976
No, Not Much	Ron Rhode	The Shanklin Conference Center, Groton, MA 4/34 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-118-CD)	2011
‘Guy’s And Doll’s’ Selection: Guy’s And Doll’s/A Woman In Love/Take Back Your Mink/Sit Down Your Rocking The Boat/I’ll Know/If I Were A Bell	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer
Unchained Melody	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer		1994
Love And Marriage/The Tender Trap	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer		2012
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
The Old Pianna Rag	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording

Episode 637 – LPs – BC

This week John Leeming has look through some of his LP’s.

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Music Played

Me and My Shadow	Ray Bohr	Paramount Theatre, New York 4/36 Wurlitzer	RCA Victor Records(LPM-1306)	1956
Bedtime for Drums	Noel Briggs	Gaumont Theatre, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	LTOT Acorn Records (CF225)	1972
The Continental	Buddy Cole	Hollywood Studio 3/9 Robert Morton	Columbia Records (CL874)	1956
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines	George Blackmore	Guildhall, Southampton 4/50-ish Compton	Columbia Records (TWO236)	1968
Sunrise Serenade	Doreen Chadwick	Kitchen Brothers Showroom, Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	LTOT Records (8319)	1983
I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Don Clayton	Cap’n’s Galley Pizza Restaurant, Seattle, WA 3/17 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR140)	c1975
Cha Cha Tango	Terance Casey	ABC Ritz Cinema, Belfast 4/10 Compton	Deroy Records (1243)	1975
Say It With Music	Jesse Crawford	Unspecified venue Unspecified organ	MCA Records (MCA2-451)	1973
Hungarian Rhapsody #2 (Gypsy version) [Liszt]	Stuart Barrie	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	Ventures in Sound (VIS-B2)	1958

Episode 636 – Playhouse Memories

This week Damon features tracks recorded on the BBC Playhouse Studio Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

Phil The Fluters Ball	William Davies	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1983
Three Coins In The Fountain	Simon Gledhill	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1983
El Gatito	Ernest Broadbent	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1979
Destiny	David Shepherd	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1983
There Will Never Be Another You	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (NO Archive)	1982
Close To You	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1977
Pepe	David Lowe	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1979
Count Your Blessings	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1977
Good Morning/Quando, Quando, Quando	Phil Kelsall	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (JVAS Archive)	1983

Episode 635 – Concert Recording – Part 1

This week Damon features tracks from the Concert Recording label.

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Music Played

Flying Scotsman	Jackie Brown	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-SO58)
Mighty Like A Rose	Arnold Loxam	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0039)	1968
Have You Met Miss Jones?	Bryan Rodwell	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0044)	1968
Too Late Now	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-0017)	1968
Collection of Can Cans	Andrew Fenner	Odeon Hammersmith 4/15 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-0059)	1969
Song Of Alassio	Vic Hammett	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0006)	1966
Primero	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Concert Recording (CR-0020)	1967
Adios	George Blackmore	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	Concert Recording (CR-0010)	1967
To A Wild Rose	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0036)	1968
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0082)	1971

Episode 634 – 1945

This week Damon features music written 80 years ago in 1945.

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Music Played

Give Me The Simple Life	Jerry Nagano	Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY 4/22 Wurlitzer	ATOS 2019	2019
Close As Pages In A Book from ‘Up In Central Park’	Ron Rhode	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-108 CD)	1995
Cruising Down The River	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)	2000
If I Loved You	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD002)	1995
Atlanta G.A.	Mark Herman	Aveni Mansion Unit Orchestra, Gates Mills, OH 4/60 Wurlitzer	Mark Herman Productions	2008
Firm Fram Sauce (With The Salsa On The Side)	Howard Beaumont	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Fairview Studios (HB106)	2017
Laura	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records (NSPL 18261)	1968
Tampico	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 225)	1996

Episode 633 – Archive Tapes

This week John Leeming has tracks from his archive of tapes.

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Music Played

I’m in the Mood for Love	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley 3/6 Compton	Private recording	c1998
Roses from the South	Charles McNicol	Granada Theatre, Bedford 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1967
The Touch of Your Lips	George Wright	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1978
Tea for Two	Bobby Pagan	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1983
Blues in My Heart/Birth of the Blues	Ashley Miller	Paramount Music Palance, Indianapolis, IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1990
Give Me the Simple Life	Robin Richmond Trio	Hammond organ, piano, vibraphone and rhythm BBC Studio, Maida Vale, London	Private recording	1961
Polly	Patrick Hopper	Music Radio Centre, Hilversum, NL 4/19 Standaart/Compton	Private recording	2021
[Two tunes, titles not known]	Armsbee Bancroft	Stanford Hall, Loughborough 2/5 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1976
Love Me or Leave Me	Tom Hazleton	Granada Theatre, Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	Private recording	1988
Sweet Georgia Brown	Bryan Rodwell	Scala Cinema, Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	Private recording	1983
Tiger Rag	Noel Briggs	Sundown (Regal), Edomnton, London 4/15 Christie	Private recording	1973

Episode 632 – Highlights from the UK Young Theatre Organist of the Year Competition

This week Damon features highlights from this years UK Young Theatre Organist of the Year Competition.

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Music Played

Tom Horton – 1960’s Medley: Lets Twist Again/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Runaway/Can’t Buy Me Love

Len Rawle – Cry Me A River (From Tonawanda Sound, TWS 2018D, 2000)

Jack Morton – ‘The Band Wagon’ Selection: New Sun in the Sky/By Myself/Lousiana Hayride/Dancing in the Dark/I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan/That’s Entertainment/New Sun in the Sky (Reprise)

Andy Quin (Piano) – Prelude In C Sharp Minor (Part)/I Got Rhythm/Lullaby Of Birdland/Tea For Two

Oscar Battle – A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square/Hooray For Hollywood

All tracks played on the 3/12 Wurlitzer in the Musical Museum, Brentford. Recorded by Damon Cox. Thanks to the Musical Museum staff, Steve Barrett-White, Michael Wooldridge and The Wurlitzer Heritage Trust for their assistance in making this possible.