George Wright – The Organist Encores

Episode 679 – In conversation with George Wright

This week features an interview with George Wright from the USA radio program Organ Loft.

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Music Played

Interview from the WTIC FM radio show Organ Loft – Broadcast date unknown. Recording from the Tom Heard Archive. Stereo versions of the music taken from the commercial albums to replace the mono off air recordings.

‘S Wonderful	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 3612)	1965
Mountain Greenery	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 3556)	1965
Tip Toe Thru The Tulips With Me	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP-3712)	1966
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP-3712)	1966
It’s A Raggy Waltz	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP-3712)	1966
Lullaby Of Birdland	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP-3712)	1966
What is This Thing Called Love	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (82820)	1993
I Know That You Know	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (82820)	1993

Episode 665 – Art Inspired

This week Robert Hope-Jones looks at how art inspired composers.

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Music Played

Clair de Lune	Andrew Ennis/Peter Conte	Flugelhorn Wannamaker organ, US	2015
An American in Paris	John Seng	Senate Theatre, Detroit 4/32 Wurlitzer	1971
Mood Indigo	George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio, LA 5/21 Wurlitzer	1956
Chelsea Bridge	Wild Bill Davis	Hammond B-3	1987
Gymnopedie No.1	Robert Wolfe	Thursford, UK 3/19 Wurlitzer	1993
Morning Panorama	Buddy Cole	3/27 Wurlitzer/Robert Morton	1980
The Mighty Wurlitzer	Mark Herman	Banrika Studios, LA 3/13 Wurlitzer	2018

Episode 659 – Raid On My Archive

This week John Leeming raids his archive.

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Music Played

This Could Be the Start of Something Big [part]	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlizer	Private recording	1977
Teddy Bears’ Rave-Up	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Cinema Organ Society Tapes (COS119)	1990
Scintillating Stars	Bryan Rodwell	Scala Cinema, Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	Private recording	c1985
I’m Beginning to See the Light	Dan Bellomy	London South Bank University 4/24 Wurlitzer	Bandleader Records OS Digital (OS239)	c1993
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square	Vic Hammett	BBC Theatre organ, Jubilee Chapel, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	Private Recording	c1962
Satin Doll	Armsbee Bancroft	Granada Theatre, Harrow 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	c1960
C’est Si Bon	Dudley Beaven	BBC Theatre Organ, St George’s Hall, London 4/23 Compton	Private recording	1938
Tell Me I’m Forgiven	Bobby Pagan	Granada Theatre, Kingston-on-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1969
I Left My Heart in San Francisco/Auld Land Syne/San Francisco	George Wright	Fox Theatre, San Francisco 4/36 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1963

Episode 657 – Love Is

This week Robert Hope-Jones is in romantic mood with valentines around the corner.

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Music Played

The Glory Of Love	George Wright, Dick Stewart and Friends	Richard Vaughn Residence, CA 5/21 Wurlitzer		1956
When the Organ Played, O Promise Me.	The Organ, The Dance Band and Me (Robinson Cleaver)	EMI Studio, London 3/8 Compton		1938
Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine	Dick Leibert	Paramount Theatre, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer		1959
All’s Fair In Love And War	David Gray	Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 4/23 Wurlitzer	ATOS	2019
Love Me Little, Love Me Long	Len Rawle	Rawle Residence, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer		1970
I Remember You	Nick Olsen	Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1968
The very thought of you	Ray Bohr and the Three Suns	Paramount Theatre, NY 3/46 Wurlitzer		1957
The Nearness of You	Nigel Ogden	Llandudno 3/8 Christie	COS	1983

Episode 651 – New Year Requests

This week Damon celebrates New Years Day with your requests!

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Music Played

Bye Bye Blues	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Scintillating Stars	Paul Roberts	‘M’ Ranch, Sutton-In-Ashfield 3c/11 Wurlitzer	Wessex Sound And Vision (WSV008CD)	1998
California Here I Come/Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue/When Your Smiling	Unknown	National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham 3/27 Wurlitzer-Robert Morton	Sovereign Music (SOV003CD)	1991
Country Gardens	Nigel Ogden	Tatton Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire 3/95 Henry Willis	Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOT 8622)	1986
Aquarium	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 230)	1998
Teddy Bears’ Rave-Up	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	COS Tapes (COS119)	1988
Ground Force Suite	Alec Walters	Troxy Stepney London 4/25 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2024
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Marine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man 2/10 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
Let’s Face The Music And Dance	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS-01W)	1971
The Man That Got Away	Simon Gledhill	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts (MCI-210)	1997
Harlem	Reginald Porter-Brown	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/10 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1020)	1974
Favourites Old And New: Georgias Gotta Moon/I’ll Come When You Call/I’ll Never Stop Loving You/Seventeen/Goodnight Melody	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1955
Hallelujah/Lover Come Back To Me/Who?/Merry Widow Waltz/Girls, Girls, Girls	Watson Holmes	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive
Darktown Strutters Ball	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1986

Episode 638 – 1955

This week Damon features music written 70 years ago in 1955.

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Music Played

Something’s Gotta Give	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2132)	1976
No, Not Much	Ron Rhode	The Shanklin Conference Center, Groton, MA 4/34 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-118-CD)	2011
‘Guy’s And Doll’s’ Selection: Guy’s And Doll’s/A Woman In Love/Take Back Your Mink/Sit Down Your Rocking The Boat/I’ll Know/If I Were A Bell	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer
Unchained Melody	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer		1994
Love And Marriage/The Tender Trap	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer		2012
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
The Old Pianna Rag	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording

Episode 633 – Archive Tapes

This week John Leeming has tracks from his archive of tapes.

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Music Played

I’m in the Mood for Love	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley 3/6 Compton	Private recording	c1998
Roses from the South	Charles McNicol	Granada Theatre, Bedford 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1967
The Touch of Your Lips	George Wright	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1978
Tea for Two	Bobby Pagan	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1983
Blues in My Heart/Birth of the Blues	Ashley Miller	Paramount Music Palance, Indianapolis, IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1990
Give Me the Simple Life	Robin Richmond Trio	Hammond organ, piano, vibraphone and rhythm BBC Studio, Maida Vale, London	Private recording	1961
Polly	Patrick Hopper	Music Radio Centre, Hilversum, NL 4/19 Standaart/Compton	Private recording	2021
[Two tunes, titles not known]	Armsbee Bancroft	Stanford Hall, Loughborough 2/5 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1976
Love Me or Leave Me	Tom Hazleton	Granada Theatre, Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	Private recording	1988
Sweet Georgia Brown	Bryan Rodwell	Scala Cinema, Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	Private recording	1983
Tiger Rag	Noel Briggs	Sundown (Regal), Edomnton, London 4/15 Christie	Private recording	1973

Episode 631 – Kimball Klass

This week Robert Hope-Jones has an extended show looking at Kimball organs.

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Music Played

From this Moment On	Tom Hazelton	Minneapolis Auditorium 4/128 Dual-purpose Kimball (27 theatrical ranks)	Private	1987
Organ Voluntary (Vol. 2 of H.E Kimball’s Voluntaries for reed organs)	Michael Hendron	Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco 1/3 Kimball Chapel reed organ		2021
Penguins’ Playtime	Peter Conte	Wanamaker Organ 4/664	Private	2019
It Must Be True	Jim Roservere	Wiltern Theatre 4/37 Kimball	CD-1040	1996
Where Am I?	Bob Mitchell	St. James’ Episcopal Church, Wilshire Blvd, LA 4/30 Kimball
Eklog, op. 41 (Kramer)	Robert Elmore	4/55 dual purpose Kimball		1964
Announcement/Trumpet Rhapsody	George Wright	Dickinson High School Kimball	Private Recording	1977
Would there be Love?	Ron Rhode	4/28 Kimball 4/32 Kimball	RP-105-CD	1992
Are You Happy?	Eddie Dunstedter	Kimball organ (unspecified), Kimball Hall	Brunswick 3680	1928
Fanfare	Tom Hazelton	Minneapolis Auditorium 4/128 Dual-purpose Kimball (101 symphonic ranks)	Private	1987

Episode 625 – 1925

This week Damon features music written 100 years ago in 1925.

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Music Played

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/46 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises Inc (ERB 104-CD)
Only A Rose	Clark Wilson	Wheaton Fox Studio, Wheaton IL 3/16 Robert Morton	Wheaton-Fox Productions (WFP-1001)	1983
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue	Arnold Loxam	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Kitchen Bros (KC3)	1976
Drifting And Dreaming	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)	2000
Ukelele Lady	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 25526)	1963
Jealousy	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Video (OSV 505)	2000
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Sleepy Time Gal	Tom Hazleton	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/74 Wurlitzer	Klavier Records International Inc (KD-77025)	1999
Sweet Georgia Brown	Bryan Rodwell	Granada Clapham Junction 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Nostalgia Direct (AZCD214)	2011

Episode 622 – London Amble

This week Robert Hope-Jones takes an able around old London town.

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Music Played

Chelsea Bridge	Larry Vannucci	Marin Pizza Pub, San Rafael 3/13 Robert Morton	WR5169	1978
Knightsbridge (March)	Richard Hills	Guildhall, Southampton, England 4/50 Compton		2011
Punch [Puppets Suite]	Bryan Rodwell	Granada Cinema, Clapham Junction 3/8 Wurlitzer
Shallow Waters	David Shepherd	Regent Street 2/8 Wurlitzer	COS 120	1991
Westminster Waltz	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS 225	1996
London by Night/A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square	Robert Wolfe	Southbank University, London 4/24 Wurlitzer
Dancing On The Ceiling	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	Sterndale	1998
A Foggy Day in London Town	George Wright	Fox Theatre San Francisco 4/36 Wurlitzer	HIFI R-708	1956