Damon Cox

On this week’s show Damon pays tribute to Frank Hare who sadly passed away just after Christmas. Damon is joined by Grant Pilcher, Joe Marsh, David Lowe, Simon Gledhill, Keith Beckingham & Howard Beaumont who, for the hour long show, share memories of Frank.

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
The Silver Wedding Waltz	Frank Hare	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Cornet Sound Productions (NCS 206)	1989
Keep Smiling	Reginald Foort	St. Georges Hall, London (BBC Theatre Organ No.1) 4/24 Compton	Coronet Sound Productions (NCM 212)	1996
Come Back To Sorrento/Strausse Waltzes	Arnold Loxam	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR 0039)	1968
Jolly Good Company/Dream	Watson Holmes	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	OK ROLLEM (OK45)	2019
Chromatique Samba	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Damon Cox)	1960s
I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good	Robin Richmond	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Private recording (John Leeming)	1970
March: The Spirit Of Youth	Simon Gledhill	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	A NTOT Production (NLS 107)	1986
The Flirtation Waltz	Joe Marsh	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	CrescendO (HLW500)	1980
Big Brass Band From Brazil	Armsbee Bancroft	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	A NTOT Production (NLS 106)	1981
For All We Know	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	OK ROLLEM (OK38)	2015
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Howard Beaumont & John Taylor	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS1305)	1999
The Ossett March (Intro/Exit Music)	Doreen Chadwick	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Audicord (ACD234)	1997

Photo curtesy John Leeming. Thanks to Cameron Lloyd and David Ivory for their help also.

On this week’s show Damon takes us through some new additions to the show’s ever growing archive!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown	Hector Olivera	Fox Theatre, Atlanta GA 4/42 Möller	Eagle Associates Recording (AR-10285)
When October Goes	Chris Elliot	Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, New York 4/28 Wurlitzer	CPE Productions (CPE-105CD)	1993
Take Five	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-25503/447)	2001
Slippery Samba	George Blackmore	Piccadilly, Sparkbrook, Birmingham 3/10 Compton	Raymar Sound	1965
I’ll Never Smile Again	Trevor Bolshaw	Wyvern Touring Organ 3m 120 Speaking Stops	Raymer Sound (RSCD212)	2010
Memories Of Al Jolson: Swanee/April Showers/Waiting For The Robert E.Lee/Anniversary Song/California Here I Come/Toot Toot Tootsie	Paul Kirner	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Compton Lodge Studios (CLS-CD1014)	2014
I’m Confessin’ That I Love You	Buddy Nolan	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/15 Page	Concert Recording (CR-0071)	1967
At The Woodchoppers Ball	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond X5	Private recording from David Reed (Via Mark Laflin)

On this week’s show it’s time for Damon to show off some of the best British light music, played by some of the finished British artists! Compositions by Eric Coats, Vivian Ellis, John Belton, Clive Richardson and many more! 

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Down The Mall	Joseph Seal	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records Special (PKL 5557)	1977
Serenade For My Lady	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/21 Compton	COS Production (COS 125)	1999
Melody On The Move	Simon Gledhill	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	DTOS & Simon Gledhill (DTOS366P)	1996
The Water Mill	Len Rawle	United Reform Church, Ipswich 3/10 Christie	Ipswich light Organ Music Society (ILOMS40)	2007
Coronation Scott	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
Vanity Fair	Jack Helyer	Ritz/Odeon Nottingham 4/22 Conacher	DMC Archive	1961
The Haunted Ballroom	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS248)	2000
Knightsbridge	Richard Hills	Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	Silver Street Music (SSM0037)	2012

Well its time for our New Years party and Damon looks back over 2018 with some exclusive material that’s not been featured on this years shows so far! This includes tracks featuring John Mann, Len Rawle, Robert Wolfe, Phil Kelsall and may more! So sit back and enjoy just over an hour of The Organist Encores!

From Nigel Ogden, John Leeming and Damon Cox, we wish you all a happy and prosperous new year!

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Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
High School Cadets/Vienna Forever/Entry Of The Gladiators	Robert Wolfe	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2018
Bring Him Home	Aaron Hawthorne	Summerlee Museum, Coatbridge 3/8 Compton	Aaron Hawthorne Recording	2018
Waltzing Through Europe: Tulips From Amsterdam/Vienna City Of My Dreams/Wunderbar/Under The Bridges Of Paris/Wonderful Copenhagen	Keith Beckingahm	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2018
The Girl From Corsica/The Bugle Call Rag	Len Rawle	Troxy Stepney London 4/25 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2018
Quiet Village	David Lobban	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	DMC Recording	2018
Canadian Capers/Russian Rag/Butterflies In The Rain/Wedding Of The Painted Doll	Phil Kelsall	Victoria Hall, Saltaire 3/12 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2018
Sussex By The Sea	John Mann	Pavillion, Bournemouth 4/22 Compton	DMC Recording	2018
Sullivan/Novello Selection: The Lord High Executioner/Someday My Heart Will Awake/Pair Of Sparkling Eyes/Give You The Starlight/Flowers That Bloom In The Spring/Love Is My Reason/A Wandering Minstrel/The Leap Year Waltz/Policeman’s Chorus/Cachucha	John Mann	Pavillion, Bournemouth 4/22 Compton	DMC Recording	2018
Land Of Hope And Glory/Sussex By The Sea	John Mann	Pavillion, Bournemouth 4/22 Compton	DMC Recording	2018
We’ll Meet Again/Sussex By The Sea	John Mann	Pavillion, Bournemouth 4/22 Compton	DMC Recording	2018
Auld Lang Syne	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Cavendish Music (CAV CD63)	1994

Well its time for our festive party, and this week Damon has filled the show with festive favourites from a multitude of well known and loved artists!

From Nigel Ogden, John Leeming and Damon Cox, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and many thanks for your continued support!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Happy Days Are Here Again	Mark Laflin	Organ Theatre, St. Albans 3/10 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2016
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year	Mark Laflin	Organ Theatre, St. Albans 3/10 Wurlitzer	DMC Recording	2016
The Christmas Song	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 06)	2002
Deck The Halls	Michael Wooldridge	Wurlitzer Lodge, Northolt, London 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions (MP102)	c1980s
An Organist’s Yuletide Part 1: Pastoral Symphony/O Come All Ye Faithful/Mistletoe Bough/Theres A Tavern In The Town/God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman	Quentin Maclean	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	Sterndale Records (STE 1315)	2000
A Very Merry Christmas Part 2: Good King Wenceslas/Mistletoe Bough/O Dem Golden Slipers/Jingle Bells/Little Brown Jug/Old Folk A Home/Auld Lang Sye	Sidney Torch	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	Wayne Ivany Collection	c1930’s
Sleigh Ride	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc	2003
Silent Night	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Crimson Productions (CRIMCD183)	1998
Merry Christmas Everybody/Jingle Bell Rock	David Lobban	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer & Yamaha HS8	LaserLight Digital (21 305)	1998
Winter Wonderland	Reginald Dixon & John McCarthy Chorus	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (2-769-0-1)	1968

John Leeming’s contribution this month, although not festive, does fit the time of year very well. With darkness setting in well before 5pm and the heating on to make a cosy home, the Moonlight Lullaby is just the right type of thing to accompany the cracking of an open fire or, perhaps a glass of cherry before bed – whatever your situation, the scintillating tones of the Clayhall Compton in the hands of Stanley Wyllie is bound to complete your evening!

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Clair De Lune
Melody Fair
O For The Wings Of A Dove
Roses Of Picardy
Shadow Waltz
Unknown???
How Beautiful Is Night
Down By The River
Unknown???
The Haunted Ballroom
Clair De Lune

Note: The Banging throughout is NOT the Melotone – it is in fact a nearby fireworks display!

All tracks played by Stanley Wyllie on the 3/7 Compton in the St John Vianney Church, Clayhall. Recorded & Edited by John Leeming in October 1995. Thanks to the Cinema Organ Society and John Leeming for giving permission for this to be broadcast! Continuity Announcer: Richard Hills

On this week’s show Damon takes a looks at some new commercial recordings that hit the headlines in recent months. This includes tracks from the new CD featuring the Royalty Cinema Wurlitzer called ‘Lakeland Serenade’ – which sounds wonderful!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
I Like America from Ace Of Clubs	Richard Hills	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page		2018
You’ll Never Know/The Shadow Waltz	Mark Herman	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page		2018
Polka Dots	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society	2018
Jolly Jillet	Declan Poole	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2018
This Is All I Ask	Simon Gledhill	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2018
The Locomotion	Richard Morgan	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2018
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2018
I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside	Peter Jebson	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2018

On this week’s show Damon is very much in an oriental mood as he has just returned from Hong Kong. So this week’s show is filled with the sounds of the orient plus a section of soundtrack from a new film out featuring a newly installed Wurlitzer! **NEW CD from the Royalty Wurlitzer – Tracks to be featured on Damon’s next show**

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Come Fly With Me	Simon Gledhill	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009
Rickshaw Ride	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua (201801)	2018
One Fine Day	John Giacchi	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music (MMM 003)	2001
Cherry	David Gray	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Dennis Unks Productions	2017
Japanese Sunset	George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Hi-Fi Records (R-717)	1972
When East Meets West Part 1:Chinatown, Chinatown/Japanese Sandman/Limehouse Blues	Sidney Torch	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Sterndale Records (STE 1001R)	1991
The Mighty Wurlitzer	Mark Herman & Orchestra	Nathan Barr Studio, Tarzana, Los Angeles CA 3/19 Wurlitzer	Back Lot Music	2018

On this week’s show Damon takes a look at the next batch of theatre organ sizes; 9,10,11 and 12 ranks. We feature racks feating tracks from 9 organs, some of which are no longer complete. With Wurlitzer, Compton & Christie theres a variety of tracks for all! (Photo © COS Archives)

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Pepe	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston-Upon-Thames 3/12 Wurlitzer	Decca Recording Company (SKL 4154)	1962
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams	Geoff Solman	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes/WW Records (COS117)	1989
Poodle In The Park	Stanley Wylie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	COS Tapes (COS122)	1995
Theme From ‘An American In Paris’	Simon Gledhill	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	COS Tapes (COS109)	1985
Dizzy Fingers	Reginald Porter-Brown	Granada Kingston, London 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Damon Cox collection	1978
Love Is Here To Stay	Trevor Bolshaw	Dormston House Sedgley 2/10 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0085)	c1968
The Stripper	Len Rawle	Organ Theatre, St. Albans 3/10 Wurlitzer	St Albans Musical Museum Society (CAS 1011)	1994
Wave	David Shepherd	The Plough, Great Munden 3/11 Compton	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1002)	1974
Horse Box	Vic Hammett	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Musiqua	2015