Damon Cox

On this week’s show Damon plays a few tracks from some new CDs in his archive, all of which feature international artists on some superb installations.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Ka-Lu-A	Lyn Larsen	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc	1994
Stars Fell On Alabama	Jelani Eddington	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/28 Wurlitzer	RJE Productions & Alabama Chapter ATOS	2004
‘Red, Hot And Blue’ Selection: It’s De-Lovely/Overture/Ours/Ridin’ High/Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor/It’s De-Lovely/Finale	George Wright	Hollywood Philharmonic Organ at George Wright Residence, Hollywood 4m Wurlitzer	BANDA CD	1985
Be Like The Kettle And Sing	Ron Rhode	Rhode/Tanner Residence, Mesa AZ 3/23 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions	2008
I’m Through With Love	Lyn Larsen	Richard F. Kline Residence, Auburn Springs MD 4/28 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc	1994
Beyond The Blue Horizon	John Giacchi	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music	1996

On this week’s show Damon has an extended show featuring tracks that would in some cases be too long to play on a normal show. Artists include Nigel Ogden, Simon Gledhill, John Atwell and many more!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
‘Guys And Dolls’ Selection: Guys And Dolls/I’ll Know/A Bushel And A Peck/If I Were A Bell/More I Cannot Wish You/Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat/Luck Be A Lady/I’ve Never Been In Love Before	Simon Gledhill	Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee WI 4/39 Kimbal	Simon Gledhill & Kimbal Theatre Organ Society	2000
Annie Selection:It’s A Hard-Knock Life/Maybe/I Don’t Need Anything But You/Tomorrow/You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile	Robert Wolfe	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records	1990
Selections From The Band Wagon:New Sun In The Sky/You And The Night And The Music/I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans/Dancing In The Dark/Thats Entertainment	John Atwell	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/11 Wurlitzer	JAmusic	2010
Mrs Henderson Presents Selection:  The Girl In The Little Green Hat/All The Things You Are/I’ll String Along With You/Sails Of The Windmill/Goody Goody	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Recordings Ltd	2008
A Gus Kahn Cavalcade:Flying Down To Rio/My Buddy/Makin’ Whoopee/You Stepped Out Of A Dream/Orchids In The Moonlight/Love Me Or Leave Me/San Francisco	John Giacchi	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music	2000

On this week’s show Damon takes a look at the Magnificent 5 Manual Compton its the Odeon Leicester Square. This show features rare recordings of John Howlett, David Shepherd and Gerald Shaw, as well as new material from a new CD, recorded by current house organist, Donald MacKenzie.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Calling All Workers/Knightsbridge March	Dudley Savage	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: William Moore	1980
In Olden Tymes	John Howlett	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: Marie Coleman née Howlett	1958
Rickshaw Ride	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: Damon Cox	c1968
Too Late Now	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Concert Recording	1968
Glasgow Fair	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: Damon Cox	c1967
Turn Ye to Me	David Shepherd	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording: John Leeming	1981
Secret Love	Ronald Curtis	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/19 Compton	Dene Records	1992
The Genius Of George Gershwin: S’ Wonderful/Embraceable You/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Love Walked In/Oh! Lady Be Good/Fascinating Rhythm	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua	2018

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