Ron Rhode – The Organist Encores

Episode 560 – Pizza & Pipes

This week Damon features the sounds of Pizza parlour organs – Including a track from Zach Frames new CD!

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Music Played

In The Mood	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 3/23 Wurlitzer	Organ Stop Pizza (OSP 106)	1979
I’ll Buy That Dream	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-105)	1990
Tico Tico	Walt Strony	Organ Stop Pizza, Pheonix AZ 4/31 Wurlitzer	Organ Stop Pizza (OSP-8)
Our Love Is Here To Stay	Tom Hazleton	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Arkay Records (AR14050)
Chattanooga Choo Choo	Ron Rhode	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 3/23 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-107 CD)	1994
As Time Goes By	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/73 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises (ERB112)	2001
The Final Countdown	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Muisc Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (op0002)	2024

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 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 430 – Trumpets, Bugles & Tubas

On this week’s show Damon is in reed mood as we heat tunes with Trumpet, Bugle or Tuba in the title!

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Music Played

Toy Trumpet	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 3379)	1961
Trumpet Voluntary	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Perfect Partner Records (PP001CD)	2008
Trumpet Blues & Cantabile	Bryan Rodwell	Hilversum, Holland 5/27 Möller	Private Recording	1966
A Trumpeter’s Lullaby	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
Bugler’s Holiday	Hector Olivera	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/28 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10272-73)	1973
Boogie Woogi Bugle Boy	Ron Rhode	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/26 Wurlitzer	Roxy Production. (RP-111 CD)	1997
Bugle Call Rag	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Turners Entertainments Ltd (TMM18CD)	1997
When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba	The Three Suns ft. Ray Bohr	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	His Masters Voice. (LPM-1333)	1957
Tuba Tune	Walt Strony	Vince & Pat Aveni Residence, Cleveland OH 4/60 Wurlitzer	Walt Strony	2013

Episode 421 – Just a Moment Ago

On this week’s show Damon Cox brings you sounds from recent commercial recordings.

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Music Played

Put On A Happy Face	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017
Pure Imagination	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Music Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
Dust On The Moon	Ron Rhode	The Shanklin Conference Center, Groton, MA 4/34 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions. (RP-118-CD)	2011
Fun and Frolic	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS131)	2018
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/19 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks & Christian Cartwright (PIP004)	2019
Rhumba: Born Free/You Only Live Twice	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD136)	2011
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)/The Old Bazaar In Cairo/Chinatown, My Chinatown	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 18)	2013

Episode 400 – At Your Request

On this celebratory edition of the show you have been kind enough to choose the music! So sit back and enjoy the next hour of your requests and messages!

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Music Played

Cherokee	Bryan Rodwell	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS116)	1989
Meditation	Doreen Chadwick	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Amberlee Records (AML 304X)	1972
Spooky Takes A Holiday	Donald Thorne	Granada Willesden 3/9 Christie	Delta Music Group (BYD77005)	2008
A Bedouin in Baghdad	David Lowe	Regal/Scala Rotherham 3/9 Conacher	COS Tapes (COS104)	1984
Bye, Bye, Blackbird	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD102)	2004
Orange Coloured Sky	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/19 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks & Christian Cartwright (PIP004)	2019
The Carousel Waltz	John Mann	Town Hall Portslade 3/18 Compton	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS1320)	2000
Espana	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Musiqua	2015
Thriller	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises, Inc	2012
Midnight Sun	Jelani Eddington	Saunders Residence, Zanesville OH 3/31 Wurlitzer	RJE Productions (RJE 1677)	2011
When Yuba Played The Rhumba On The Tuba	Ron Rhode	Iowa Theatre, Cedar Rapids IA 3/14 Barton	Roxy Productions (RP-103-CD)	1991
My Kind Of Love/Then I’ll Be Happy/Lost	David Lobban	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer & Yamaha HS8	Sound Waves (SOW516)	1994
Waltz: Fascination	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	AP Recordings (APR2)	2012
Tango: Rags To Riches/Havana Heaven	John Bowdler	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	John Bowdler (JB0008CD)	2002
The Wind Beneath My Wings	Robert Wolfe	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1238)	1990
Old Pianna Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1966

On this weeks show Damon reminds us all it’s ten days till Valentines day – Enough time to order your loved one a gift! Don’t forget the sounds of the Cinema Organ is proven to act like a potion of love.

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Music Played

I’m In Love For The Very First Time	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017
Be My Love	Walt Strony	Vince & Pat Aveni Residence, Cleveland OH 4/60 Wurlitzer	Walt Strony	2013
It’s Almost Like Being In Love	Clark Wilson	Miller Theatre, Wichita KS 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wichita Theatre Organ (WTO1462)	1999
Falling In Love With Love	George Wright	Howard Vollum Studio, Portland OR 4/49 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (BA19009)	2000
I Wish You Love	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1533)	1963
Love Everlasting	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD123)	2005
I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me	Ron Rhode	Iowa Theatre, Cedar Rapids IA 3/14 Barton	Roxy Productions (RP-103-CD)	1991
Goodnight My Love	Robin Richmond	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society (COS 123)	1998

Episode 392 – Swing, Mister

On this weeks show Damon asks the question; Why are there so many songs with female names in their titles compared with male names? We don’t have the answer but here’s a few fellas we can introduce you too – musically of course!

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Music Played

Swing, Mister Charlie	Ron Rhode	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN 4/16 Page	Roxy Productions (RP-110 CD)	1997
Ben	David Lowe	Town Hall Clydebank 3/8 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD101)	2002
Stanley	Chris Elliot	Shea’s Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, New York 4/28 Wurlitzer	CPE Productions (CPE-105CD)	1993
David’s Theme – from “Kidnapped”	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD 51)	1992
Mister Sandman	Lyn Larsen	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/73 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-209)	1996
Jimmy	Helen Dell	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Malar Production (MAS-2011)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Muisc Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
Alfie	Mark Laflin	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Laflin Productions (ML001)	2012
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/46 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises Inc (ERB 104-CD)