Walt Strony – The Organist Encores

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 565 – The FAB Four

This week Robert Hope-Jones looks at the FAB four – The Beatles!

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Music Played

In My Life	Cristina Garcia Banegas	St Peter’s Church, Walton, Liverpool 3/38 Forster & Andrews	DRAMA012	2021
Elenor Rigby	Walt Strony	Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA 4/41 Wurlitzer	NorCal Theatre Organ Society & Walter Strony (NorCaTOS101)	1993
Here, There And Everywhere	David Shepherd	Plough Great Munden 3/10 Compton	TWS 1002	1974
A Hard Day’s Night	Smitton Charles	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	BBC Light Programme	1964
Yesterday	George Wright	George Wright Residence, Hollywood 4/28 Hollywood Philharmonic Organ	Banda	2007
Beatles Fantasia: Norwegian Wood/And I Love Her/Penny Lane/Eleanor Rigby/Ticket To Ride/Yesterday/Can’t Buy Me Love/Reprise: Penny Lane	Simon Gledhill	Dickinson High School, Delaware 3/39 Kimball	KTOS339	1996
Summertime	Billy Preston	Hammond Organ	Youtube	1979
Goodnight	Louis van Dyke		CBS – S 63946	1974

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

Episode 509 – Up The Theatre Organ Thermometer

This week Robert Hope-Jones climbs up the theatre organ thermometer!

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Music Played

Snowfall	Rob Richards	Senate Theatre, Detroit 4 34 Wurlitzer	Rob Richards (RR1001CD)	1995
Spring is Here	Bill Floyd	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Cook Records (Cook-1150)	1957
Summer Breezes	Richard Hills	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Record Label: Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS1101)	2002
Slow Hot Wind	Tony Thomas & Mark Demmin	Chicago Residence Allen Organ	Private Recording	2014
Thunder and Lightening Polka	Dudley Savage	Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private Recording	1975
Hot Dog	Sidney Torch	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	World Records (SH-305)	1978
Le Jazz Hot	Walt Strony	Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, Arizona 4/24 Wurlitzer	ERB 102-CT

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 435 – Miller Magic

On this week’s show Damon features the music associated with Glenn Miller.

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Music Played

Chattanooga Choo Choo	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1000)	1972
At Last	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD58)	1993
String Of Pearls	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Phoenix AZ 4/29 Wurlitzer	Organ Stop Pizza (OSP 106)	1979
Tuxedo Junction	Jackie Brown	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR-SO58)
Serenade In Blue	Michael Wooldridge & Jayden Vicarey	Troxy Stepney London 4/25 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2019
American Patrol	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	RCA International (INTS 1333)	1971
Moonlight Serenade	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-105)	1990
In The Mood	Walt Strony	Vince & Pat Aveni Residence, Cleveland OH 4/60 Wurlitzer	Walt Strony	2013

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 396 – Be My Love

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 394 – I Got Rhythm

The music of George Gershwin is the sole feature on this show. The man who wrote, amongst many others, hits such as I Got A Crush On You, S’ Wonderful, Strike Up The Band and of course Rhapsody In Blue. Sit back and enjoy some of Gershwin magic!

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Music Played

I Got Rhythm	Billy Nalle	Century II Wichita 4/36 Wurlitzer	Wichita Theatre Organ, Inc (1959)	1981
I Got A Crush On You	Tom Hazleton	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (SBW401)	1988
‘Shall We Dance’ Selection: a) Shall We Dance? b) They All Laughed c) Slap That Bass d) Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off e) I’ve Got Beginner’s Luck f) They Can’t That That Away From Me g) Finale: Beginners Luck	Simon Gledhill	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 205)	1994
Our Love Is Here To Stay	Geoff Solman	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS117)	1989
Fascinatin’ Rhythm	Walt Strony	St. Mary Of The Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/19 Howell-Wurlitzer	Walter Strony Productions (WSP-2)	1980