George Wright – Page 2 – The Organist Encores

Episode 517 – Wet ‘n’ Dry

This week Robert Hope-Jones contrasts wet and dry acoustics

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Music Played

You’re the Cream in My Coffee	Jessie Crawford	Paramount Studio, New York Victor 4/21 Wurlitzer	Victor
My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Gordon Kibee	Richard Vaughn Studio, Hollywood 5/21 Wurlitzer	Pipe Organ Showpieces (Omegatape ST7007)
Autumn Crocus	Simon Gledhill	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 205)
My Funny Valentine	David Gray	El Capitan Theatre, LA 4/37 Wurlitzer	ATOS 2018	2018
My Funny Valentine	George Wright	Fox Theatre San Francisco 4/36 Wurlitzer	Hifi Records (R-708)
Night and Day	Kenneth Lane (aka Ashley Miller)	Metropolitan Theatre, Boston 4/26 Wurlitzer	RKO (ULP-139)
Tangerine	Dan Bellomy	Long Island University, Brooklyn 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria 1108
Glamorous Night	Dudley Savage	St. John Vianney, Clayhall 3/7 Compton + Melotone	DS6
Jealousy	Tom Hazleton	Chicago Stadium 6/51 Barton	Private Recording

Episode 506 – Off The Shelf

This week John Leeming has pulled out some records, cassettes and LP’s from his shelves – simple!

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Music Played

Greenwich Witch/Serenade to a Wealthy Widow/Twilight in Turkey	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot Recordings (PH2007)	2001
My Sin	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Foundation Collection, Barrington Hills, IL 5/80 Wurlitzer-plus	Musical Contrasts (MCI207)	1994
Guilty	Jackie Brown	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Tape of the Month Club	c1965
Sassy Brass	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Los Angeles, CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Brothers (WS1533)	1963
My Heart Belongs to Daddy	John Seng	St Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL 4/19 Wurlitzer-plus	Pipe Organ Presentations (POP113)	2005
Bidin’ My Time	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Don Leslie Studio, Pasdadena, CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP25612)	c1960
Sweet Georgia Brown/Whispering/I’ll See You In My Dreams/We’ll Meet Again	Eric Lord	South Bank University, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private recording (JL)	c1986
When the Stars Come Out at Night	David Shepherd	Rex Cinema, Stratford (London) 2/7 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1154)	1975
Louise	Bryan Rodwell	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Ventures in Sound (VISB3)	c1960

Episode 501 – Mine

This week Damon contrasts to last weeks show by playing some of his recent favourites.

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Music Played

Just One More Time/Boom Boom Boomerang/Hey Mr Banjo	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Rex Recordings (REXX 332)	2009
Can I Forget You?	Nigel Ogden	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1985
Foxtrott-Medley: Unter Einem Regenschirm Am Abend/Du Glaubst Mir Nicht, Daß Ich Dich Liebe/Wenn Ein Junger Mann Kommt	Klaus Wunderlich	Hammond C3	Telefunken (SLE 14 315-P)	1964
Beguine: Till I Waltz Again With You/Harbour Lights/Mucho, Mucho, Mucho	Cor Steyn	The Magic Organ	EMI Records (LC 0542)	1989
Boogie-Medley: Montmartre-Melodie/Airport Boogie	Lars Tiselius	Hammond Electronic	Decca (NX 121)
Trapease Waltz	George Blackmore	Ritz Luton 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1973
Mine	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 3612)	1965
The Trolley Song	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-106)	1992

Episode 500 – Show 500!

This week Damon is joined by James Mclean as they read your requests to celebrate the 500th edition of the show.

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Music Played

Smiling Through/The Boyfriend Selection	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)
March: Holyrood	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD 79	1996
Yesterdays	Ashley Miller	Radio City Music Hall, New York City NY 4/58 Wurlitzer	CSP (CL 945)	1957
Cherokee	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond Organ	TOEnc Archive (JL)	1974
This Is My Song/I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight/I Left My Heart In San Francisco/Jeepers Creepers	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (DMC)	1967
Gold And Silver Waltz	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD80)	1996
Stardust	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Decca Record Company (SPA 195)	1972
The Girl From Ipanema/Choo Choo Samba	David Lowe	Regal/Scala Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1983
On Green Dolphin Street	Bert van den Brink	Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, Holland 4/20 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	2020
Night And Day	George Wright	Chicago Theatre, Chicago IL 4/29 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (61949)	1991
‘Rosalie’ Selection: Rosalie/In The Still Of The Night/Who knows?	Henry Croudson	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Regal Zonophone (MR 2840)	1938
Jealousy	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Cinema Organ Society (COS126)	2001
Rain On The Roof	Richard Hills	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society (COS S01)	2005
Wedding Of The Painted Doll	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Turners Entertainments Ltd (TMM18CD)	1997
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Marine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man 2/10 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
Sales Talk	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1960

Episode 493 – Christmas Time Is Here

Its Christmas all the way this week as Damon features festive sounds, past and present

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Music Played

We Need A Little Christmas	Ron Rhode	Reiny Delzer Residence Bismarck, North Dakota (ND) 4/27 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-106-CD)	1993
Brazilian Sleigh Bells	Tony Fenelon	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1981
Christmas Fantasy (arr. L Anderson)	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, Londo 5c/17 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1971
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 25479)	1962
Toyland	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Brusnwick Ltd (LA 8688)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (2-769-0-1)	1968
The Snow Waltz	Arnold Loxam	Rufforth 3/9 Compton	Barrie Davenport (DAV036)	1993
Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin Around The Christmas Tree	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 06)	2002

Episode 489 – Time For John’s Archive

On this week’s show John Leeming is at the microphone with another show packed of materials from the archive!

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Dave Junchen	Tower Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA 5/28 Möller	Private recording (John Smallwood)	c1984
Love Walked In/Slow Boat to China	Jackie Brown	Granada Theatre, North Cheam 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Harry Jupp)	1965
Crackin’ Corn	Andrew Fenner	Granada Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Harry Jupp)	1965
I Remember You	Nick Olsen	Odeon Cinema, Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC, Geoff Day)	1967
Carefree	Jim Roseveare	Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Dick Clay)	1983
Let’s Fall in Love	Joe Melander	Jack Leynnwood residence, California 2/8 hybrid	Concert Recording (CR0004)	c1968
Patricia	Robinson Cleaver	Sundown (Regal) theatre, Edmonton 4/14 Christie	Amberlee Records (AML309)	1976
Swinging Sleighbells	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Cinema, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC, Bill Ravenall)	1965
September Song	George Wright	Pasadena Studio 3/28 Wurlitzer	Private recording (KCBS Radio)	c1960

Episode 485 – Organ Plus

This week Damon features the organ plus a multitude of other instruments and artists.

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Music Played

I Got Rhythm	Simon Gledhill & The New Foxtrot Serenaders	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	New Foxtrot Serenaders Productions (NFS CD006)	2017
Deep Purple	Nigel Ogden & John Roadhouse	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NDO Project (CD 207)	2018
Stella By Starlight	Pierre Palla & Bep Rowold	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	1966
Ghost Riders In The Sky	Lyn Larsen & Tony Fenelon	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS 1008)
Walkin’ By the River	Dick Stewart, George Wright, Trefoni Rizzi, Raymond Clevenger, Verlye Mills, Sam Cheifetz, William Hamilton	Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Hi-Fi Records (R-401)	1955
I Can’t Get Started With You	Ashley Miller & Joseph Scannella	War Memorial NJ 3/16 Möller	Midnight Productions Inc (MPI-042)	1997
Slaughter On 10th Avenue	Buddy Cole & The Monty Kelly Orchestra	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Alshire International (S-5288)	1965

Episode 468 – Small Wonders

On this week’s show we hand the spot to a new guest presenter; Robert Hope-Jones – yes you did read that correctly! He’s focusing on those small wonders of the organ world.

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Music Played

Take the A-Train	George Wright	Rialto Theatre Pasadena, CA 2/10 Wurlitzer	Banda Records (BA 109759)	1997
Love Is	Ronald Curtis	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton	Crystal (CRY 3017)	1968
Sleepy Lagoon	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3-9 Robert Morton	Capital Records (H 206)	1946
I Wish I Were in Love Again	John Lauter	Redford Theatre, Detroit 3-10 Barton	Private Recording (Steve Worthington)	2004
Castles in Spain	David Shepherd	Rex cinema, Stratford, London 2/7 Wurlitzer	Amberlee (AML 303X)	1972
Time on My Hands	Dudley Savage	ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private Recording (As Prescribed-BBC)	1975
I’m Beginning to see the light	Nigel Ogden	Astra Theatre Llandudno 3/8Christie	Cinema Organ Society (COS101)	1983
It’s Magic	Jim Melander	Jack Lenwood’s residence, CA 2/8 Hybrid Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR 0004)	1966
Her Name is Mary	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS131)	2018
Moanin’	Bryan Rodwell	Capitol Cinema, Aberdeen 3/8 Compton	Aberdeen Theatre Organ Trust (ATOTC 2)	1990
If I Had You	Jackie Brown	Granada Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1968

Episode 459 – They Can’t Take That Away From Me

Damon indulges himself this week with some current favourite tracks this week!

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Music Played

The Charleston	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	Music Palace Productions (MPP-1002)
Jitterbug Waltz	Dave Wickerham	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS901)	2000
Empty Saddles In The Old Coral	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Dancing In The Dark	Jim Roseveare	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1983
Plink, Plank, Plunk	Pierre Palla	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording	1958
They Can’t Take That Away From Me	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Doric Recording (DO 1421)	1980
Time Was	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD102)	2004
Rhumba: Close Your Eyes/History Of Love	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD125)	2006
Three Coins In The Fountain	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2132)	1976
Something’s Gotta Give	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004

Episode 457 – The Rustle Of Spring

Theres an air of spring about – well at least there is on this weeks show!

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Music Played

Spring, Spring, Spring	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	TOEnc Recording	2016
The Last Spring	David Gray	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Dennis Unks	2017
On A Spring Note	John Atwell	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/25 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM103)	1995
It Might As Well Be Spring	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2012
The Rustle Of Spring	Reginald Foort	Foort Touring Organ 5/27 Möller	Piping Hot (PH2006)	2000
Sweeden In Springtime	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording (H.R Hart Collection)
Spring Is Here	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1533)	1963
Spring Fever	George Wright	Hollywood Philharmonic Organ at George Wright Residence, Hollywood 4/28 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (DIDX 3322)	1988