Damon Cox

On this week’s show Damon takes a look at some theatre organ that are 8 ranks or less. Damon looks at both Wurlitzer and Compton organs of two and three manuals.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Splanky	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	John Leeming collection	1978
Serenade To Marianne	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes (COS114)	1988
Branch Line	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
September In The Rain	Vic Hammett	Organ Centre, High Wycombe 2/5 Wurlitzer	Doric Recordings Record (DO 1409)	c1970’s
Bees Are Buzzin’	Howard Beaumont	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2015
‘Top Of The Bill’ Selection	Reginald Porter-Brown	Ritz Richmond 3/8 Wurlitzer	Damon Cox collection	1965
Garden In The Rain	Ronald Curtis	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton	Concert Recording (CR 0026)	1968
There Will Never Be Another You	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017

On this week’s show Damon takes a look at the wonderful Kimball Organ installed in John Dickinson High School, Wilmington Delaware. Now boasting two console with 66 ranks over three chambers, this makes it one of the finest installations in the world!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Sounds Of Wonder	Lyn Larsen	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/24 Kimball	Swartwout Productions (DTOS-1001)	c1970’s
Open Your Heart	Simon Gledhill	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	DTOS & Simon Gledhill (DTOS366P)	1996
Remembering The Songs Of Vincent Youmans: Great Day/Orchids in the Moonlight/More Than You Know/Tea for Two/ Hallelujah!	Jelani Eddington	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	DTOS & RJE Productions (KPO 7050)	1998
Stella By Starlight	Tony Fenelon	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (F-114)	2014
Tiger Rag	Richard Hills	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS1101)	2002

On this week’s show Damon is back at the microphone and reflects on the extreme warm weather with some songs to suit. A high proportion of tunes this week are written by Antônio Carlos Jobim who is very much associated with the Bossa Nova tempo. Mixed in-between are a few lively sambas and a rhumba thrown in for good measure!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Rio Chambira	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua	2015
Rhumba: The Americano/Shangri-la	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD108)	2001
Meditation	Len Rawle	Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse 3/10 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot (PH2009)	2003
The Girl From Ipanema	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc (ERB110)	2000
Samba Incognito	Iain Flitcroft	Granada Studio Tours Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS213)	1995
Wave	Nigel Ogden	Hammond C3	Sanctuary Records Group Ltd (PLSCD 774)	2011
How Insensitive	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (BA-109759-2)	1997
Tampico/Tico Tico	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 14)	2009

On this week’s show Damon plays tracks from four new albums recorded by Zach Frame, Mark Laflin, Mark Herman and Richard Hills. Also featured are tracks from albums released last year that are still hot off the press!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Rondo in G	Nathan Avakian	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/75 Wurlitzer	Avakian Creative Works, LLC (191061820253)	2017
Ladies In Lavender	Howard Beaumont	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Fairview Studios (HB106)	2017
Can’t Stop The Feeling	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Muisc Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
Shadow Waltz	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS131)	2018
Stomping At The Savoy	Mark Herman	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page	Embassy Theatre Foundation Inc	2018
Illusion	Richard Hills	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page	Embassy Theatre Foundation Inc	2018
I’m Beginning To See The Light/It Don’t Mean A Thing	David Gray	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Dennis Unks	2017

On this week’s show Damon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust. The LTOT was set up to persevere and present organs in the Manchester area and its still going strong today, looking after one of the finest four manual Wurlitzer’s in the country amongst other things!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
On The Avenue: Slumming On Park Avenue/You’re Laughing At Me/The Girl On The Police Gazette/This Years Kisses/He Ain’t Got Rhythm/I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	Henry Croudson	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 270)	1977
Selection “The Dancing Years”	David Shepherd	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust	1973
I Won’t Send Roses	Len Rawle	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2017D)	1997
Smile To Smile/When You’re Smiling/I’ll See You In My Dreams	Phil Kelsall	Town Hall, Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital	2000
Honey	Sydney Gustard	Trocadero Liverpool 2/6 Wurlitzer	Coronet Sound Productions (NCM 211)	1995
Lollipops And Roses	Joyce Alldred	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton	Indigo Sound Studios (IRL 5164)	1973
Flapperette	Doreen Chadwick	Blue Coat School, Oldham 3/7 Christie	The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOT 9123)	1991
Jazz Favourites:Sweet Sue, Just You/Some Of These Days/Whispering/I Can’t Give You Anything But Love/Nobody’s Sweetheart/Honeysuckle Rose	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1968
Body And Soul	Bryan Rodwell	Granada Studio Tours Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (9326)	1993
Teddy Bears’ Rave-Up	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	COS Tapes (COS119)	1988

On this week’s show Damon continues with film music played on the Theatre Organ. This time we hear from two fantastic Wurlitzers in the states and two contrasting organs in Europe.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Wizard Of Oz Fantasia: Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead/If I Only Had A Brain/Over The Rainbow/We’re Off To See The Wizard	John Giacchi	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music (MMM 003)	2001
‘Third Man’ Theme	Kevin Morgan	Laukhuff Organ Factory, Weikersheim, Germany 3/11 Möller	Organum Musikproduktion	2006
Tara’s Theme From ‘Gone With The Wind’	Len Rawle	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/9 Christie	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1004)	1976
Selections from “Singin’ In The Rain”: Broadway Rhythm/You Are My Lucky Star/Would You?/You Were Meant For Me/Broadway Melody	Jim Riggs	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/21 Wurlitzer	Polling Pin Productions	1989

On this week’s show Damon responds to a request put in by Ash Lombaers who asked for film music played on the Theatre Organ. With plenty of selections to choose from Damon was spoilt for choice!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Big Country/High Noon/The Magnificent Seven	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Nicholas Martin (NNS8)	1989
“Godfather” Potpourri	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-208)	1995
Alfie	Mark Laflin	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Laflin Productions (ML001)	2012
Music From Star Wars	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc (ERB110)	2000

On this week’s show Damon recaps some of the music associated with the Royal Wedding last Sunday. Plus some surprise tracks that are associated with wedding’s in general – thrown in for good measure.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Wedding March	Fredric Bayco	Holy Trinity Church, Paddington, London 3/33 Hill Norman and Beard	Starline EMI Records (SRS 5171)	1965
Royal Event	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital	1999
Salute d’Amour	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 17)	2011
Chanson De Matin	Simon Gledhill	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Hopeful Heart Inc (HHP202)	1998
Greensleeves	Jelani Eddington	Saunders Residence, Zanesville OH 3/31 Wurlitzer	RJE Productions (RJE 1173)	2000
“Bless The Bride” Selection	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1122)	c1970
The Trouble With Harry	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (82820)	1993

On this week’s show Damon dedicates a full hour to The Organist Entertains, which as of Tuesday, is now off the air after 49 years in service. Damon looks back at some his personal highlights of the show’s long and interesting history, with plenty of special BBC recording thrown in too for good measure.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Great Day/Ooh! That Kiss/Hindustan/You Are My Lucky Star/Beyond The Blue Horizon	Robin Richmond	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 265)	1974
Can’t We Talk It Over	Robin Richmond & Julie Dawn	Gaumont State Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Off Air BBC Recording	c1972
Demonstration (When The Red Red Robin)	Robin Richmond & William Davies	Granada Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	Off Air BBC Recording	c1972
Blaze Away	Len Rawle	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1003)	1976
Demonstration	Stanley Unwin	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Off Air BBC Recording	1970
Whirling The Empress	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Off Air BBC Recording	1970
When The Red Red Robin	Robin Richmond	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 265)	1974
From This Moment On	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall, Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOTCD 992)	1999
Georgia On My Mind	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall, Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOTCD 992)	1999
Sassy Brass	Tony Fenelon	Town Hall, Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOTCD 992)	1999
Canadian Capers	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	BBC Northwest (BBCNW 001)	1989
A Handful Of Keys	Simon Gledhill	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	BBC Northwest (BBCNW 001)	1989
Melody On The Move	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes (COS114)	1988
Winter Sunset	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes (COS114)	1988

On this week’s show Damon follows in John’s footsteps with some more contrasts. The title of this week’s show points to the last two tracks – The Continental and quite possibly the biggest divide in the theatre organ world…!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Overture From ‘Russlan and Ludmilla’	Simon Gledhill	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	DTOS & Simon Gledhill (DTOS366P)	1996
El Capitan	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
The First Man I Remember	Len Rawle	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2017D)	1997
Pal Joey Selection: I Could Write A Book/Bewitched/The Lady Is A Tramp	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Nicholas Martin (NKMCD12)	2004
Bluesette	John Atwell	Bill Schumacher Residence, Terranora, Australia Allen 319EX George Write Edition	JAmusic (JAM109)	2013
That’s All	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Carwall Music	c1960
The Continental	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (82820)	1993
The Continental	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 3379)	1961