Robinson Cleaver – The Organist Encores

Episode 550 – Stars On 78

This week John Leeming picks some random section of 78rpm discs

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Music Played

I Go for That	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn, London 4/16 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (FB2208)	1939
What a Day We’ll Have	Robinson Cleaver (The Organ, the Dance Band and Me)	EMI Studio, London 3/8 Compton	Parlophone Records (F2514)	c1950
Mistakes/Charmaine/Dancing with Tears in My Eyes	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (FB3636)	1952
I Used to Be Colour Blind/Change Partners/The Yam	Dudley Beaven	Granada Theatre, Clapham Junction 3/8 Wurlitzer	Decca Records (F6937)	1938
I’m Always Thinkin’ of You Rag	Frank Gordon	Ritz Cinema, Birkenhead 3/8 Christie	Cinema Organ Society (COS2)	c1955
Joseph! Joseph!/Cinderella (Stay in My Arms)/Georgia’s Got a Moon	Donald Thorne	Granada Theatre, Willesden, London 3/9 Christie	Decca Records (F6919)	1938
Stairway to the Stars	Arthur Young and Fela Sowande	Novachord and Hammond electronics	Decca Records (F7312)	1939
Manhattan Serenade	Henry Croudson	Paramount Theatre, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Regal Zonophone Records (MR2342)	1936
The Miller of Dee	Robin Richmond	Hammond electronic	His Master’s Voice Records (BD1144)	1946
It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing/St Louis Blues/Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia	Sidney Torch	Regal Cinema, Edmonton, London 4/15 Christie	Columbia Records (FB1158)	1935
Bonus track: Midnight, the Stars and You	Alex Mendham and His Orchestra	Orchestra	Palomar Records (2111-A)	2020

Episode 536 – Random Tapes

This week John Leeming has picked some tracks from random tapes

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Music Played

Goofy Dame	Stanley Tudor	BBC Theatre Organ No.2 5/27 Möller	Private recording (BBC/Terry Bond/COS archive)	c1954
Puszta	Reginald Foort	BBC Theatre Organ No.1 4/25 Compton	NTOT Records (NCM 212)	1996
Transatlantic Lullaby/I’m in Love for the Very First Time	Joseph Seal	ABC Theatre, Kingston-on-Thames 3/12 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/Geoff Day/COS Archive)	c1967
Home at Sundown	The Organ, the Dance Band and Me (Robinson Cleaver)	EMI Studio No.1 3/8 Compton	NTOT Records (NCM 213)	1997
In the Still of the Night	Len Rawle	Granada Theatre, Slough 3/8 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2003)	1988
Sleigh Ride	George Blackmore	Granada Theatre, Walthamstow 3/12 Christie	Private recording (Geoff Day)	1988
I Want to Be Happy/Somebody Loves Me/I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise/A Kiss in the Dark/Mississippi Mud	Simon Gledhill	State Theatre, Grays 3/6 Compton	Private Recording (Allan Newman/COS Archive)	1988
Autumn Leaves	Vic Hammett	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Geoff Day/COS Archive)

Episode 497 – Then & Now

This week Damon features the sounds of four instruments in their original and current locations.

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Music Played

Telstar	Reginald Porter-Brown	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1963
Birth Of The Blues	Tom Hazleton	Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA 5/28 Möller	Arkay Records (AR1076)	1983
Caribbean Honeymoon	Ron Curtis	Odeon Cinema, Sunderland 3/9 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1983
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea	Howard Beaumont	Community Centre, Ryhope 3/9 Compton	Fairview Studios (HB 111)	2019
An Earful Of Music/Spanish Gypsy Dance	Robinson Cleaver	Pyramid/Odeon Sale 3c/7 Christie	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1971
It’s Foolish But Its Fun/The Very Thought Of You/I Only Have Eves For You	Nigel Ogden	Church Of St Mary, Lowe House, St. Helens 3/11 Christie	TOEnc Recording	2021
Waltz At Maxims	George Blackmore	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1959
Nice Work If You Can Get It/Oh Lady Be Good/Somone To Watch Over Me/S’ Wonderful	Robert Wolfe	Troxy Stepney London 4/25 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2023

Episode 493 – Christmas Time Is Here

Its Christmas all the way this week as Damon features festive sounds, past and present

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Music Played

We Need A Little Christmas	Ron Rhode	Reiny Delzer Residence Bismarck, North Dakota (ND) 4/27 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-106-CD)	1993
Brazilian Sleigh Bells	Tony Fenelon	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1981
Christmas Fantasy (arr. L Anderson)	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, Londo 5c/17 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1971
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 25479)	1962
Toyland	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Brusnwick Ltd (LA 8688)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (2-769-0-1)	1968
The Snow Waltz	Arnold Loxam	Rufforth 3/9 Compton	Barrie Davenport (DAV036)	1993
Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin Around The Christmas Tree	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 06)	2002

Episode 489 – Time For John’s Archive

On this week’s show John Leeming is at the microphone with another show packed of materials from the archive!

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Dave Junchen	Tower Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA 5/28 Möller	Private recording (John Smallwood)	c1984
Love Walked In/Slow Boat to China	Jackie Brown	Granada Theatre, North Cheam 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Harry Jupp)	1965
Crackin’ Corn	Andrew Fenner	Granada Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Harry Jupp)	1965
I Remember You	Nick Olsen	Odeon Cinema, Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC, Geoff Day)	1967
Carefree	Jim Roseveare	Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Dick Clay)	1983
Let’s Fall in Love	Joe Melander	Jack Leynnwood residence, California 2/8 hybrid	Concert Recording (CR0004)	c1968
Patricia	Robinson Cleaver	Sundown (Regal) theatre, Edmonton 4/14 Christie	Amberlee Records (AML309)	1976
Swinging Sleighbells	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Cinema, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC, Bill Ravenall)	1965
September Song	George Wright	Pasadena Studio 3/28 Wurlitzer	Private recording (KCBS Radio)	c1960

Episode 476 – Ancient Tapes & Discs

On this week’s show John Leeming delves into his archive full of ancient Tapes & Discs.

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Music Played

Love and Marriage	Dudley Savage	ABC Cinema, Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private recording (Dudley Savage)	c1995
Nobody Does It Better	Len Rawle & ‘Duke’ Blatchly (trumpet)	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London 4/16 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS2002)	c1995
I Got Rhythm/Someone to Watch Over Me	Armsbee Bancroft	Astra Theatre, Llandudno 3/8 Christie	COS Archive (Bill Ravenall)	1983
I Left My Heart in San Francisco	Roy Bentley	Astra Theatre, Llandudno 3/8 Christie	Private Recording (Roy Bentley)	c1975
Don’t Ever Walk in the Shadows	The Organ, the Dance Band and Me	EMI Studio, Abbey Road, London 3/8 Compton	Parlophone (F1946)	1943
Moonglow	Cor Steyn	Tesselschade Church, Hilversum, NL 5/27 Möller	Private Recording	1965
Stranger on the Shore	Hubert Selby	Thursford Collection 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises (TE03)	1978
Spooky Takes a Holiday	Dudley Beaven	Granada Theatre, Welling 3/8 Wurlitzer	Archive recording (BBC)	1939
Stella by Starlight	Bill Thomson	Paramount Theatre, Oakland 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private recording (John Leeming)	1983

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 463 – Animal

This week Damon takes you on a musical trip to the zoo!

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Music Played

Samba: The Parrot	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	One-UP/EMI (OU 2171)	1977
Suite From The Carnival Of The Animals – The Elephant	David Harris & Jelani Eddington	Little River Studio, Miller, Whichita 3/19 Wurlitzer	RJE Productions	2005
The Elephant’s Tango	Douglas Reeve	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 255)	1974
Little Red Monkey	John Mann	Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/7 Christie	Grosvenor Records (GRS1114)	1981
Monkey On A String	Walt Strony	Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY 4/22 Wurlitzer	ATOS 2019	2019
Penguin’s Playtime	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS201)	1993
Famingo	Jim Roseveare	Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles CA 4/37 Kimball	Cambria Master Recordings (CD1040)	1996
Alligator Crawl	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Musique Records	2015
At The Panda’s Party	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot (PH2007)	2013
Tiger Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Starline (EMI Records)(MRS5056)	1971

Episode 454 – Music While You Work

On this show, Damon features some selections from “Music While You Work” broadcasts.

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Music Played

It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie/The Old Pianna Rag	Robin Richmond Quartet	Hammond Organ	E.R Hart Collection	????
???/It’s Nice To Go Travelling/Standing On The Corner/???/Macapa/One Of Those Songs	Jimmy Leach And His Organolians	Hammond Organ	E.R Hart Collection	????
Blue Tango/My Favourite Things/Do-Re-Mi/Climb Every Mountain	Robinson Cleaver	Hammond Organ	E.R Hart Collection	????
Charmaine/You Are My Lucky Star/Don’t Blame Me/Give Me The Simple Life/Moon River	Robin Richmond Trio	Hammond Organ	E.R Hart Collection	1961
Cherokee/Boom/Calcutta/Scenic Railway	Ronnie Munroe Sextette	Hammond Organ	E.R Hart Collection	????

Episode 426 – An Earful Of Music

On this weeks show we are remembering Robinson Cleaver with a full broadcast from the Granada Tooting in 1966.

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Music Played

Signature Tune: An Earful Of Music

Marching Strings

Charade

“Porgy And Bess” Selection

Rondo Alla Turca

Tiger Rag

Greensleves

Bavarian Ramble

Overture: Orpheus In The Underworld

Signature Tune: An Earful Of Music

All tracks played on the 4/14 Wurlitzer in the Granada Tooting broadcast 29th April 1966. Recorded off air by E.R Hart. Recording re-mixed with Adobe Audition.