Robin Richmond – The Organist Encores

Episode 638 – 1955

This week Damon features music written 70 years ago in 1955.

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Music Played

Something’s Gotta Give	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2132)	1976
No, Not Much	Ron Rhode	The Shanklin Conference Center, Groton, MA 4/34 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-118-CD)	2011
‘Guy’s And Doll’s’ Selection: Guy’s And Doll’s/A Woman In Love/Take Back Your Mink/Sit Down Your Rocking The Boat/I’ll Know/If I Were A Bell	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer
Unchained Melody	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer		1994
Love And Marriage/The Tender Trap	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer		2012
In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
The Old Pianna Rag	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording

Episode 633 – Archive Tapes

This week John Leeming has tracks from his archive of tapes.

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Music Played

I’m in the Mood for Love	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley 3/6 Compton	Private recording	c1998
Roses from the South	Charles McNicol	Granada Theatre, Bedford 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1967
The Touch of Your Lips	George Wright	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1978
Tea for Two	Bobby Pagan	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1983
Blues in My Heart/Birth of the Blues	Ashley Miller	Paramount Music Palance, Indianapolis, IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1990
Give Me the Simple Life	Robin Richmond Trio	Hammond organ, piano, vibraphone and rhythm BBC Studio, Maida Vale, London	Private recording	1961
Polly	Patrick Hopper	Music Radio Centre, Hilversum, NL 4/19 Standaart/Compton	Private recording	2021
[Two tunes, titles not known]	Armsbee Bancroft	Stanford Hall, Loughborough 2/5 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1976
Love Me or Leave Me	Tom Hazleton	Granada Theatre, Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	Private recording	1988
Sweet Georgia Brown	Bryan Rodwell	Scala Cinema, Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	Private recording	1983
Tiger Rag	Noel Briggs	Sundown (Regal), Edomnton, London 4/15 Christie	Private recording	1973

Episode 630 – 1935

This week Damon features music written 90 years ago in 1935.

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Music Played

Broadway Rhythm	Nigel Ogden	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/12 Wurlitzer	CrescendO (CDHLW1004)	1996
I’m In The Mood For Love	Simon Gledhill	Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee WI 4/39 Kimbal	Simon Gledhill & Kimbal Theatre Organ Society (KTOS339)	2000
Begin The Beguine	Len Rawle	Marine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man 2/10 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
East Of The Sun	Bryan Rodwell	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1994
Cheek To Cheek	Robin Richmond	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society (COS 123)	1998
Red Sails In The Sunset	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Perfect Partner Records (PP001CD)	2008
It Ain’t Necessarily So	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/23 Howell-Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-0057)
My Romance	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1533)	1963
Just One Of Those Things	Billy Nalle	Century II Wichita 4/36 Wurlitzer	Wichita Theatre Organ, Inc (1959)	1981

Episode 623 – Buckingham LIVE

This week Damon features recording from old live concerts on the Wurlitzer in Buckingham Town Hall.

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Music Played

In The Mood	Florance De Jong, Ena Baga & Ralph Manchester	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1972
Copenhagen You’ve Stolen My Heart	Bobby Pagan	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1972
Pink Lady Waltz	Robin Richmond	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1972
Ain’t She Sweet/Dina/Sheik Of Araby	Basil Cuthbert & Ralph Manchester	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1972
Side By Side/Leaning On A Lampost/Edelweiss/Nellie Dean/The Happy Wanderer/Wish Me Luck/Pack Up Your Troubles	Douglas Reeve	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1974

Episode 621 – Old Timers

This week Damon features some old times, some of who we don’t hear from that often.

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Music Played

Thats A-Plenty	Arnold Loxam	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Kitchen Bros (KC3)	1976
My Silent Love/There I’ve Said It Again/Alone	Armsbee Bancroft	Town Hall Burton-on-Trent 3/8 Wurlitzer	Compton Lodge Cassette CLC 8514	1985
Poupee Valsante	Doreen Chadwick	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Amberlee Records Ltd (AML 304X)	1972
Midnight Tango	Watson Holmes	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 886)	1973
Hot Toddy	Ken Stroud	ex. Servicemen’s Club, Stotfold, 3/12 Christie	CL Records & Tapes (CLC 8624)
Be My Love	Hubert Selby	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1977
Robin’s Nest	Robin Richmond	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 265)	1974
A Man And A Woman	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Crystal (CRY 3011)	1972
When I Fall In Love/A White Sports Coat/I’d Give You The World/Yes Tonight Josephine/I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside	Reginald Dixon	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOENC Archive	1957

Episode 615 – Happy April

This week John Leeming has his usual light and fun April show.

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Music Played

A Fine New Baby	Robin Richmond	Hammond organ	Private recording (Robin Richmond)	1959
Exodus theme	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	c1961
Lady of Spain	Winifrea	Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda 3/16 Wurlitzer	Custom Audio (CA 76829)	1977
Song of Home (signature tune)	Gerald Shaw	Regal Theatre, Marble Arch 4/36 Christie	Private recording	1956
Birth of the Blues	Barry Baker	Hedback Theatre, Indianapolis 2/11 Page/Wurlitzer	Private recording	1990
Sailor’s Hop	Terance Casey	Trocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle 4/21 Wurlitzer	Private recording	1950s
Surrey with the Fringe on Top / Hello Young Lovers	Armsbee Bancroft	Cecil Cinema, Hull 3/15 Marshall-Sykes	Private recording (John Greenwood)	1980
Melody in F (Rubinstein)	Gerhard Gregor	NDR Studio, Hamburg 3/24 Welte	Rondo Records (SA129)	c1960
We’ll Meet Again	Bert van den Brink	Studio recording Novachord	YouTube	2024
Hot Dog	Don Thompson	Organ Grinder Restaurant, San Francisco 3/13 Wurlitzer	Arkay Records (AR6086)	1987
Twelfth Street Rag	Bryan Rodwell	Scala Cinema, Rotherham 3/8 Conahcher	Private recording (John Leeming)	c1983

Episode 611 – Hammond Half Hour

This week John Leeming features Hammond electronic organs.

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Music Played

Happy Days are Here Again (signature tune)	Thomas de Witte	Hammond C3	Private recording	2022
Something’s Gotta Give/Ain’t She Sweet	Robin Richmond	Hammond organ with rhythm	Nixa Records (NPL 18022)	1958
Let’s Fall in Love/The Very Thought Of You	Nigel Ogden	Hammond H100	Grasmere Records (GRCD131)	2009
Springtime Dreams	Gerhard Gregor	Hammond organ with rhythm players	Polydor Records (46034 LPHM)	1957
Alligator Crawl	Harold Smart Quartet	Hammond organ with instrumentalists	Parlophone Records (GEP 8589)	c1957
When Sunny Gets Blue	John Ferguson	Hammond and piano	Mark Herman Productions (MH 1002)	2008
Don’t Get Around Much Any More	Dan Bellomy	Hammond B3 with percussion	Dan Bellomy Productions (DBP-1)	2001
Sweet Lorraine	Klaus Wunderlich and Hubert Deuringer	Hammond with accordion and rhythm players	Bell Records (BLR 89104)	2001
It All Depends on You	Buddy Cole	Hammond with rhythm players	Jasmine Records (JASCD 185)	2011
Moonlight Serenade	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond X5 with percussion	The Organist Encores (TOENC001)	2019

Episode 605 – Road Trip

This week Robert Hope-Jones takes us on a musical road trip.

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Music Played

Two for the Road	Clark Wilson	Ohio Theatre, Columbus 3/34 Robert Morton	ATOS	2009
It’s Nice to go Traveling	Robin Richmond	Kitchen Bros Garage 3/19 Wurlitzer	DJM 22073	1977
Come Fly With Me	Jelani Eddington	Hardman Residence 4/38 Wurlitzer	RJE-2035	2007
Route 66	Walt Strony	Sanfilippo Residence 5/80 Hybrid/Wurlitzer	WSOC-4	2007
Sentimental Journey	George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio 5/21 Wurlitzer	R-702	1955
Lonesome Road	The Howard Beaumont Trio	Hammond / Jazz Combo	HB-2008-J	2008
Get Out Of Town	Barry Baker	Sanfilippo Residence 5/80 Hybrid/Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1997
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)	Jim Riggs	Worthing Assembly Hall 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)

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 598 – New Year

This week Damon starts off with a track from a new Christmas album, which is followed by two vintage editions of the organist entertains.

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Music Played

*The Man With The Bag*	Nathan & Claire Avakian	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Avakian Create Works, LLC (709-03 CD)	2024
a) Little Linda b) Feelings c) Snow Ride (Allen)/White Christmas/Oh Come All Ye Faithful	Jerry Allen	Lowery Promenade	NTO Archive	1980
a) Blaze Away b) When You’re Smiling/Who Were You With Last Night/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer c) Dance Of The Icicles d) While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks/Away In A Manger/Good King Wenceslas	George Blackmore	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NTO Archive	1980
Blaze Away/Don’t Blame Me	Robin Richmond	Pizza & Pipes Restaurant 3/17 Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978
Kansas City Blues	Dick Schrum	Pizza & Pipes Restaurant 3/17 Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978
Blue Star/Valse Lente	Robin Richmond	Calvary Temple Church Seattle 3m Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978
What Kind Of Fool Am I?	Dick Schrum	Pizza & Pipes Restaurant 3/17 Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978
Fine And Dandy	Robin Richmond	Pizza & Pipes Restaurant 3/17 Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978
I Give My Heart/Can’t We Talk It Over	Robin Richmond	Calvary Temple Church Seattle 3m Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978
Leicester Square Rag	Robin Richmond	Pizza & Pipes Restaurant 3/17 Wurlitzer	John Smallwood Archive	1978