Episode 580 – Sunshine

This week Damon features tracks of a sunny nature.

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Music Played

Powder Your Face With SunshineStanley TudorGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer
Deroy Records
(Deroy 845)
1973
You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeMatthew RossRegal Uxbridge, London

2/5 Compton
Private Recording1975
My Sunshine Is YouJim RiggsParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
RTR Productions
(RTC103C)
1989
Sunshine TangoBobby PaganRitz Richmond

3/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1968
On The Sunny Side Of The StreetJohn AtwellCapri Theatre, Adelaide

4/15 Wurlitzer
TOSA1987
Dancing In The SunGeorge BlackmoreOrgan Power No. 2 San Diego CA

5/27 Möller
Doric Recordings
(DO (Q) 1503)
I Got The Sun In The MorningMichael WooldridgeTown Hall Clydebank

3/13 Wurlitzer
Merlin Productions (MP107)2003
Parade Of The SunbeamsWilliam DaviesGranada Tooting

4/14 Wurlitzer
BC Records
(REC 72M)
1969
The Sunshine Of Your SmileReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1964
Painting The Clouds With SunshineRichard HillsSanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL

5/80 Wurlitzer
ATOS 20232023

Episode 579 – A Feminine Touch

This week Robert Hope-Jones introduces us to the great ladies of song.

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Music Played

Once in Love with AmyJack Anderson QuintetBaldwin electronic organAudio Fidelity (5856)1958
LauraBuddy ColeBuddy Cole Residence, Hollywood CA

3/9 Morton
Columbia Records (CL 974)1958
Li’l Darlin’George WrightPortland Theatre, Oregon

3/19 Wurlitzer
Private
Recording
1961
Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac TimeJohn SengSt. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein

4/19 Howell-Wurlitzer
HP30012016
ChloeVic HammettDendy Theatre, Australia

3/15 Wurlitzer
Private1968
LouiseGordon KibbeeRich Vaughn Residence, LA

5/21 Wurlitzer
Starlite1958
RubyIan McleanVTPOPrivate2017
Stella by StarlightChester SmithFox Special Midi-organYouTube
Have You Met Miss JonesTom HazeltonBattersea Town Hall

4/41 Hope-Jones, Hill Norman & Beard
Private1986

Episode 578 – Recent Tracks

This week Damon features tracks recorded/released in 2024.

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Music Played

Jive: Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter/In The Mood/Darktown Strutters BallCameron LloydAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/23 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Climb Every MountainRobert WolfeTroxy Stepney London

4/25 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Petticoats Of PortugalDamon CoxStudio Standaart, Woking

2/9 Standaart
Private Recording2024
When I Fall In LoveZach FrameOrgan Piper Muisc Palace, Milwaukee WI

3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer
C-2 Productions LLC (op0002)2024
Lullaby Of BirdlandDavid LoweStudio Standaart, Woking

2/9 Standaart
Private Recording2024
Ballroom Waltz: Summer Night/Always/Around The World/The Story Of TiniaAlec WaltersAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/23 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Sailors SambaMark Laflin & Dave NevilleTroxy Stepney London

4/25 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024

Episode 577 – Playhouse Memories

This week Damon features tracks recorded on the BBC Playhouse Studio Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

Oh, Lady Be Good/PasadenaReginald DixonBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Columbia Records (SCX 6496)1972
Musetta’s Waltz SongReginald FoortBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1972
Rodgers And Hart: With A Song In My Heart/Mountain Greenery/The Lady Is A TrampPeter JebsonBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)
As Time Goes ByBryan RodwellBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1983
Toytown TrumpetersDavid ShepherdBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1986
Whats Another Year/Making Your Mind UpPhil KelsallBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1982
Heres That Rainy DayLen RawleBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1983
Taint No SinRobin RichmondBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1982
WhisperingNigel Ogden & Robin RichmondBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer & Technics U90
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1982

Episode 576 – Showtime San Francisco

This week John Leeming delves into his archive with an episode of Showtime San Francisco.

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Music Played

Opening and closing music: With a Smile and a Song
Jim Roseveare*

Signature tune: Of Thee I Sing
Jim Roseveare*

Begin the Beguine
Scott Gillespie*

More Than You Know
Scott Gillespie

They All Laughed
Jim Roseveare

Without a Song
Jim Roseveare + Reid Marshall (vocal)

A Star Is Born
Jim Roseveare

I Can’t Believe that You’re in Love with Me
Bob Mack

Chatanooga Shoe Shine Boy
Bob Mack

All items from ‘Showtime, San Francisco’ broadcast (Lyric Photoplay Society, c1967)
3/16 Wurlitzer, Avenue Theatre, San Francisco
*Indicates probable artist (not identified in the programme)

Episode 575 – Douglas Reeve talks Worthing

This week Damon recalls a bit of local radio magic with Jim Buckland and Douglas Reeve.

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Music Played

1. Sig Tune: Pack Up Your Troubles
2. The Chase
3. Hearts And Flowers
4. Toccata In D Minor
5. Chit Chat Polka
6. Somebody Stole My Gal/California Here I Come
7. Post Horn Gallop/Pack Up Your Troubles
8. Ladies Excuse Me Quickstep: American Patrol/Alexander’s Ragtime Band/If You Knew Suzie/Oh When The Saints/California Here I Come/Who Were You With Last Night/Don’t Dilly Dally/Pack Up Your Troubles
9. Waltz: Anniversary Waltz/When I Grow Too Old To Dream/Fascination

All tracks played on the 3/10 Wurlitzer in the Assembly Hall Worthing , broadcast 16th October 1984. Recording from the Jim Buckland Archive

Episode 574 – Summer Repose

This week Robert Hope-Jones presents music for a lethargic summers day.

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Music Played

Lazy AfternoonJohn Seng, Bobby HackettLoderhose studio
ex-Paramount NY studio Wurlitzer

4/36 Wurlitzer
Sony2015
Time on My HandsDudley SavageABC Royal Cinema, Plymouth

3/10 Compton
Private
Recording
1975
Lazy DayJim RiggsPasadena City College

3/23 Wurlitzer
Private
Recording
1990
Gonna Be Another Hot DayJohn MuriSix-Mile-Uptown Theatre, Michigan

3/11 Wurlitzer
Private
Muri-cord S-1
1970
That Summer That SundayBryan RodwellOdeon Leeds

3/19 Wurlitzer
CR-00441968
The Summer KnowsChris McPheeSouth Bank University, London

4/24 Wurlitzer
Private
Recording
2003
Wake Up And LiveRichard HillsDavid Shepherd residence

4/22 Compton/Hybrid
ATOS Unconventional Convention2021

Episode 573 – Double Jim

This week Damon features tracks from two well know Jims, both once house organists at the Paramount, Oakland

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Music Played

King Kong MarchJim RoseveareParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (Dick Clay)1983
Once In A WhileJim RiggsGranada Theatre, Kansas City KS

3/21 Barton
RTR Productions (RTC105CD)1991
Blue TwilightJim RoseveareOriental Theatre, Portland OR

3/13 Wurlitzer
Gamba Records (JI01-R)1966
Her Name Is MaryJim RiggsParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
Melody Masters (MLM 107)1993
Zing! Went The Strings Of My HeartPeter Mintun and Jim RoseveareParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
Premier Recordings (PRCD 1060)1997
Pop! Goes Your HeartJim RiggsMacy’s Greek Hall, Philidelphia, PA

2/8 Wurlitzer
DSP Recordings2013
Guess Who I Saw TodayJim RoseveareParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (Dick Clay)1983
You Don’t Like It – Not MuchJim RiggsGranada Theatre, Kansas City KS

3/21 Barton
RTR Productions (RTC105CD)1991

Episode 572 – A Bit of Each

This week John Leeming has sounds from real and digital pipes mixed with traditional electronics.

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Music Played

That’s EntertainmentKeith EvansKeith Evans Residence, Chepstow

4/33 Allen VTPO
Mostyn Theatre Organ Productions (YouTube)2020
Portrait of a FlirtEna BagaRecording studio

Hammond organ (C3?)
Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)1973
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White/TangerineChristian CartwrightStrumpshaw Steam Museum

3/7 Christie
Private Recording (Christian Cartwright, YouTube)2024
Bei Mir bist du schön/Frauen sind keine Engel/Abends in der TaverneWilly WeitsRecording studio

The ‘Magic Organ’
Imperial Records (5c 054-24195)1970
Valencia/Arrivederci Roma/Under the Bridges of Paris/On the Reeperbahn at Half-past MidnightGerhard GregorNDR studio, Hamburg, Germany

3/24 Welte
Polydor Records (20 335 EPH)1956
You Are the Sunshine of My LifeWill ShawKeith Evans Residence, Chepstow

4/33 Allen VTPO
Mostyn Theatre Organ Productions (YouTube)2020
John Peel BoogieHarold Smart QuartetRecording studio

Hammond organ + rhythm
Parlophone Records (GEP8589)1956
ChicagoDon BakerAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/10 Wurlitzer
WW Records (unissued)1987
Someone to Watch Over MeKeith BeckinghamGranada Clapham Junction

3/8 Wurlitzer
Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)1972

Episode 571 – Remembering John Smallwood

This week Damon is joined by David Lowe as they pay tribute to John Smallwood.

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Music Played

Coronation ScottDavid LoweNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/8 Wurlitzer
OS Digital (OS239)1998
AgainDavid ShepherdNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer
COS Tapes (COS120)1991
They Can’t Take That Away From MeTom HazletonSouthbank Polytechnic, London

4/24 Wurlitzer
COS Tapes (SBW401)1988
Portrait Of A Toy SoliderDudley BeavanGranada, Woolwich

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (John Leeming)1938
The Heather On The HillKeith BeckinghamNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/9 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Recording2018
Just One Of Those ThingsMark LaflinNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/9 Wurlitzer
Laflin Productions
(ML001)
2012
LauraCatherine DrummondNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/9 Wurlitzer
Cathrine Drummond Records (CRCD4)2003