Robert Wolfe – Page 2 – The Organist Encores

Episode 490 – Dancing In The Dark

This week Damon features the famous Wurlitzer in the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

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Music Played

Mr Sandman/S’posin/No More	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	(Rex Recordings) REXX 332	2009
Tango Taquin	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia/EMI Records (SCX 6410)	1970
Fleetwood Fisherwoman	Arnold Loxam	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1240)	1991
I Kiss You Hand, Madame/I Wish You Love	Robin Richmond	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (KGRS 1273)	1994
Money/Money Is The Root Of All Evil/We’re In The Money	Robert Wolfe	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1238)	1990
Dancing In The Dark	Simon Gledhill	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 205)	1994
Moonlight In Vermont	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD135)	2011
Yes My Darling Daughter/There’ll Be A Hot Time/It Don’t Mean A Thing	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD87)	1998

Episode 477 – Thursford @ 90

This week Damon celebrates 90 years of the Thusrford Wurlitzer which started life in the Paramount/Odeon Leeds

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Music Played

Have You Met Miss Jones?	Bryan Rodwell	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Musiqua	2015
Rhumbalina	Charles Smitton	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (E.R Hart Collection)	1958
They Say It’s Wonderful/I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	Hubert Selby	Paramount/Odeon Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (E.R Hart Collection)	1965
Happy Days Medley	Arnold Loxam	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises (TE 01)	1977
The Way You Look Tonight/Fools Rush In/It’s All Right With Me	Reginald Dixon	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	EMI Records (NTS 205)	1980
Dream/I Can Dream, Can’t I?	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises (TE 11)	1983
Waiting For The Robert E Lee/Carolina In The Morning/Toot, Toot, Tootsie!/I’m Sitting On Top Of The World	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 05)	2002

Episode 465 – Best Of British

Damon features the best of British to help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee weekend!

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Music Played

March – Lime Grove	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS254)	2003
Nights Of Gladness	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Golden House – PYE Records (GH 609)	1975
Run Rabbit Run/(We’re Gonna) Hang Out the Washing On The Siegfried Line/Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye	Reginald Dixon	Granada Kingston, London 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Recordings (GRCD 106)	2001
Cheeky Chappie	Richard Hills	Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	Silver Street Music (SSM0037)	2012
Valse Romantique	Simon Gledhill	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/21 Compton	Private Recording	2021
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square/When They Sound The Last All Clear/There’ll Always Be An England	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD132)	2011
Land Of Hope And Glory	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TECD 04)	1991

Episode 464 – Elizabethan Serenade

On this week’s show John Leeming has been looking through the Radio Times in March and April 1952 to see what people were listening to in theatre organ broadcasts at the time of the Queen’s accession to the throne.

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Music Played

Legend of the Glass Mountain	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	President Records (PLCD544)	1996
On a Spring Note	David Gray	Sanfilippo Foundation Collection 5/80 Wurlitzer	David Gray Records (DG0001)	2018
September in the Rain	Robert Wolfe	Orion Centre, Campsie 3/17 Wurlitzer	Music Digital (CD6021)	1996
September in the Rain	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Sterndale Records (STE3101)	2001
Montmartre	David Shepherd	Odeon, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	John Leeming collection (BBC)	1981
Leicester Square Looks Round	John Howlett	Odeon, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	John Howlett collection (BBC)	1965
Looking Around	Simon Gledhill & Richard Hills	David Shepherd Residence, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	John Leeming YouTube	2014
Belle of the Ball	Stanley Wyllie	Granada, Walthamstow 3/12 Christie	John Leeming collection	1986
Dance of the Three Old Maids	John Mann	South Bank University 4/24 Wurlitzer	Odin Music (ODC012)	c1989
Dance of an Ostracised Imp	Reginald Dixon	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Damon Cox Records (DMCD03)	2016
Memories of You	Eric Lord	Odeon, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	LTOT Records (LTOT9510)	1995

Episode 461 – Platinum

Damon celebrates the platinum jubilee ahead of the long celebration weekend with some hits from 1952.

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Music Played

Marching Strings	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	One-Up/EMI Records (OU 2042)	1974
The ‘Moulin Rouge’ Theme	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Decca Recording Company (SKL 4154)	1962
Blue Tango	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-107)	1996
Belle Of The Ball	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua (DOMOLS2007)	2007
Lullaby Of Birdland	John Atwell	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/25 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM103)	1995
El Choclo	Everett Nourse	Fox San Francisco CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Fantasy Records (501395014)
Delicado	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD 86)	1997
Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/8 Compton	DS Productions
Black & White Rag	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRALP 34)	1989

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 444 – Blue

This week Damon is feeling rather blue, so he’s decided to make that colour the theme of this show!

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Music Played

Blue Is The Night	Jim Riggs	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Melody Masters (MLM 107)	1993
Blue Prelude	Neil Jensen	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/25 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10495)
Blue Tango	The Three Suns ft. Ray Bohr	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	His Masters Voice (LPM-1333)	1957
Serenade In Blue	Robert Wolfe	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 01)	1992
Blue Goose Rag	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	John Bowdler (JB0010CD)	2006
Blue Moon	Richard Hills	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/19 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS 127)	2000
Blue Moments	Bud Taylor	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Malar Productions (MAS-2010)
Beyond The Blue Horizon	John Giacchi	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Modern Mood Music (MMM001)	1996

Episode 442 – White Christmas

This week Damon continues with more festive favourites which need no introduction!

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Music Played

Jingle Bells	George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Hi-Fi Records (R-706)	1955
White Christmas	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (2-769-0-1)	1968
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Tom Hazleton	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/74 Wurlitzer	Klavier Records International Inc (KD-77030)	2000
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	Jackie Brown	Granada, Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-S070)	1969
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!	Eddie Dunstedter & The Jingle-Bells Orchestra	Gulbransen Theatre (Electronic) Organ	Music For Pleasure Ltd (MFP 1174)	1965
Mele Kalikimaka	Mark Herman	Nathan Barr Studio, Tarzana, Los Angeles CA 3/19 Wurlitzer	YouTube	2020
The Christmas Waltz	Mark Laflin	Organ Theatre, St. Albans 3/6 Rutt	TOEnc Recording	2016
The Christmas Song	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 06)	2002
Sleigh Ride	Phil Kelsall	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TECD 27)	1997

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 431 – Let’s Break The Good News

On this week’s show Damon has chosen some of his favourite tracks.

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Music Played

Let’s Break The Good News	Simon Gledhill	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Crescendo (CDHLW 1007)	2011
It’s Been a Long, Long Time	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-105)	1990
About A Quarter ‘Til Nine	Dave Wickerham	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS901)	2000
I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan/Please	Robert Wolfe	Lowery Electronic	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 15)	2010
Bluesette	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond X66	CBS (S 64694)
Rio	Klaus Wunderlich	Hammond H100	Bell Records (BLR 89 117)	2010
Java	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
On Green Dolphin Street/On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Chris Powell	Karrinyup Community Centre, Perth, Australia 3/20 Wurlitzer	CMP Productions (CMPCD05)	2002
Chinatown, My Chinatown	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Crimson Productions (CRIMCD79)	1999