Damon Cox

This weeks show is another mixed bag of theatre organ favourites. Want to know the reason why? Listen to find out!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
That Certain Party	Vic Hammett	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Doric Recording	c1972
Intermezzo	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions	2011
It Ain’t Necessarily So	Barry Baker	Ron Wehmeier Residence, Cincinnati, OH 4/33 Wurlitzer	BLB Production	1995
I Let Song Go Out of My Heart	Buddy Cole	Studio Hammond Organ	Jasmine Records	2011
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Wurlitzer Hall, Leisure Centre, Woking 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound	1995
Cha Cha Cha: Come Dance With Me/Ja-Da	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records	2001
One-Zy Two-Zy (I Love You-Zy)	Donnie Rankin	Civic Theatre, Akron OH 3/19 Wurlitzer	Donnie Rankin	2009
I Wish You Love	Tom Hazleton	Campbell Store 3/25 Wurlitzer	Pipe Organ Presentations	2006
Aba Daba Honeymoon	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc	1994

On this weeks show Damon takes a listen to the golden tones of the Wurlitzer now installed in the Brentford Musical museum near Kew Bridge. This Wurlitzer originally hailed from the Regal/ABC Kingston-Upon-Thames where it was made famous by Joseph Seal.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Jerome Kern Favourites:Look For The Silver Lining/She Didn’t Say Yes/All The Things You Are/I Won’t Dance /The Waltz In Swingtime	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Parlaphone	c1955
Moonglow	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records	1968
High Heals	David Shepherd	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records	1983
La Mer	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound	c1995
Marie Elena	Chris Barber	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Musical Museam	2018
Side Saddle/China Tea/Lucky Five/Black & White Rag	Nicholas Martin	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	The Organist Encores	2015

Love is very much the favour of this weeks show, what with valentines yesterday. So on this week’s show Damon presents songs with Love in mind, particularly those lush romantic ballads that work so well on the larger instruments.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
I’m In Love For The Very First Time	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genève 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017
Love Is Here To Stay	Michael Wooldridge	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2003
Beguine: I Love You	Dick Leibert	Richard Loderhouse Studio NY 4/34 Wurlitzer	Westminster Records	1962
Secret Love	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes	1988
I Wish You Love	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Brothers	1963
So In Love	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts	1994
A Gal In Calico/Almost Like Being In Love	Kevin Morgan	Granada Studio Tours Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital	1998

On this week’s show Damon plays tracks from artists that haven’t had an outing on the show in a while.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Cherokee	Arnold Loxan	AVRO Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	1986
Darn That Dream	Ashley Miller	Private Studio, Hollywood CA 4/22 Wurlitzer	Film Technology Company Inc	1987
Blue Goose Rag	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 +G.P Wurlitzer	JBCD	c2000
Shadows On The Seine	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 +G.P Wurlitzer	EMI Records	1978
Ken Dodd Memories: Happiness/Love Is Like A Violin/Tears/Happiness	Donald Mackenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5/17+Mel Compton	Musiqua	2007
The Nearness Of You	Cathrine Drummond	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	C.D Records	2003
Take Five	Jelani Eddington	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington, DE 3/66 Kimball	RJE Productions	2014
Everything’s In Rhythm With My Heart	David Lobban	Organ Grinder, Toronto 3m Wurlitzer	DMCD Archives	c1980s

On this weeks show we mark the sad passing of Don Thompson, the 80th Birthday of Len Rawle and more sad news from the BBC. Never fear though – theres lots of good music!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
That’s A Plenty/Great Day/Eso Beso	David Lowe	Gaumont State Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1970
Be My Love	Simon Gledhill	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Unknown	1997
Quickstep Medley: Love Makes The World Go Round/Change Partners	Don Thompson	Melody Inn, Los Altos, CA 4/20 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording	c1969
Stars Fell On Alabama	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound	1972
T’Zena T’Zena	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording	1968
Cole Porter Classics: Be A Clown/Easy To Love/Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye/Just One Of Those Things/My Heart Belongs To Daddy/So In Love/From This Moment One	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballrom, Blackpool 3/14+G.P Wurlitzer	OS Digital	1995

On this week’s show Damon rejoins the trail of music from the 1930’s. We re-join the action in 1934 with some cracking tunes including Moonglow, Blue Moon, The Continental and may more!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Stompin’ At The Savoy	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc	2000
Blue Moon	Kevin Morgan	Granada Studio Tours Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	LTOT	2003
The Continental	Robert Wolfe	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Delta Music	1996
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart	Peter Mintun and Jim Roseveare	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Premier Recordings	1997
Moonglow	Michael Wooldridge	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	COS Tapes	1984
Selections From ‘Anything Goes’: Anything Goes/All Through The Night/Blow Gabriel Blow/Reprise	Barry Baker	Ron Wehmeier Residence, Cincinnati, OH 4/33 Wurlitzer	BLB Production	1995

Well what better for the last show of 2017 than a round-up of some of the events Damon has recorded over the last 12 months. So sit back for this this extended show to see you through the new year!

Happy New Year from John Leeming, James Mclean and myself!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Month
In Love For The Very First Time	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC	Nov
I Kiss Your Hand Madame	Cameron Lloyd	St John Vianney Church, Clayhall 3/7 + Mel Compton	Private Recording	May
The Laughing Samba	Len Rawle	Barry Earl Residence, Leighton Buzzard 3/15 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	March
Ray Noble Selection: The Very Thought Of You/Love Is The Sweetest Thing/Cherokee/The Touch Of Your Lips/ Goodnight Sweetheart	Michael Wooldridge	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	February
That’s Entertainment	Aaron Hawthorne	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	July
Mattinata	Richard Morgan	St John Vianney Church, Clayhall 3/7 + Mel Compton	Private Recording	May
From This Moment On	Declan Poole	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	May
I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans	David Lowe	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	May
Some Enchanted Evening	John Mann	Winter Gardens Eastbourne Eminent Grand 2000	Private Recording	July
1960’s Selection: Side Saddle/Here, There and Everywhere/Help/A Hard Days Night/Yesterday/China Tea/Roulette/Enjoy Yourself	Nicholas Martin	Victoria Hall, Saltaire 3/11 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	March

Seasons greetings! the big day is moments away so why not turn up the volume and listen to this weeks show, crammed full of all your Christmas favourites!

From John Leeming, James Mclean and myself we wish you all a very Merry Christmas!  

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
A Root’n Toot’n Santa Claus/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Santa Claus I Coming To Town	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 + U.P Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions	1989
A Christmas Love Song (All I Want For Christmas Is You)	Jim Riggs	Alabama Theatre  Birmingham, Alabama 4/29 Wurlitzer	ATOS	2009
Winter Wonderland	Reginald Dixon & John McCarthy Chorus	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 + G.P Wurlitzer	Readers Digest	1968
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	Matthew Ross	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 + G.P Wurlitzer	Avid Records	1994
Jingle Bells/Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/Silent Night/The First Noel/Sleigh Ride	Nicholas Martin	Signing Hills, Golf Course 3/23 + U.P Wurlitzer	Private Recording	c2010

Christmas time is here! So put your feet up with some seasonal sounds from some of the worlds finest!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Jingle Bells/Holly Jolly Christmas	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 + G.P Wurlitzer	Crimson Records	1998
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year	Mark Laflin	Organ Theatre, St. Albans 3/10 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2016
A Very Merry Christmas Part 1: Carilon/Home Sweet Home/Sir Rodger De Coverly/Vive L’Amour/Landlord Fill The Flowing Bowl/Little Brown Jug/Drinking	Sidney Torch	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	78 Transfer	c1930’s
I’ve Got A Crush On You	Tom Hazleton	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes	1998
Brazilian Sleigh Bells	George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Hi-Fi Records	1955
Christmas Time Is Here	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc	2003
Deck The Halls	Michael Wooldridge	Wurlitzer Lodge, Northolt 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	c1980’s
Winter Sunset	Nigel Ogden	St John Vianney Church, Clayhall 3/7 + Mel Compton	COS Tapes	1988

On this week’s show Damon looks back at some of the new albums released this year. 2017 turned out to be a good year for organists releasing new material all of which I have enjoyed listening too.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Side By Side	Simon Gledhill & The New Foxtrot Serenaders	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12+G.P Wurlitzer	NFS Productions	2017
Rhonda Rhapsody	John Mann	Paul Kirners Music Palace, Ynyshir, Wales 4/15 + G.P Christie	CL Studios	2017
The Devil Went Down To Georgia	Nathan Avakian	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/75 Wurlitzer	Avakian Creative Works	2017
I’ll Take Romance/Falling In Love With love	Howard Beaumont	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 + G.P Wurlitzer	Fairview Studios	2017
Cha Cha: Good King Wenceslas/While Shepherds Watched Their Flock/Calypso Carol	Nicholas Martin	Technics FA-1	Nicholas Martin	2017
Deep Night	David Gary	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Unk/Gray	2017
Jeepers Creepers	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC	2017