John Leeming

On this week’s show John Leeming is in his archives with a mixed back of British and continental sounds for you to enjoy this week. Featuring Compton, Hammond and Wurlitzer there is something for all!

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Music played 

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Cute	Bryan Rodwell	Chingford Organs, Finchley Hammond & Rhythm	The Organist Encores (TOENC001)	2019
Red Sails in the Sunset	Bernard Drukker	Tesselschade Church, Hilversum 5/27 Möller	Private recording	1967
‘Simple Music’ sig tune	Jo Budie, Fred Roosendaal & Eddy de Jong	Radio Studio, Hilversum Hammond combo	Private recording	1961
Final show extracts	Bobby Pagan	Palladium, Copenhagen 3/7 Wurlitzer	HMV (X.6330)	1939
Jolly Bob	Bobby Pagan	Palladium, Copenhagen 3/7 Wurlitzer	HMV (X.6134)	1938
On the Sunny Side of the Street/Sunrise Serenade	Ken Stroud	Wyton House, Huntingdon 4/15 Compton	Private recording	1994
Glasgow Fair	Gerald Shaw	Odeon, Leicester Square 5/17 Compton	Private recording	1966
‘Memory Corner’ medley	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz, Belfast 4/10 Compton	Private recording	1954
J’Attendrai	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private recording	60’s
Getting Sentimental over You	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1965
Fascinating Rhythm	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz, Belfast 4/10 Compton	Private recording	1954

On this week’s show John Leeming is recalling the Cinema Organ Society’s 2018 Midlands & Wales and Wales convention. We visit the Fentham Hall Compton, Burton-On-Trent Wurlitzer, Buttermarket Wurlitzer and Tywyn Wurlitzer with contrasting range of styles from the performers!

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Music played 

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Goody Goody	David Gray	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
All The Things You Are	Jonathan Eyre	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018
The Joint Is Jumpin’	Keith Evans	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018
For You	Nicholas Martin	Town Hall Burton-on-Trent 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
Autumn Leaves/Lullaby Of The Leaves	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
Rosamund/Fairy Frolic	David Shepherd	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018
Moonlight Serenade/Chatanooga Choo-Choo/In The Mood	Andrew Nix & Tony Stace	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton & Yamaha HX1	Private Recording	2018
Fly Me To The Moon	Adam Evans	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2018
Nights Of Gladness	Richard Hills	Fentham Hall, Hampton-in-Arden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording	2018

The producer would like to thank the following people; Mike Carter, Damon Willetts & The Midlands and Wales District of the Cinema Organ Society, John Smallwood, Cameron Lloyd & members of the Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust and finally Michael Thompson and the crew at Burton Town Hall.

On this week’s show John Leeming is visiting the states – specifically Los Angeles, where he’s recapping last years American Theatre Organ Society’s annual convention. Damon also pays tribute to Timothy Duckworth.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Summer Me, Winter Me	Dan Bellomy	Paramount, Brooklyn 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria Recordings (Cambria CD1108)	1987
Another Openin’ Another Show	Dave Wickerham	Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles 3/13 Barton	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Serenata	Pierre Fracalanza	Trousdale Castle, Los Angeles 3/26 Hybrid	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Jeepers Creepers	Alex Jones	Barnum Hall, Santa Monica 3/19 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Cuban Pete	Justin LaVoie	Whittier High School, Los Angeles 4/26 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Wake Up and Live	Chris Elliott	Founder’s Church, Los Angeles 4/31 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
The Flat Foot Floogie	David Gray	El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles 4/36 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Moon River	Mark Herman	Nathan Barr Studio, Los Angeles 3/19 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Good News	Jelani Eddington	Old Town Music Hall, El Secundo 4/27 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Mack the Knife	Phil Kelsall	Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel 3/17 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018
Auf Wiedersehen/I’ll See You Again	Ron Rhode	Old Town Music Hall, El Secundo 4/27 Wurlitzer	ATOS (LA2018)	2018

On this week’s show John Leeming is back in the loft with music that will even entertain your cat!

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Music played 

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Caravan/Solitude	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1964
Goodbye Blues/I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good/Don’t Blame Me	Eric Lord	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1970’s
Destiny/Remembrance	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private recording	1965
Simonetta	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton	COS Tapes (COS122)	1995
The Juggler	George Welling	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1980’s
Georgia on My Mind	Trevor Bolshaw	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1980’s
What’s New?	Bob Wyatt	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Roulette Records (R25087)	1960
Kisses in the Dark	George Blackmore	Foort Touring Organ 5/27 Möller	Private recording	1962
Button Up Your Overcoat/Nice People/Change Partners and Dance/The Best Things in Life Are Free	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse, Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1987

On this week’s show John Leeming is Home & Away with another mixed bag from his extensive collection. Artists Include, Bryan Rodwell, Reginald Dixon, David Shepherd, Robin Richmond and many more!

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Music played 

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Happy Days Are Here Again	Raymond Wallbank	Wurlitzer electronic	Avid Records (WEC315)	c1990s
Parade of the Tin Soldiers/Soldier on the Shelf	Carolyn Riddick	Thorngate Hall, Gosport 3/13 Compton	COS Tapes (COS108)	1985
Hindustan	David Gray	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Dennis Unks	2017
So Would I/You Keep Coming Back Like a Song/Let It Be Soon	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (FB3279)	1947
There Will Never Be Another You	Alec Leader	The Plough, Great Munden 3/11 Compton	Private recording	1984
But Not for Me	Tom Hazleton	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/9 Compton	Private recording	1988
Blue Moon	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton	Private recording	2019
When the Red Red Robin	Robin Richmond	BBC Studio Hammond Organ	Private recording	1959
Some Like It Hot	Robin Richmond	BBC Studio Hammond Organ	Private recording	1959
Give Me the Simple Life	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse, Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1981

On this week’s show John Leeming selects Random Numbers – Listen to find out more!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
New Sun in the Sky	Jelani Eddington	Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL 4/22 Barton	JATOE	2009
Smile to Smile	Michael Wooldridge	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 218)	1995
That Lovely Weekend/The White Cliffs of Dover/ We’ll Meet Again	Nigel Ogden	St Albans Organ Theatre 3/6 Rutt	RHD Sounds (RHD 0207)	2007
El  Abanico	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere (GRCD 93)	1998
Two Sleepy People	Tom Hazleton	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/38 Wurlitzer	ATOS Alabama Chapter	2002
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Campsie, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee Recordings (CMCD 002)	1995
It’s Been a Long, Long Time	Dwight Beacham	Allen Studios, Macungie, PA 3/33 Allen VTPO	Allen Organ Company (AOC 031-2008)	1998
Don’t Fence Me In	George Wright	Hollywood Philharmonic Organ, CA 3/33 Wurlitzer	Banda Records (DIDX 2532)	1987
Cherry Blossom Time	Everett Nourse	Fox Theatre, San Francisco, CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Fantasy Records (85013/14)	1994

On this week’s show John Leeming pays musical tribute to Jim Buckland who was the brains behind the Worthing Wurlitzer. Music is accompanied with interview snippets John recorded with Jim a few years ago.

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
The Hawaiian Wedding Song	Phil Kelsall	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD130)	2008
Ca C’est Paris/Loves Roundabout/Loves Last Word Is Spoken	Ernest Broadbent	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	Private recording	c1982
Stairway To The Stars	David Williams	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	Private recording	c1982
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams	Geoff Solman	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS117)	1989
Life Is Nothing Without Music/It’s The Talk Of The Town	Iain Flitcroft	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	WW Records (WWCD1050)	2003
Deep Night	David Gray	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private recording	2015
Cheek To Cheek/Top Hat	Simon Gledhill	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private recording	2012
I’m In The Mood For Love	Walt Strony	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private recording	2007

On this week’s show John Leeming climbs up the ladder to his treasure trove of archive recordings featuring some of the finest artists from yesteryear and instruments many of which are no longer accessible or exist!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Somewhere Over the Rainbow	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1958
True Love/In the Still of the Night	Reginald Holland	Odeon, Blackpool 4/13 Conacher	Private recording	1961
Love’s Last Word Is Spoken	Eric Lord	Paramount/Odeon Newcastle 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1948
Alley Cat	George Blackmore	Ritz Richmond 3/8 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society	1963
Love Walked In	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/8 Compton	Private recording	1990s
Harlem Nocturne	Ena Baga	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1964
La Rosita	Florence de Jong	New Gallery Regent Street, London 2/8 Wurlitzer	HMV Records (B3513)	c1930
March: Garrison Theatre	Dudley Beavan	Granada, North Cheam 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1940
One Hour with You	Quentin Maclean	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (DB823)	1932
There Will Never Be Another You	Bryan Rodwell	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private recording	c1968

On this week’s show John Leeming pulls out a handful of random LP’s and selects tracks from them! A real variety of sounds from the past including contributions from Clark Wilson, Hector Olivera, David Shepherd and many more!

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Music played

Track	Artist	Organ	Record Label	Year
Goofy Dame	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Theatre, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (885)	c1973
I Hadn’t Anyone till You	Dick Schrum	Bill Blunk Studio, Portland, OR 5/24 Marr & Colton	Concert Recording (CRO008)	1966
You,/Who?	Clark Wilson	Wheaton Fox Studio, Illinois 3/16 Robert Morton	Wheaton Fox Productions (WFP-1001)	1983
Laura	David Shepherd	Rex Cinema, Stratford, London 2/7 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (1324)	1975
Comedians’ Gallop	Brian Sharp	Sandford Holiday Park, Poole 3/15 Christie	Grosvenor Records (GRS.115)	1985
Always	Billy Nalle	Strand Theatre, Plattsburgh, NY 3/20 Wurlitzer	Readers’ Digest (RDS 6854)	1979
I’ll Never, Never Fall in Love Again	Robinson Cleaver, The Organ, The Dance Band and Me	EMI Studio No.1, St John’s Wood 3/8 Compton	EMI Records (SH 504)	1986
Cry Me a River	Hector Olivera	Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 4/22 Wurlitzer	RTOS Inc (EAR-10240)	1974
Jeepers Creepers	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Doric Records (DO(S) 1211)	c1970