Tom Hazleton – The Organist Encores

Episode 661 – March Madness

This week Robert Hope-Jones ties music to the month.

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Music Played

March Winds and April Showers	Horace Finch & Larry Brennan and The Winter Gardens Dance Orchestra	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer
The Waters of March	Gary Konas	Allen MDS 3 Plus	YouTube
March Hare	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer		1956
March of the Cards	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre 3/15 Wurlitzer		1995
March of the Bowmen	Simon Gledhill	Dickinson High School 3/66 Kimball		1996
Star-Spangled Banner	Tom Hazelton	Chicago Stadium 6/51 Barton	Private

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 625 – 1925

This week Damon features music written 100 years ago in 1925.

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Music Played

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!	Charlie Balogh	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/46 Wurlitzer	ERB Enterprises Inc (ERB 104-CD)
Only A Rose	Clark Wilson	Wheaton Fox Studio, Wheaton IL 3/16 Robert Morton	Wheaton-Fox Productions (WFP-1001)	1983
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue	Arnold Loxam	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Kitchen Bros (KC3)	1976
Drifting And Dreaming	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)	2000
Ukelele Lady	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 25526)	1963
Jealousy	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Video (OSV 505)	2000
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Sleepy Time Gal	Tom Hazleton	Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, Los Angeles CA 4/74 Wurlitzer	Klavier Records International Inc (KD-77025)	1999
Sweet Georgia Brown	Bryan Rodwell	Granada Clapham Junction 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Nostalgia Direct (AZCD214)	2011

Episode 609 – O Lady Be Good

This week Robert Hope-Jones leans into international women’s day.

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Music Played

What Lola Wants?	Ray Bohr	Paramount Theatre, New York 4/36 Wurlitzer	Victor
The Mooche	George Wright	4/28 Hybrid Wurlitzer	Banda
How Come You Do Me Like You Do?	Dick Hull	Three Coins Restaurant, Louisville 3/13 Wurlitzer	Adelic (AD 101)
Love For Sale	Mark Herman	Shanklin Music Hall 4-34 Wurlitze/	ATOS
Blame it On My Youth	Larry Vanucci	Home of Pete & Shirley Sweeney Wurlitzer	YouTube
Don’t Blame Me	Eric Lord	Odeon Theatre, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	BBC Records
Girl Talk	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein 4/19 Howell-Wurlitzer	CR-0170
Lady Be Good	Tom Hazelton	Alabama Theatre,US 4/20 Wurlitzer	Prestige (86-106)

Episode 585 – Holbeach Calling

This week John Leeming has an extended show where he focuses on the organ installed in David Shepherds residence.

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Music Played

Coliseum March	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3m 6 pipe ranks + 5 Electrone stops	Cinema Organ Society (COS 107)	1984
Long Ago and Far Away	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3m 6 pipe ranks + 5 Electrone stops	Cinema Organ Society (COS 107)	1984
Love for Sale	Tom Hazleton	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/9 Compton-plus	Private Recording	1987
Vanessa	Simon Gledhill	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/9 Compton-plus	Cinema Organ Society (COS115)	1989
Experiment	Richard Hills	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/20 Compton-plus	Cinema Organ Society (COS125)	2000
My Silent Love	Lyn Larsen	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	2000
Sirocco	David Gray	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	2016
Russian Lullaby	Jim Riggs	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	2004
Together Wherever We Go	Barry Baker	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	1997
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen	Dudley Savage	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	2002
The Flat Foot Floogie with the Flaw Flaw	Mark Herman	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	2022
All Strings and Fancy Free	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	1996
Runaway Rocking Horse	Simon Gledhill (organ) and Richard Hills (piano and Dulcimer)	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording	2015

Episode 579 – A Feminine Touch

This week Robert Hope-Jones introduces us to the great ladies of song.

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Music Played

Once in Love with Amy	Jack Anderson Quintet	Baldwin electronic organ	Audio Fidelity (5856)	1958
Laura	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Residence, Hollywood CA 3/9 Morton	Columbia Records (CL 974)	1958
Li’l Darlin’	George Wright	Portland Theatre, Oregon 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1961
Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein 4/19 Howell-Wurlitzer	HP3001	2016
Chloe	Vic Hammett	Dendy Theatre, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Private	1968
Louise	Gordon Kibbee	Rich Vaughn Residence, LA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Starlite	1958
Ruby	Ian Mclean	VTPO	Private	2017
Stella by Starlight	Chester Smith	Fox Special Midi-organ	YouTube
Have You Met Miss Jones	Tom Hazelton	Battersea Town Hall 4/41 Hope-Jones, Hill Norman & Beard	Private	1986

Episode 571 – Remembering John Smallwood

This week Damon is joined by David Lowe as they pay tribute to John Smallwood.

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Music Played

Coronation Scott	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
Again	David Shepherd	New Gallery Regent Street, London 2/8 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS120)	1991
They Can’t Take That Away From Me	Tom Hazleton	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (SBW401)	1988
Portrait Of A Toy Solider	Dudley Beavan	Granada, Woolwich 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1938
The Heather On The Hill	Keith Beckingham	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2018
Just One Of Those Things	Mark Laflin	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Laflin Productions (ML001)	2012
Laura	Catherine Drummond	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer	Cathrine Drummond Records (CRCD4)	2003

Episode 567 – Those Were the Days

This week John Leeming has tracks from new CDs

‘Those Were the Days’ – various artists at the Fox, Saint Louis, MO and the Lincoln, Belleville, IL (DSP 2305)
‘From Bach to Runway’ – Tom Hazleton at various theatre organ venues (DSP 2001)
£24.00 each postpaid (in Europe, including UK, only) from Hot Pipes! (www.hotpipes.eu)

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Music Played

Get Happy	Dave Wickerham	Fox Theatre, Saint Louis, MO 4/36 Wurlitzer	DSP Recordings (DSP2305)	2023
Tico Tico	Walt Strony	Fox Theatre, Saint Louis, MO 4/36 Wurlitzer	DSP Recordings (DSP2305)	2023
At Last	Lew Williams	Fox Theatre, Saint Louis, MO 4/36 Wurlitzer	DSP Recordings (DSP2305)	2023
Don’t Be That Way	Tom Hazleton	Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI 3/14 Wurlitzer	SDP Recordings (DSP2001)	2020
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Justin Lavoie	Fox Theatre, Saint Louis, MO 4/36 Wurlitzer	DSP Recordings (DSP2305)	2023
Singing in the Rain/The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise	Jack Moelmann	Fox Theatre, Saint Louis, MO 4/36 Wurlitzer	DSP Recordings (DSP2305)	2023
Hooray for Hollywood	Nick Renkosik	Lincoln Theatre, Belleville, IL 3/16 hybrid	DSP Recordings (DSP2305)	2023
It’s Only a Paper Moon	Tom Hazleton	Granada Theatre, Kansas City, KS 3/21 Barton	DSP Recordings (DSP2001)	2020

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 532 – An American in Britain

This week John Leeming focuses on American organists on British organs

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Music Played

This Could Be the Start of Something Big	Lyn Larsen	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Tom Herd/TOEnc archive)	1977
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes/I Won’t Dance	Dennis James	Regal, Edmonton 4/14 Christie	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1982
Love Me or Leave Me	Tom Hazleton	Granada, Walthamstow 3/12 Christie	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1988
Two Sleepy People	Lew Williams	Town Hall, Watford 3/13 Compton	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1990
It’s Only a Paper Moon	Dan Bellomy	South Bank University, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)	2003
Deep Night	Jim Riggs	South Bank University, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	2000	2000
Love for Sale	Walt Strony	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	Private Recording (David Shepherd)	2019
Cherokee	George Wright	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1978