Len Rawle – Page 2 – The Organist Encores

Episode 603 – Sinatra

This week Damon has songs associated with that great singer, Frank Sinatra.

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Music Played

Come Fly With Me	Simon Gledhill	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009
I Will Wait For You	Doreen Chadwick	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Amberlee Records (AML 304X)	1972
Nice ‘N Easy	Len Rawle	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/9 Christie	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1004)	1976
Tender Trap/Love And Marriage/High Hopes	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Windmill Records (WMD 262)
It Might As Well Be Spring	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown	Hector Olivera	Fox Theatre, Atlanta GA 4/42 Möller	Eagle Associates Recording (EAR-10285)
Baubles, Bangles & Beads	Bryan Rodwell	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Musiqua	2015
New York, New York	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions (MPCD110)	2012

Episode 600

This week Damon is joined by his two co-presenters for their requests and then its over to you, with your requests!

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Music Played

Carefree	Jim Roseveare	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1983
‘Superman’ Selection	Walt Strony	St. Mary Of The Lake Auditorium, Mundelein, Illinois 4/19 Wurlitzer	Walter Strony Organ Concerts (WSOC-2)	1993
Nola	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1978
Winter Sunset	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes (COS114)	1988
The Snow Waltz	Arnold Loxam	Rufforth 3/9 Compton	Barrie Davenport (DAV036)	1993
Dance of the Icicles	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Digital Gramophone Company	2014
Symphonic Foxtrot- Samum	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 6019)	1966
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue	Lyn Larsen	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS 1008)
Twelfth Street Rag	Reginald Porter-Brown	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/10 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1020)	1974
Moonglow	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)	2000
Bats In The Belfry	Simon Gledhill	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	COS Tapes (COS109)	1985
The King And I Selection	Noel Briggs	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1060)	1974
Summer Skies	Trevor Bolshaw	Kitchen Bros Garage, Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Raymer Sound (RSCD216)	2012
Chinatown, My Chinatown	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Crimson Productions (CRIMCD79)	1999

Episode 590 – Session Tapes

This week Damon has tracks from session tape masters.

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Music Played

Missisppi Mud	Thomas Trotter	Town Hall, Birmingham 4m 90 Speaking Stops Willis	TOEnc Archive	1986
Nobody Does It Better	Len Rawle	Town Hall Watford 3/16 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1994
You’re The Cream In My Coffee/All The Things You Are/Lullaby Of Broadway	Reginald Foort	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1972
Child’s Play	Felton Rapley	Southampton Guildhall 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	TOEnc Archive	1975
Remember Me?/Loves Last Word Is Spoken/42nd Street	Dudley Savage	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1992
Happy Talk/If I Could Write A Book/Falling In Love With Love	Stanley Wyllie	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1989
Someone To Watch Over Me	Nigel Ogden	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	TOEnc Archive	1983
Beatles Medley	David Lowe	Trinity Arts Centre, Pudsey 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1994

Episode 586 – Granada! Then & Now

This week Damon features four Granada organs in their current and original homes.

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Music Played

Lady Be Good/Sophisticated Lady/Fascinating Rhythm/Trolley Song	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1978
You Made Me Love You	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017
Little Girl/Just In Time	Jackie Brown	Granada Edmonton 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1966
Stars Fell On Alabama	Len Rawle	Organ Theatre, St. Albans 3/10 Wurlitzer	St Albans Musical Museum Society (CAS 1011)	1994
Canadian Capers	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Welling 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Nostalgia Direct (AZCD214)	2011
Cheek To Cheek/They Say It’s Wonderful	Declan Poole	Wurlitzer Hall, Leisure Centre, Woking 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2024
Bells Across The Meadow	Dudley Beavan	Granada, Woolwich 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1938
El Adorno	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998

Episode 577 – Playhouse Memories

This week Damon features tracks recorded on the BBC Playhouse Studio Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

Oh, Lady Be Good/Pasadena	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 6496)	1972
Musetta’s Waltz Song	Reginald Foort	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1972
Rodgers And Hart: With A Song In My Heart/Mountain Greenery/The Lady Is A Tramp	Peter Jebson	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)
As Time Goes By	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Toytown Trumpeters	David Shepherd	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
Whats Another Year/Making Your Mind Up	Phil Kelsall	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1982
Heres That Rainy Day	Len Rawle	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Taint No Sin	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1982
Whispering	Nigel Ogden & Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer & Technics U90	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1982

Episode 566 – Shuffling

This week Damon features music chosen by shuffle.

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Music Played

Love for Sale	Michael Wooldridge	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N Ogden)	1989
My Heart Stood Still	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/6 Compton	COS Tapes (COS 107)	1984
I’ve Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-106)	1992
Falling In Love Again	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0082)
Tuxedo Junction	Jackie Brown	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-SO58)
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD102)	2004
If I Could Be With You	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (BA-109759-2)	1997
At Sundown/Peg O’ My Heart	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Viennese Waltz: Waltzing In The Clouds/Two Hearts In Waltz Time/My Song Of Love	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD136)	2011

Episode 556 – A bit random

This week Damon has a random selection of tracks.

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Music Played

March Of The Cards	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD002)	1995
Memory Lane/Tea For Two	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Girl Talk	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/23 Howell-Wurlitzer	Hot Pipes (HO3001)	2017
Night Ride	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (BA-109759-2)	1997
Just Lovin’ You	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records – EMI Records (SCX 6314)	1969
Nice ‘N’Easy/Too Marvellous For Words	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2012
Italian Serenade/Serenade In The Night	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD135)	2011
Sentimental Journey	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-106)	1992
Opus One/It Don’t Mean A Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing)	Phil Kelsall	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/8 Wurlitzer	Langdale Records (LANCD 89)	1999

Episode 555 – Spotlight: AVRO Calling

This week Damon spotlights the organ originally installed in the AVRO radio studios in Hilversum, Holland.

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Music Played

In the Mill	Pierre Palla	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Peter Koppe)	1961
Demonstartion of the ranks	Len Rawle	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Jaap Jonker)	1972
For You/Oklahoma selection	Ernest Broadbent	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Stemra (HJPB001-1)	1977
Ponciana	Nigel Ogden	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1985
Doll Medley	Goerge Blackmore	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Peter Koppe)	1981
Hot Dog	Patrick Hopper	Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, Holland 4/20 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Peter Koppe)	2019

Episode 553 – It was acceptable in the 80’s

This week Damon features another show with tracks recorded in the 80’s

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Music Played

Today I Feel So Happy/Button Up Your Overcoat	Dudley Savage	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1987
Donegal Cradle Song	Stanley Wyllie	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1988
Animal Medley: Teddy Bears Picnic/Pink Panther/Hot Dog	Simon Gledhill	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Someone To Watch Over Me	Nigel Ogden	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Quickstep Medley: Bye Bye Blackbird/California Here I Come/Nobody Sweetheart/Somebody Stole My Gal/Pack Up Your Troubles	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1988
Foxtrot Medley: Till/The Glory Of Love/I’ve Heard That Song Before	Ernest Broadbent	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
Quickstep Medley: Happy Days Are Here Again/Toot Toot Tootsie/Boo Hoo	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1985
The Way We Were	Len Rawle	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
You Stepped Out Of A Dream	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1982

Episode 552 – Dragon D’Amore

This week Robert Hope-Jones presents a double sided program celebrating Chinese new year and valentines day

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Music Played

In a Chinese Temple Garden	Reginald Foort	New Gallery Cinema, London 2/8 Wurlitzer	Regent
China Town, My China Town/Chinese Laundry Blues	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1003)	1976
Puff the Magic Dragon	Dave Wickerham	Embassy Theatre, Ft. Wayne 4/16 Page	ATOS 2014	2014
I’d like to get you on a slow boat to China	George Wright	Paramount Theatre, New York 4/36 Wurlitzer	Private
Love Walked In	Chris Gorsuch	Granada Theatre Kansas 3/21 Barton
Days of Wine and Roses	Dan Bellamy	Paramount Brooklyn NY 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria Master Recordings (CD-1108)	1997
But Beautiful	Simon Gledhill	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009
Chanson d’Amour/The Old Fashioned Way/Can’t Smile Without You	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD43)	1991
Strike Me Pink	Jim Rigs	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009