David Lowe – Page 2 – The Organist Encores

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 447 – 50-50

On this week’s show John Leeming stages a 50-50 show with an even distribution of pipes and electronics!

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Music Played

Back Bay Shuffle	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Hopeful Heart Inc (HHP-203)	2005
These Foolish Things	Keith Beckingham	Hammond spinet	Hammond Organ Co (LYN 565)	c1965
Blue Moon	David Lowe	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/12 Wurlitzer	John Leeming Collection	1991
Keep Your Sunny Side Up	Harry Farmer’s Rhythm Ensemble	Hammond	Decca Records (DFE 6219)	c1955
Bei mir bist Du schön	Klaus Wunderlich & Herbert Deuringer	Hammond & Accordion	Bell Records (BLR 89 104)	2001
Primero	Gerald Shaw	Trocadero, Elephant & Castle 4/21 Wurlitzer	Private recording (COS Archive)	1958
Have You Met Miss Jones?	Philip Leader	Hammond SK2	Phil Leader recording	2021
Oh By Jingo	Ron Rhode	Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet IL 4/27 Barton	JATOE Records	2001
The Sound of Music	Steve Vincent	Yamaha Stagea & Paramount 450	Steve Vincent Recordings	2022

Episode 419 – We’ll Gather Lilacs

The music of Ivor Novello is the sole feature on this show. With many great shows to his name, we have two long selections from “Gays The Word” and “The Dancing Years” plus more!

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Music Played

Gay’s The Word Selection a) Gaity Glad b) If Only He’d Look My Way c) A Matter Of Minutes d) Bees Are Buzzin’ e) Finder Please Return f) Vitality	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records ( NSPL 18278)	1969
We’ll Gather Lilacs	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
The Dancing Years Selection a) Lorelei b) Waltz Of My Heart c) Uniform d) I Can Give You The Starlight e) Primrose f) The Leap Year Waltz g) My Dearest Dear	Richard Hills	Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	Silver Street Music (SSM0037)	2012

Episode 403 – Tremulating Transistors

On this week’s show John Leeming turns to the sounds of the the Electronic Organ. Sit back and enjoy these fun pipe-less sounds!

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Music Played

Five Sons	Klaus Wunderlich	Hammond H100	Bell Records (BLR 89 099)	2001
Portrait of a Flirt	Nigel Ogden	Hammond H100	Grasmere Records (GRCD 131)	2009
Champs Elysées	Stephen Vincent	Paramount VTPO Samples & Yamaha EL90	Stephen Vincent – YouTube	2021
Rhapsody in Blue/Tico Tico	William Davies	Royal Festival Hall Multi-Colourtone Electronic Instrument	Private Recording	1959
Tico Tico	George Wright	Allen GW4	Banda Records (BAE 5 2004 1)	2004
Pick Yourself Up	Stanley Wyllie	Hammond C3	Private Recording	1983
Root Beer Rag	David Lowe	Lee Valley Ice Centre Hammond C3 with PR200 & Korg synth	Private Recording	1984
Butterflies in the Rain	Eddie Ruhier	Conn Electronic Organ	Private Recording	1973
Oh Marie	Gerhard Gregor	Polydor Studios ‘Strato Organ’	Polydor Records (46 034)	1956

Episode 400 – At Your Request

On this celebratory edition of the show you have been kind enough to choose the music! So sit back and enjoy the next hour of your requests and messages!

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Music Played

Cherokee	Bryan Rodwell	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS116)	1989
Meditation	Doreen Chadwick	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Amberlee Records (AML 304X)	1972
Spooky Takes A Holiday	Donald Thorne	Granada Willesden 3/9 Christie	Delta Music Group (BYD77005)	2008
A Bedouin in Baghdad	David Lowe	Regal/Scala Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	COS Tapes (COS104)	1984
Bye, Bye, Blackbird	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD102)	2004
Orange Coloured Sky	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/19 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks & Christian Cartwright (PIP004)	2019
The Carousel Waltz	John Mann	Town Hall Portslade 3/18 Compton	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS1320)	2000
Espana	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Musiqua	2015
Thriller	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc	2012
Midnight Sun	Jelani Eddington	Saunders Residence, Zanesville OH 3/31 Wurlitzer	RJE Productions (RJE 1677)	2011
When Yuba Played The Rhumba On The Tuba	Ron Rhode	Iowa Theatre, Cedar Rapids IA 3/14 Barton	Roxy Productions (RP-103-CD)	1991
My Kind Of Love/Then I’ll Be Happy/Lost	David Lobban	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer & Yamaha HS8	Sound Waves (SOW516)	1994
Waltz: Fascination	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	AP Recordings (APR2)	2012
Tango: Rags To Riches/Havana Heaven	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	John Bowdler (JB0008CD)	2002
The Wind Beneath My Wings	Robert Wolfe	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1238)	1990
Old Pianna Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1966

Episode 398 – Mr Lucky

The music of Henry Mancini is the sole feature on this show. His music has been heard countless times on many highly regarded classic films – the most well known is The Pink Panther!

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Music Played

Pink Panther Theme	Rex Koury	Century II Wichita 4/36 Wurlitzer	Advent Records (5027)
Days Of Wine And Roses	Dan Bellomy	Paramount Brooklyn NY 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria Master Recordings (CD-1108)	1997
Mr Lucky	Keith Beckingham	Hammond Aurora	Ad-Rhythm (ARPS-1027)	1975
Punch And Judy	Alec Leader	Hammond T202 & Leslie 145	Avenue Recordings (AVE 095)	1971
Moon River	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
The Baby Elephant Walk	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc (ERB106)
Two For The Road	Lyn Larsen	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-211)	2000
It Had Better Be Tonight	Howard Beaumont	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Fairview Studios (HB106)	2017

On this weeks show Damon asks the question; Why are there so many songs with female names in their titles compared with male names? We don’t have the answer but here’s a few fellas we can introduce you too – musically of course!

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Music Played

Swing, Mister Charlie	Ron Rhode	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page	Roxy Productions (RP-110 CD)	1997
Ben	David Lowe	Town Hall Clydebank 3/8 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD101)	2002
Stanley	Chris Elliot	Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, New York 4/28 Wurlitzer	CPE Productions (CPE-105CD)	1993
David’s Theme – from “Kidnapped”	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD 51)	1992
Mister Sandman	Lyn Larsen	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/73 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-209)	1996
Jimmy	Helen Dell	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Malar Production (MAS-2011)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Muisc Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
Alfie	Mark Laflin	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Laflin Productions (ML001)	2012
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/46 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises Inc (ERB 104-CD)

Episode 388 – Music for a Winter Evening

On this weeks show John Leeming has chose music for a winter evening – perfect to put your feet up and stoke the fire. The music is all easy on the ear from Ballads to the Bossa Nova.

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Music Played

You Are Too Beautiful	Dan Bellomy	Uncle Milt’s Pipe Organ Pizza Vancouver WA 3/18 Wurlitzer	Milt K Recordings (UM102CD)	c1988
Rain Shadows/Autumn Too Soon	David Lowe	Town Hall Clydebank 3/8 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD101)	2002
I’ll See You In My Dreams	Ken Double	Long Center, Lafayette, IN 3/21 Wurlitzer	Long Center TOS	1996
Trees	Dudley Beaven	Granada, North Cheam 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1940
My Funny Valentine	Jim Riggs	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	RTR Productions (RTC103C)	1989
I Concentrate On You	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-208)	1995
When You Wish Upon A Star	Rob Richards	El Capitan, Hollywood, CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Hollywood Philharmonic Recordings (HPR200301)	2003
Polka Dots And Moonbeams	Bryan Rodwell	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording	c1974

Episode 384 – Star Organist Showcase – Encore!

On this weeks show we don’t have one star organist, but many! Damon looks back over the special programs he’s recorded and has picked a few tracks that either weren’t broadcast or we haven’t heard since they were!

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Music Played

Sirocco/At The Balalaika/Rio Chambira	David Lowe	Victoria Hall, Saltaire 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
East Of The Sun	Iain McGlinchey	Paramount 450 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2019
Stevie Wonder Selection: For Once In My Life/Isn’t She Lovely?/I Just Called To Say I Love You	Mark Laflin	Barry Earl Residence, Leighton Buzzard 3/16 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
Harlem Nocturne	Simon Gledhill	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	TOEnc Recording	2015
Sweet Georgia Brown/The Original Dixieland One Step/Mack The Knife	Robert Wolfe	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2018

Episode 282 – A Couple Of Swells

It’s star organist time, well, actually, this month we have two star organists! David Lowe and Adam Evans are two contrasting organist that complement each-other very well. Well you get to hear these two masters of the console on the Victoria Hall Saltire Wurlitzer with their own imitable styles!

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Music Played

Adam Evans:

Get Happy

There’s A Place In My Heart For You

Fly Me To The Moon

Sonata

David Lowe:

Gigolo

Spring Is Here/It Might As Well Be Spring/Spring, Spring, Spring

La Mer/Up A Lazy River

All tracks played by Adam Evans & David Lowe on the 3/12 Wurlitzer in The Victoria Hall Saltaire. Recorded by Damon Cox using Sontronics STC-1S microphones, recorded with Zoom F8 Recorder and mixed with Adobe Audition. Organ tuned and maintained David Lowe and members of the COS northern district. Thanks to Richard Stephenson for giving permission for this to be broadcast.