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Organ Greats Remembered

Remembering organ greats including Douglas Reeve, William Davies, Keith Beckingham and Doreen Chadwick. Plus we hear from Don Leslie, organist and inventor of the Leslie speaker.

Remembering organ greats of the past including Douglas Reeve, William Davies, Keith Beckingham, Ernest Broadbent and Doreen Chadwick. Plus we hear from Don Leslie, organist and inventor of the Leslie speaker which gave the Hammond organ its distinctive sound, and something that has featured on literally thousands of recordings since it was first developed by Don in the 1950s.

27 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Mar 2017 23:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Powell

    Pack Up Your Troubles

    Performer: DOUGLAS REEVE.
    • BRIGHTON BRASSY.
    • 1.

  • Johann Strauss II

    THUNDER AND LIGHTNING POLKA

    Performer: DOUGLAS REEVE.
    • BRIGHTON BRASSY.
    • PIPE ORGAN PRESENTATIONS.
    • 4.

  • MYDDLETON

    The Phantom Brigade

    Performer: DOREEN CHADWICK.
    • MANCHESTER GAUMONT MEMORIES.
    • AUDICORD.
    • 3.

  • Payne

    I Love You Because

    Performer: TONY BACK.
    • ELECTRONIC ORGANS TODAY VOL. 2.
    • AD-RHYTHM.
    • 3.

  • Porter

    You Do Something To Me

    Performer: And Leaf.
    • THE MIGHTY WURLITZER.
    • NEW WORLD RECORDS.
    • 2.

  • Van Leer

    Sylvia

    Performer: EDDIE RUHIER.
    • HAMMOND CHIPS.
    • GROSVENOR RECORDS.
    • 13.

  • Herman

    Hello Dolly

    Performer: KEITH BECKINGHAM.
    • HI-FLYING HAMMOND.
    • 1.

  • Herman

    On The Street Where You Live

    Performer: KEITH BECKINGHAM.
    • HI-FLYING HAMMOND.

  • Davies

    Variations On Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    Performer: William Davies.
    • THE TROCADERO CINEMA ORGAN.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Records.
    • 5.

  • FREED EDENS

    Our Love Affair

    Performer: Sidney Torch.
    • TORCHLIGHT MUSIC.
    • STERNDALE RECORDS.
    • 21.

  • ROSE HIRSCH

    'DEED I DO

    Performer: ERNEST BROADBENT.
    • THANKS FOR THE MEMORY VOL. 2.
    • 1.

  • HARRIS YOUNG

    SWEET SUE

    Performer: ERNEST BROADBENT.
    • THANKS FOR THE MEMORY VOL. 2.

  • DAY & HUNTER FRANCIS

    FIVE FOOT TWO

    Performer: ERNEST BROADBENT.
    • THANKS FOR THE MEMORY VOL. 2.

  • BERNIE, PINKARD, CASEY

    SWEET GEORGIA BROWN

    Performer: ERNEST BROADBENT.
    • THANKS FOR THE MEMORY VOL. 2.
    • GROSVENOR RECORDS.

  • HEYMAN, LOMBARDO, LOEB

    Boo Hoo

    Performer: Reginald Dixon.
    • REGINALD DIXON.
    • SOUND WAVES.
    • 9.

  • Brown

    The Wedding of the Painted Doll

    Performer: Reginald Dixon.
    • REGINALD DIXON.
    • EMI.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 Mar 2017 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2