The Sound of (the) Silents #8587
…an entertaining glimpse at the show-biz cousin to the “king of instruments,” the theater organ, once the ubiquitous accompaniment to the action on the silver screen, now a popular attraction in its own right. Guest commentator Karl Eilers joins host Michael Barone in examining just what a “theater organ” is, and what it can do.
: Another Op'nin', Another Show Walter Strony (Wurlitzer/Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, Arizona)
: Abba-Dabba Honeymoon Lyn Larsen (Wurlitzer/Norman Cosmetics Tower of Beauty)
: Memory Lanes; I Wonder Why; My Buddy Medley Leonard Leigh (Wurlitzer/KSTP-FM, St. Paul)
: Make Believe Jessie Crawford (Wurlitzer)
: Flying Scotsman Sidney Torch (Wurlitzer/Gaumont Theater, Kilburn, England)
: Little Rock Getaway Heidi and Dennis James (Wurlitzer/Len Rawle Studio)
: Crazy Rondo (after Mozart) George Wright (Wurlitzer/Wright Studio)
: Funny Valentine George Wright (Wurlitzer/San Francisco Fox Theater)
: Sassy Brass Buddy Cole (Wurlitzer-Morton/Cole Studio)
: My Heart Belongs to Daddy Johnny Seng (Mundelein College, Chicago)
: Weep No More Tom Sheen (Wurlitzer/Joseph Spur resident)
: Toccata (Jongen) Walter Strony (Mundelein College, Chicago)
: Touch Me in the Morning Billy Nalle (Wurlitzer/Century II Center, Wichita, KS)
: Cole Porter Medley George Wright (Wurlitzer/New Wright Studio organ)
