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Episode 294 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Goodies

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive and digging up all sorts of goodies including recordings of the Rotherham and Blackpool Conacher Organs, a spotlight of the Ritz Nuneaton Compton and a rare and usual recording of Reginald Dixon (aka Mr Blackpool) on the Royal Albert Hall Willis.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Bitter Sweet Selection	Nigel Ogden	Regal/Scala Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	Nigel Ogden Archive	1983
The Petite Waltz	Reginald Holland	Odeon, Blackpool 4/12 Conacher	Nigel Ogden Archive	1961
Happy Days Are Here Again/Song Of The Dawn	Reginald Dixon	Royal Albert Hall, London 4m 147 Speaking Stops ‘Father’ Henry Willis	Nigel Ogden Archive	1962
Dolls On Parade	George Blackmore	Ritz, Nuneaton 3/7 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1959
Remember Me?/Loves Last Word Is Spoken/42nd Street	Dudley Savage	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1992
John Peel/Back To Old Ireland	Joseph Seal	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1953
El Cato/Medley Of Irish Ballads	Stanley Wylie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	COS Tapes (COS 122)	1995

Episode 293 – Double Dutch Sandwich

On this week’s show Damon Cox is back with a double dutch sandwich. We have four dutch artists and four not – but all the instruments featured are of dutch origin or installed there.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Trumpet Blues & Cantabile	Bryan Rodwell	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Hollan 5/27 Möller	Private Recording (John Leeming Archive)	1966
Fools Rush In	Len Rawle	Concerthall and Auditorium, Middelburg 3/11 Compton	NOF	2006
Elfenbal	Hans Nottrot	Tuschinski Theatre, Amsterdam 4/10 Strunk-Wurlitzer	Fonos (ST-38654)	1977
Seven Seas	Bernard Drukker	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Omega International (OM 333.264)	1978
In A Sentimental Mood	Pierre Palla	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	2000
Quick Foxtrot: Inka Dinka Doo/I’ll Never Say ‘Never Again’ Again/All I Do Is Dream Of You	Cor Steyn	The ‘Magic’ Organ	EMI Records (LC 0542)	1989
Here’s That Rainy Day	Jelani Eddington	Centraal Buteau Voor De Statistiek, Voorburgh 3/11 Standaart	NOF Sound (NOFCD35)	2005
Unforgettable/Anything Goes/Puttin’ On The Ritz/I Double Dare You/Lucky Day	Nicholas Martin	Passage Theatre Schidam 3/10 Standaart	Syncoop Production (5752CD139)	1992

Episode 292 – Music from the Midlands

On this week’s show John Leeming is recalling the Cinema Organ Society’s 2018 Midlands & Wales and Wales convention. We visit the Fentham Hall Compton, Burton-On-Trent Wurlitzer, Buttermarket Wurlitzer and Tywyn Wurlitzer with contrasting range of styles from the performers!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Goody Goody	David Gray	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
All The Things You Are	Jonathan Eyre	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018
The Joint Is Jumpin’	Keith Evans	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018
For You	Nicholas Martin	Town Hall Burton-on-Trent 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
Autumn Leaves/Lullaby Of The Leaves	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
Rosamund/Fairy Frolic	David Shepherd	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018
Moonlight Serenade/Chatanooga Choo-Choo/In The Mood	Andrew Nix & Tony Stace	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton & Yamaha HX1	Private Recording	2018
Fly Me To The Moon	Adam Evans	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
Nights Of Gladness	Richard Hills	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018

The producer would like to thank the following people; Mike Carter, Damon Willetts & The Midlands and Wales District of the Cinema Organ Society, John Smallwood, Cameron Lloyd & members of the Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust and finally Michael Thompson and the crew at Burton Town Hall.

Episode 291 – Mann and his Music

On this weeks show we throw our star organist slot over to John Mann who today (Thursday 20th) Is celebrating his big 80th Birthday! Although John has now retired from the concert circuit, he still is busy with music in his life. Tonight we feature an hour long show with music and birthday messages from Johns friends!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
With Sword And Lance	John Mann	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/9 Christie	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1004)	1976
The Windows Of Paris/I’m Getting Sentimental Over You/Parade Of The Tin Soldiers	John Mann	Granada Sutton 3/10 Compton	Private Recording	1966
Destiny	John Mann & Sarah Bryant	Town Hall Portslade 3/18 Compton	Private Recording	2015
Fascinating Rhythm/I Cant Give You Anything But Love/You Were Meant For Me/Singing In The Rain	John Mann	Town Hall Portslade 3/18 Compton	Private Recording	2016
Sunshine Medley: Powder Your Face With Sunshine/Keep Your Sunny Side Up/You Are My Sunshine/Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah/The Sun Has Got His Hat On/The Sunsihe Of Your Smile/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/Painting The Clouds/We’ll All Go Riding On A Rainbow	John Mann	Dome Brighton 4/41 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Private Recording	2016
In A Clock Store	John Mann	Folly Farm Zoo, Begelly, Kilgetty, Wales 4/14 Wurlitzer	Compton Lodge Studios (CLS-CD1001)	2010
The Skaters Waltz	John Mann	Paul Kirner’s Music Palace, Ynyshir, Wales 4/15 Christie	Compton Lodge Studios (CLS-CD1022)	2017
Some Enchanted Evening/I,Yi,Yi,Yi,Yi(Like You Very Much)/Tico Tico/Ani’t You Got No Home’s To Go Too	John Mann	Winter Gardens Eastbourne Eminent Grand 2000	Private Recording	2016

Episode 290 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Louis Mordish

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive and throw’s a spotlight on Louis Mordish who was a fine musician, but sadly has been forgotten by many.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Night Ride	Louis Mordish	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1988
St. Louis Blues/Castanets Of Granada	Louis Mordish	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1960’s
Knave Of Diamonds	Louis Mordish	Piano & Orchestra	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1934
Tea At Claridge’s	Louis Mordish	Claridge’s Hotel 4tet	SAVOY (00001)	1994
Waltz From Faust	Louis Mordish	Granada, Harrow, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1992
Eleanora	Louis Mordish	Conn 580	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1994
Gopak	Louis Mordish	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Excelsior Music (LM1)	1980
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2	Louis Mordish	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Excelsior Music (LM1)	c80’s

Episode 289 – At Your Request

This week Damon plays your requests! Simple as that!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Powder Your Face With Sunshine	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 845)	1973
Even Now	John Mann	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/7 Christie	Grosvenor Records (GRS1114)	1981
Open Your Heart	Simon Gledhill	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	DTOS & Simon Gledhill (DTOS366P)	1996
Agadoo	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (EG 2402711)	1985
Down The Mall	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	John Bowdler (JB0010CD)	2012
Celes’ Theme	Damon Cox	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2019
Carioca	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording	c1960’s
Let’s Face The Music And Dance	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS-01W)	1971

Episode 288 – A Different Filling

This week Damon treats you to sandwich no. 3! This time its a little different as we combine the talents of British and Australian musicians for a contrast in flavour!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Cabaret	Tony Fenelon	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Festival Records (L 25052)	1973
So In Love	John Atwell	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/11 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM110)	2010
Waiting For The Robert E Lee/Carolina In The Morning/Toot, Toot, Tootsie!/I’m Sitting On Top Of The World	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 05)	2002
We’re Getting There	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
For Once In My Life/Isn’t She Lovely	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer		2012
How Long Has This Been Going On?	Richard Hills	Senate Detroit MI 4/34 Wurlitzer		2012
Journey Into Melody	John Giacchi	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music (MMM002)	2000
I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD002)	1995

Episode 287 – Star Spangled

On this week’s show John Leeming is visiting the states – specifically Los Angeles, where he’s recapping last years American Theatre Organ Society’s annual convention. Damon also pays tribute to Timothy Duckworth.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Summer Me, Winter Me	Dan Bellomy	Paramount, Brooklyn 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria Recordings (Cambria CD1108)	1987
Another Openin’ Another Show	Dave Wickerham	Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles 3/13 Barton	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Serenata	Pierre Fracalanza	Trousdale Castle, Los Angeles 3/26 Hybrid	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Jeepers Creepers	Alex Jones	Barnum Hall, Santa Monica 3/19 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Cuban Pete	Justin LaVoie	Whittier High School, Los Angeles 4/26 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Wake Up and Live	Chris Elliott	Founder’s Church, Los Angeles 4/31 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
The Flat Foot Floogie	David Gray	El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles 4/36 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Moon River	Mark Herman	Nathan Barr Studio, Los Angeles 3/19 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Good News	Jelani Eddington	Old Town Music Hall, El Secundo 4/27 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Mack the Knife	Phil Kelsall	Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel 3/17 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Auf Wiedersehen/I’ll See You Again	Ron Rhode	Old Town Music Hall, El Secundo 4/27 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018

Episode 286 – Melodies From Morgan

It’s star Organist time and this month we are very pleased to welcome Kevin Morgan with highlights from his first visit to the Worthing Wurlitzer. Kevin has recently retired from his teaching job and is now available for a full concert tour all year. Sit back and get your feet tappin!

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Music played

Signature Tune: Happy Days Are Here Again

Big Band Favourites: It Don’t Mean A Thing/Caravan/Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/Sweet Georgia Brown/Thats A-Pleanty

Piano: To The Spring/Rustle Of Spring

‘Easter Parade’ Selection: Steppin’ Out With My Baby/A Fella With An Umbrella/A Couple Of Swells/It Only Happens When I Dance With You/Shakin’ The Blues Away/Easter Parade

All tracks played by Kevin Morgan on the 3/22 Wurlitzer in the Assembly Hall, Worthing. Recorded by Damon Cox using Sontronics STC-1S microphones, recorded with Zoom F8 Recorder and mixed with Adobe Audition. Thanks to Simon & Caroline Field for giving permission for this to be broadcast and for being so accommodating! Organ tuned by David Houlgate & Johnathan Adams.

Episode 285 – Desert Island Discs

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back and this time he puts Damon in the hot seat and ask’s him what he would take to the famous Desert Island. Tune in to find out on this extended show where Damon also has turned a year older!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
That Dangerous Game	The Barry Gray Orchestra	n/a	Silva Screen Records	2005
Thank You For Loving Me	Ronnie Carroll & The Bill McGuffie Quartet	n/a	Philips (BBL.7236)	1958
‘Shall We Dance?’ Selection: They All Laughed/Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Shall We Dance?/Slap That Bass	The Henry Mancini Pop’s Orchestra	n/a	RCA Victor	1992
I Concentrate On You	The Oscar Peterson Trio	n/a	Verve Records ‎(MG VS-6083)	1960
Rythm Time: Mais Oui/Come Prima/Old Pianna Rag/Apache/Charmaine/12th Street Rag	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Archive	1960
Moonlight In Vermont	Bryan Rodwell	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS116)	1988
Forty-Second Street	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Willie Tell?	Reginald Porter-Brown	Regal/ABC Torquay 3/11 Compton	Archive	1970