Nigel Ogden – The Organist Encores

Episode 656 – Tribute: Nigel Ogden

Today Damon pays tribute to Nigel Ogden who sadly passed away last week.

Click here for Nigels tribute page and funeral details.

This extended show is split over two parts

Part 1

Part 2

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Music Played

Part 1

From This Moment On	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1983
Those Were The Days/The Night They Invented Champagne/I Remember It Well/Gigi	Nigel Ogden	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1973
Mah Nà Mah Nà	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1977
From This Moment On/The Mood I’m In/Matchmaker	Nigel Ogden	BC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1980
Whispering	Nigel Ogden & Robin Richmond	BC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1982
Flower Duet	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1994
Autumn Leaves	Nigel Ogden	Church Of St Mary, Lowe House, St. Helens 3/11 Christie	TOEnc Recording	2021
Limehouse Blues	Nigel Ogden	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer/Compton	TOEnc Recording	2020
Somebody Stole My Gal	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Video (OSDVD 103)	1999
Carillion Sortie	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1982
Penguin’s Playtime	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS201)	1993
England’s Glory	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Manchester 5m Cavaille-Coll	OS Digital (OS207)	1994

Part 2

From This Moment On	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS214)	1995
Moonlight In Vermont	Nigel Ogden	Hammond Commodore with HL722 Leslie speaker	OS Digital (OS251)	2001
Sweet Georgia Brown/Five Ft Two/Mack The Knife/Poor People Of Paris	Nigel Ogden	Streatham Ice Rink Hammond C3	TOEnc Archive	1983
Pink Champagne	Nigel Ogden & John Roadhouse	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NDO Project (CD 207)	2018
I’ve Got You Under My Skin	Nigel Ogden & Bryan Rodwell	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1988
In A Persian Market	Nigel Ogden	BBC Broadcasting House, London 4/35 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1998
That’s Entertainment	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1986
Funeral March Of A Marionette	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD135)	2011
Can I Forget You?	Nigel Ogden	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	TOEnc Archive	1985
The Best Of Nacio Herb Brown: Broadway Melody/ You Are My Lucky Star/ All I Do Is Dream Of You/ Should I?/ Wedding Of The Painted Doll/ You Were Meant For Me	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Recordings Ltd (GRCD129)	2008
I’ll Walk With God	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes (COS114)	1988

Episode 494 – Farewell Nigel Ogden

After 42 years of broadcasting, Nigel Ogden is hanging up his microphones and mixers for the last time. Join Damon as he chats to Nigel and features music all played on the BBC Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1981
Downtown	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
Stompin’ At The Savoy/9:20 Special	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
Regency Romp	Ernest Broadbent	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1981
Two Guitars	Louis Mordish	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1981
They Cant That Away From Me	William Davies	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1985
You Stepped Out Of A Dream	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
Down Forget Me Not Lane	Nigel Ogden & Johnny Roadhouse	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NDO Project (CD 207)	2018
Waldmare March	David Lowe	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1980
Happy Talk	Simon Gledhill	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1983
I Could Be The One	Len Rawle	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1984
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World/Music To Watch Girls By	Phil Kelsall	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
My Way	Peter Jebson	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1983
Tea For Two/Singing In The Rain/I’m Gonna Charleston Back To Charleston	Robert Wolfe	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1984
The Song Has Ended	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1988

Episode 492 – Christmas with Nigel Ogden

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden plays the Free Trade Hall, Manchester Wurlitzer with Christmas music for all tastes.

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Music Played

Swingin’ Sleighbells

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Swingin’ Sleighride/Snowcoach

Arctic Fox

Fairy On The Christmas Tree

March Of The Toys

O Holy Night

All tracks played on the 4/20 Wurlitzer in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester by Nigel Ogden from OS Digital (OS210) 1994

Episode 487 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Broadcast Duo

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden includes music from two great musicians of days gone by; Joseph Seal and Stanley Wyllie.

Music Played

Melody For You Anything Goes/Transatlantic Lullaby/Nice Work If You Can Get It/I Wish You Love/I’m In Love For The Very First Time The Silver Wedding Waltz Jealousy	Jospeh Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1965
Fascinatin’ Rhythm Giant/Baby Doll/Good Companions/A Woman In Love Melody Corner including; I’ll See You In My Dreams/It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie/Sing Everybody Sing/Too Young	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1957

Episode 483 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Blackpool Birthday

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden celebrates what would have been (in a few days time) Reginald Dixons 118th birthday.

Music Played

Cherokee	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 3379)	1961
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside/Canadian Capers/Temptation Rag/Darktown Strutters Ball	Reginald Dixon	Abbey Road EMI Studios 3/9 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1942
Automne	Reginald Dixon	Grands Theatre Llandudno 5/27 Möller	Empress	1943
Jealous/Fascination/Trolley Sng	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1963
Let the Great Big World Keep Turning/Swanee	Reginald Dixon	Jubilee Theatre Blackpool Hammond Organ	Nigel Ogden Archive	1963
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
At Sundown/Peg O’ My Heart	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Calling All Workers	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1975
Tiger Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 1587)	1964

Episode 478 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: It’s Unusual – Mostly!

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with some slightly more unusual items!

Music Played

It’s De-Lovley	Simon Gledhill	Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA 5/28 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1996
‘Jig’ Fuge	Virgil Fox	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1956
Bideford Quay	Armsbee Bancroft	Cecil Theatre, Hull 3/15 Marshall Sykes	Audicord (AC225)	1993
Rhythm Medley	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Pipe Organ Presentation
Archangel	Gerald Shaw/The Walker Brothers	Odeon Leicester Square 5c/17 Compton	Spectrum	1966
Toccata – Widor V	Gerald Shaw	Regal Marble Arch 4/37 Christie	MSS Studios (MSSCD06)	1968

Episode 474 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Variety Pack

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with a pack of variety for you to enjoy!

Music Played

A Walk In The Black Forest	Bryan Rodwell	Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 5/27 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1966
Light Classics Medley	George Blackmore	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1963
Opus One	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Manchester 5/64ss Cavaille-Coll	Nigel Ogden Archive	1982
Onedin Line/Sabre Dance	Reginald Dixon	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1974
Singin’ In The Rain	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1974
Powder Your Face With Sunshine	David Shepherd	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1974
Petite Fleur/Limehouse Blues	Nigel Ogden	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer/Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	2020
Tiger Rag	Lyn Larsen	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1977

Episode 470 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Nottingham & Conacher

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive where is on two words – Nottingham & Conacher!

Music Played

I’m Happy When I’m Hiking March Of The Herald The Choristers Waltz Vanity Fair	Jack Helyer	Ritz/Odeon Nottingham 4/22 Conacher	Nigel Ogden Archive	1961
Salut D’amour	John Keys & Anna Curzon	Albert Hall, Nottingham Binns 4m 63 Speaking Stops	Priory	2011
In A Monastery Garden	John Keys & Choir	Albert Hall, Nottingham Binns 4m 63 Speaking Stops	Priory	2011
If You Knew Susie Don’t Bring Lulu Louise Michelle Hello Dolly Sweet Georgia Brown	Nigel Ogden	St. John’s Church, Failsworth 3m 29ss Conacher	Nigel Ogden Archive	1998

Episode 466 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: How are the Mighty Organs?

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with a documentary where Frank Dixon rediscovers the delights of the cinema organ in 1969.

Documentary from the Nigel Ogden Archive

Episode 462 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: In Conversation

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive where the focus is on conversation and music!

Music Played

Pack Up Your Troubles/Thunder And Lightening Polka	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Concert Recording (CR-0020)	1967
Phantom Brigade	Doreen Chadwick	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD216)	1990
Sylvia	Eddie Ruhier	Hammond X5	Eddie Ruhier Recordings
Variations On B.B.C.	William Davies	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	BBC Records (REC 349)	1979
Our Love Affair	Sidney Torch	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Sterndale Records (STE 1005)	1996
Boo Hoo	Reginald Dioxn	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Sterndale Records (STE 3100)	2013
The Wedding Of The Painted Doll	Reginald Dioxn	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 1587)	1964