The Organist Encores

Episode 695 – Victor Patterson & Regal Harrogate

This week Damon pays tribute to Victor Patterson and throws spotlight on the Regal Harrogate Compton

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Music Played

a) With a Song in My Heart b) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World c) When Sunny Gets Blue d) Bluesette e) Hush-a-Bye f) Noel Gay Medley: Hey Little Hen/Run Rabbit Run/Let the People Sing	Victor Patterson	New Gallery Regent Street, London 2/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1990
Hits Of The Day: Because You’re Mine/???/You Belong To Me	Austin Rayner	Regal, Harrogate 3/6 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1953
Mediation/Close Your Eyes	David Shepherd	Tavernham Hall, Norfolk 3/8 Compton	Deroy Records (Deroy 1352)	1976
Love Walked In/Soldiers Chorus From “Carmem”	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/8 Compton	Private Recording

Episode 694 – Spooky Takes A Holiday

This week Damon is in a spooky mood with music for halloween.

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Music Played

March Of The Cobblers	Paul Gregson	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2015
Phantom Of The Opera	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Nicholas Martin (NKMCD12)	2004
The Haunted Ballroom	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/6 Compton	COS Tapes (COS 107)	1984
Spooky Takes A Holiday	Donald Thorne	Granada Willesden 3/9 Christie	Decca (F6648)	1937
This Is Halloween	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc (ERB120)	2011
Ghostbusters	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Music Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimball/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
Ghost Riders in the Sky	Lyn Larsen & Tony Fenelon	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-108)
Spectre On A Spree	Simon Gledhill & Richard Hills	Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, Holland 4/20 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	2019
Toccata From Suite Gothique	Thomas Trotter	Symphony Hall, Birmingham 4m/82ss Klais	Symphony Hall, Birmingham (SHCD2)	2003

Episode 693 – Something About The Weather

This week John Leeming presets another choice of by Wayne Ivany with a weather theme.

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Music Played

My Sunshine Came on a Rainy Day	Terance Casey	Regent, Brighton 2/9 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (DB428)	1931
Selection: Sunny	Joseph Seal	Ritz, Belfast 4c/10 Compton	Private recording	1950
The Blue Hills of Pasadena	Herbert Griffiths	Stoll Picture Theatre, London	Vocalion Record Co (Broadcast label) 443	1929
My Blue Heaven/Mood Indigo/Alice Blue Gown	Al Bollington	Paramount, Tottenham Court Road, London 4c/11 Compton	HMV Records (BD712)	1939
Puffing Billy	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1958
Dormi Dormi Dormi/A Time to Love/Embraceable You/Jeepers Creepers	Bobby Pagan	BBC Theatre Organ 5c/27 Möller	Private recording	1958
Loin du Bal	Leslie James	Rialto Coventry 3/9 Compton	Octacross records	1936
A Perfect Day	Reginald New	Beaufort, Washwood Heath, Birmingham 2/8 Compton	Vocalion Record Co. (Broadcast label) 756	1930
You Are My Sunshine/Blue Skies/You Are My Honeysuckle/Whispering Grass/Powder Your Face with Sunshine	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1949

Episode 692 – Tribute: Kevin Morgan

This week Damon pays tribute to Kevin Morgan.

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Music Played

Crazy Otto Rag/Old Pianna Rag/Ivory Rag	Kevin Morgan	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/8 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD240)	1999
The Railway Children	Kevin Morgan	Wyton House, Huntingdon 4/15 Compton	Audicord (ACD235)	1997
Orange Coloured Sky/’Popular Song’ From ‘Facade’	Kevin Morgan	Granada Studio Tours Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS246)	1998
It’s Only A Paper Moon	Kevin Morgan	Laukhuff Organ Factory, Weikersheim, Germany 3/11 Möller	Organum Musikproduktion	2006
As Time Goes By/For All We Know	Kevin Morgan	Steinway Piano	Audicord (ACD238)	1998
Parade Of The Sunbeams	Kevin Morgan	Leicester Cathedral 4m/50ss Harrison & Harrison	TOEnc Archive	2010
“Romance” from The Gadfly	Kevin Morgan	Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent 4m/72ss Conahacher/Willis	TOEnc Archive	2013
Song Of Praise (Old Theme)	Kevin Morgan	Town Hall Portslade 3/18 Compton/Chrsitie	TOEnc Recording	2015
Wedding Of The Painted Doll	Kevin Morgan	Paramount Organ Studio Bolton 4/19 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1993
42nd Street/Dames/Lullaby Of Broadway	Kevin Morgan	Allen Digital Organ	TOEnc Recording	2016
Sandpaper Ballet	Kevin Morgan	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	TOEnc Recording	2016
Estrellita	Kevin Morgan	Wurlitzer Hall, Leisure Centre, Woking 3/19 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2018
Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/Sweet Georgia Brown/Thats A-Plenty	Kevin Morgan	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019

Episode 691 – Autumn Reverie

This week Robert Hope-Jones is in autumnal mood.

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Music Played

Autumn Leaves	Vic Hammett	Granada Cinema, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	COS105D	2018
September in the Rain	Lyn Larsen	Richard Kline Residence, US 4/28 Wurlitzer	MCI 102	1977
Narcissus	Quentin Maclean	Trocadero Cinema, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	Columbia	1931
Underneath the Arches/The Voice in the Old Village Choir/A Bungalow, a Piccolo, and You	Charles Saxby	Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park, London 3/13 Compton	Zonophone	1932
Paean	John Mann	Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames Allen MDS Theatre-III	GRCD 133	2011
Evensong	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	GRCD 47	1992

Kevin Morgan

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of Kevin Morgan on Saturday 3rd October after a short spell in hospital. We will be paying tribute to Kevin on next weeks program.

Episode 690 – Meet the Ladies

This week Damon features the ladies of song.

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Music Played

Louise	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Ventures In Sound (VIS-B3)
Nina Never Know	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records (NSPL 18261)	1968
Sweet Sue/Dinah	Nigel Ogden	De Poort Technical College, Rotterdam 3/11 Standaart	TOEnc Archive	1985
Ruby	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Marie	Billy Nalle	Century II Wichita 4/36 Wurlitzer	Wichita Theatre Organ, Inc (1959)	1981
Diane	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Charmaine	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2042)	1974
Sweet Georgia Brown	Armsbee Bancroft	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	TOT Production (NLS 103)	1978
Nancy	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/8 Compton	DS Productions (DSP31)	1993
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)	Lyn Larsen	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Bill Armstrong Pty. Ltd.

Episode 689 – Salute to the Teachers

This week John Leeming throws spotlight on the teachers of the cinema organ. (Player updated)

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Music Played

I Can’t Get Started	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden le Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions (MP 110)	2012
Unknown tune	Bobby Pagan	Regal Cinema, Glasgow 3/12 Compton	Pathé (UK)	1931
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered	John Norris	London South Bank University 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1986
Here’s That Rainy Day	Keith Evans	Private residence 4/33 Allen GW4 Signature Organ	Mostyn Productions / YouTube	2020
Moonlight Dance	Ena Baga	New Gallery Cinema, London 2/8 Wurlitzer	HMV Records (B 3383)	1930
I Love Her So	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitze4	Private recording	1975
There’s a Small Hotel/Lover	Hubert Selby	Odeon Cinema, Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording	c1967
Shy Serenade	Joyce Alldred	BBC Playhouse Theatre, Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1975
Blue Moon	Nigel Ogden	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/6 Compton	Private recording	1982

Episode 688 – Dixon at the Playhouse

This week Damon features Reginald Dixon at BBC Theatre Organ 3.

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Music Played

Oh, Lady Be Good/Pasadena	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 6496)	1972
“Bitter Sweet” Selection	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1973
The Firefly	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1973
Am I Wastin’ My Time On You/My Sweetie Went Away/Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh!	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2186)	1977
All The Things You Are/The Ferry-Boat Serenade	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 6555)	1973
Theme From Upstairs Downstairs	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2069)	1975
Friendly Persuasion	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2132)	1976
Powder Your Face With Sunshine/After The Storm/You Were Meant For Me	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2218)	1978

Episode 687 – Michel Legrand

This week Robert Hope-Jones looks at music composed by Michel Legrand.

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Music Played

The Windmills Of Your Mind	Harold Smart	Thomas Electronic Organ	1972
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life	Donnie Rankin	The Rose Theater, Omaha 3/21 Wurlitzer	2016
Summer Me, Winter Me	Dan Bellomy	Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, NY 4/26 Wurlitzer	1999
The Summer Knows	Scott Foppiano	Senate Theater, Detroit 4/34 Wurlitzer	1995
Watch What Happens	Denny McLain	Hammond X-77 Electronic Organ	1968
I Will Wait For You	Tom Hazelton	Howard Vollum Residence, Portland, Oregon 4/49 Wurlitzer	1973