Lyn Larsen – Page 2 – The Organist Encores

Episode 450 – Splanky!

This show is called Splanky, give it a listen to find out why!

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Music Played

Splanky	Michael Wooldridge	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 218)	1995
Volare	Lyn Larsen	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-211)	2000
Catch A Falling Star	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions, Inc (WJVCD-107)	1996
Twilight Time	Arnold Loxam	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises (TE 01)	1977
Gigi Selection: Gigi/I Remember It Well/The Night They Invented Champagne/Thank Heaven For Little Girls	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 05)	2002
Some Enchanted Evening	George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Hi-Fi-Records Record (R-716)	1958
Sugartime	Dwight Beacham	GW4 Allen Organ	Allen Organ Company (AOC P/N 031-2008)	1998

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 439 – On The Street Where You Live

On this week’s show Damon takes us on a tour of roads, avenues, streets and more!

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Music Played

On Fifth Avenue	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-212)	2002
On The Street Where You Live	Ashley Miller	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Command Records (RS 881 SD)	1964
42nd Street	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Streets Of London	Robert Wolfe	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS 112)	1988
In A Cafe On The Road To Calais	Jim Riggs	Granada Theatre, Kansas City KS 3/21 Barton	RTR Productions (RTC105CD)	1991
In A Country Lane	Simon Gledhill	Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis IN 3/18 Barton	Simon Gledhill & CIC-ATOS Inc	2001
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue	Neil Jensen	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/25 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10495)

Episode 425 – Random Numbers

On this week’s show John Leeming let his computer choose random numbers this week and from that he selected corresponding LP to create the music for this weeks show!

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Billy Nalle	Century II Wichita 4/36 Wurlitzer	Wichita Theatre Organ, Inc (1458)	1978
Destiny	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Marble Arch Records. (MALS 1255)	1970
Lady Is A Tramp	George Wright	Fox San Francisco CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Doric Recording (DO 1417)	1978
September In The Rain	Everett Nourse	Fox San Francisco CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Doric Recordings (DO 1406)	1974
Cheek To Cheek	Dolton McAlpin	Paramount Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA 2/6 Robert-Morton	Concert Recording (CR-0076)	1969
Blue Prelude	Bill Thomson	Rialto, South Pasadena, CA 2/10 Wurlitzer	Lift Music Company (BT 1002)	1964
Doll Dance	Reginald Foort	Mosque Theatre, Richmond, VA 3/17 Wurlitzer	Cook Laboratories inc (1059x)	1956
Moon River	Lenny Dee	Studio recording Hammond + combo	Brunswick Records (STA 8578)	1964
Sambalina	Vic Hammett	Town Hall, Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Saga Records (SOC 1037)	1967
Sounds Of Wonder	Lyn Larsen	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/24 Kimball	Swartwout Productions (DTOS-1001)	1971

The music of Eric Coates is the sole feature on this show. With many great orchestral pieces to his name, this show has three solos and the finale is the three movements from his “London Suite” played by different organists.

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Music Played

Dam Busters March	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Nicholas Martin (NNS8)	1989
Dance In The Twilight	Richard Hills	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS1101)	2002
Sleepy Lagoon	Len Rawle	Wurlitzer Hall, Leisure Centre, Woking 3/8 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2015)	1995
London Suite I – Covent Garden	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (GRS 1140)	1983
London Suite II – Westminster	Chris Elliot	Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	CPE Productions (CPE-106CD)	1998
London Suite III – Knightsbridge	Lyn Larsen	Century II Wichita 4/36 Wurlitzer	Intersound Inc (CDD 281)	1986

Episode 422 – Signature

On this week’s show Damon takes a look at the composing organist and his works!

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Music Played

Our Squadron Leader	Nigel Ogden	Town Hall Stockport 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS248)	2000
Tango: Tower Ballroom Tango	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD50)	1992
Unfinished Dream	Lyn Larsen	The Organ Loft, Salt Lake City UT 5/34 Wurlitzer	P.I.P.E. RECORDS (PRS-01)	1974
Jarvis	Mark Herman	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page	Embassy Theatre Foundation Inc	2018
The Mighty Wurlitzer	Andrew Fenner	Odeon Hammersmith 4/15 Compton	KPM Music ‎(KPM 1149)	1975
Bubble Car	Telecast Orchestra & Charles Williams	Orchestra	Guild Music (GLCD 5201)	2013
Serenade To Marianne	Joseph Seal	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	ER Hart Collection	1962
Southern Samba	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Perfect Partner Records (PP001CD)	2008
After The Movies	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	ER Hart Collection	1963
Home In A Hurry	Bobby Pagan	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	ER Hart Collection	1963

Episode 411- Come Fly With Me

The music of Jimmy Van Heusen is the sole feature on this show. Many songs on this show are also associated with Frank Sinatra and are great standards!

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Music Played

Star!	Hector Olivera	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/28 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10272-73)
All The Way	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Throughly Modern Millie	Lyn Larsen	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Essental Records (ERS-1010)
Here’s That Rainy Day	John Mann	Town Hall, Henley-On-Thames 3/12 Allen MDS Theatre II	Grasmere Records (GRCD133)	2015
Love And Marriage/The Tender Trap	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions (MPCD110)	2012
Polka Dots And Moonbeams	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD102)	2004
It Could Happen To You	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-106)	1992
Come Fly With Me	Simon Gledhill	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009

Episode 407 – Miscellany

On this week’s show John Leeming has a mixed bag of theatre organ miscellany – anything can happen in the next 30 minutes – so tune in!

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Music Played

Mr. Wonderful	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 18)	2014
Mr. Lucky	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-208)	1995
Save the Last Dance for Me	Quentin Maclean	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (DB 759 1934)	c1934
String of Pearls	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises (ERB 107-CD)	1996
Body and Soul	Bobby Pagan	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1987
Isn’t It a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)	Jim Riggs	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	c2004
A Cottage for Sale	John Clark McCall	Grace Church, Sarasota, FL 4/32 Wurlitzer	John Clark McCall	2020
Tea for Two	Bryan Rodwell	Regal/Scala Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	Private Recording	c1980

Episode 406 – Waltz In Swingtime

The music of Jerome Kern is the sole feature on this show he composed hits such as Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Way You Look Tonight and is perhaps best known for the music from Showboat!

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Music Played

I Won’t Dance	Dwight Beacham	The Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids MI Allen 620 Computer Theatre Organ	Allen Organ Company (DLW 1019)	1976
The Way You Look Tonight	Jerry Nagano	Wheaton Fox Studio, Wheaton IL 4/26 Robert Morton	Jerri-Co Productions	2008
Waltz In Swingtime	John Giacchi	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music (MMM 003)	2001
Pick Yourself Up	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/24 Howell-Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0170)
She Didn’t Say Yes	Lyn Larsen	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS 1008)
All The Things You Are	George Wright	Chicago Theatre, Chicago IL 4/29 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD. (42192F)	2000
Who?	John Atwell	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/25 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM103)	1995
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/You Were Never Lovelier/The Song Is You	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD132)	2011

Episode 402 – Jeepers Creepers

The music of Harry Warren is the sole feature on this show – he wrote some of the finest music in Hollywood and will forever be associated with master choreographer Busby Berkeley.

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Music Played

’42nd Street’ Medley	Lyn Larsen	Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, New York 4/28 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts (MCI-110)	1993
September In The Rain	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1557)	1964
Jeepers Creepers	Arnold Loxam	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records	1991
You’ll Never Know	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS-01W)	1971
Remember Me?	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot (PH2007)	2001
I Know Why	Simon Gledhill	Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee WI 4/39 Kimbal	Simon Gledhill & Kimbal Theatre Organ Society (KTOS339)	2000
Chattanooga Choo Choo	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1000)	1972