James Mclean – The Organist Encores

Episode 500 – Show 500!

This week Damon is joined by James Mclean as they read your requests to celebrate the 500th edition of the show.

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Music Played

Smiling Through/The Boyfriend Selection	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)
March: Holyrood	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD 79	1996
Yesterdays	Ashley Miller	Radio City Music Hall, New York City NY 4/58 Wurlitzer	CSP (CL 945)	1957
Cherokee	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond Organ	TOEnc Archive (JL)	1974
This Is My Song/I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight/I Left My Heart In San Francisco/Jeepers Creepers	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (DMC)	1967
Gold And Silver Waltz	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD80)	1996
Stardust	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Decca Record Company (SPA 195)	1972
The Girl From Ipanema/Choo Choo Samba	David Lowe	Regal/Scala Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1983
On Green Dolphin Street	Bert van den Brink	Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, Holland 4/20 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	2020
Night And Day	George Wright	Chicago Theatre, Chicago IL 4/29 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (61949)	1991
‘Rosalie’ Selection: Rosalie/In The Still Of The Night/Who knows?	Henry Croudson	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Regal Zonophone (MR 2840)	1938
Jealousy	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Cinema Organ Society (COS126)	2001
Rain On The Roof	Richard Hills	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society (COS S01)	2005
Wedding Of The Painted Doll	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Turners Entertainments Ltd (TMM18CD)	1997
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Marine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man 2/10 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
Sales Talk	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1960

Episode 262 – Five Years of The Organist Encores

Its our fifth birthday bash on this special edition of The Organist Encores! Damon speaks to James Mclean about how the show started, he also interviews John Leeming and Nigel Ogden who between them present once a month. Finally Damon introduces the show’s new ‘Resident Organist’! Tune in and don’t miss out on our celebratory bash!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Happy Days Are Here Again	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions	2006
Somebody Stole My Gal	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Decca Record Company (SPA 38)	1969
Over The Rainbow	Simon Gledhill	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust Production (LTOT961)	1996
42nd Street	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
My Funny Valentine	Jim Riggs	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	RTR Productions Record (RTC103C)	1989
Pink Champagne	Nigel Ogden & John Roadhouse	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NDO Production	1988
Can’t Take That Away From Me	Mark Laflin	Hammond M100	DMC Recording	2018
The Trolley Song	Mark Laflin	Hammond M100	DMC Recording	2018
Happy Days Are Here Again	Mark Laflin	Hammond M100	DMC Recording	2018

Episode 200 – Celebration!

Well we’ve done it! 200 shows – hard to believe. This week’s show takes us on a real bumper pack tour featuring some of the finest examples of Theatre Organ music. Not only do we have and hour of music but three presenters; James Mclean, John Leeming & Damon Cox who all bring their own styles and music choices to this special show. So sit back and enjoy and enjoy the music as we celebrate this milestone!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer/Powder Your Face With Sunshine/Keep Your Sunny Side Up	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14+G.P Wurlitzer	EMI	1982
Laura	Doreen Chadwick	Kitchen Bro’s Garage, Diss 3/19+U.P Wurlitzer	Acorn	1982
Audrey	Arnold Loxam	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording	1968
Saturday Rag/My Very Good Friend The Milkman/Puttin’ On The Ritz	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19+U.P Wurlitzer	Wolfe productions	2001
A Brown Bird Singing	John Mann	Trinity Arts Centre, Pudsey 3/8 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records	1992
Singing In The Bathtub	David Gray	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Dennis Unk	2017
Too Late Now	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital	1998
Look Lively	David Shepherd	South Bank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	c1989
Two Ballads (Tunes Unknown)	Robin Richmond	South Bank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1998
High Heals	Richard Hills	Assembly Hall Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society	2012
She’s Funny That Way	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	Banda	1997
They All Laughed	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills, IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts	1994
Five Foot Two/Oh Lady Be Good/Varsity Drag/S’Wonderful	Len Rawle	Memorial Hall, Barry, Wales 4/15 Christie	Tonawanda Sound	c1990’s
I Concentrate On You	Simon Gledhill	Century II, Wichita 4/38 Wurlitzer	Wichita Theatre Organ Inc	2009
That’s A-Plenty	Noel Briggs	Gaumont, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn	1973