Name: Old Man River by Andrew_Moore96
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: Old Man River from Showboat played by Paul Weatherstern on the Virtual 6/51 Chicago Stadium Barton

Ed Gress playing the UA in 1957, still in his "everything in the key of C" mode.

Ed Gress plays the Detroit United Artists Wurlitzer-1957

Jealousy

recorded in 1959, just before the organ was removed.

"Ballet Egyptian" -John Muri Marbro theatre

George Wright  --  Moanin' Low

JIM RIGGS- Warnors Theatre- October 20, 1989
Sequoia Chapter, ATOS/San Joaquin Chapter, AGO concert, Fresno, CALIF. - 4/14 Robert Morton
Recorded by Gary Miller on normal bias cassette tape.
Transfer from cassette and editing by Matías Bombal, September 6, 2022.
Program:
Introduction- Sequoia Chapter chairman Tom Borgstrom
20th Century-Fox fanfare with CinemaScope extension/
San Francisco 
Singin' In The Bathtub
Stormy Weather
The Peanut Polka
Why Can't You?
My Sunshine Is You
Medley of Warner Bros. Musicals of the 1930's
Pretty Lady
By A Waterfall
I'll String Along With You
About A Quarter To Nine
The Apartment Scene
All's Fair In Love And War
-Silent Laurel & Hardy comedy- LIBERTY (organ accompaniment not recorded by Gary Miller)
On Slow Boat To China
In t e r m i s s i o n
Television March
-Pantages/Warner's/Warnors organ history and demonstration
 -Second silent short comedy (not recorded by Gary Miller)
Baby- Oh Where Can You Be?
I Concentrate On You
Raymond Scott Medley (next 2 selections)
The Toy Trumpet
Powerhouse
Medley from THE COCOANUTS (1925 B'way/1929 Film)(next 5 selections)
Lucky Boy
Florida By The Sea (chorus: In The Lovely Land Of Florida)
The Monkey Doodle Doo
Tango Melody
A Little Bungalo
My Funny Valentine
God Bless America

Photo:  Warnors Theatre, Fresno interior from balcony- 
Matías Bombal photo

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Jim Riggs- Warnors Theatre- October 20, 1989

Old Man River from Showboat played by Paul Weatherstern on the Virtual 6/51 Chicago Stadium Barton

Old Man River

The great John Muri playing a very "John Muri" kind of song, from the musical "110 in the shade" a musical version of "the Rainmaker"  with a score by Jones and Schmidt, the team that wrote "the Fantasticks"  This music was only 7 years old at the time this was recorded. Muri was an artist who continually grew, and sought out the best new music from theatre and film.  The style 235 Wurlitzer in the Highland Park MI (Detroit) six mile uptown theatre was the perfect instrument for John, and they fit each other perfectly. 

Gonna be another hot day-John Muri-Six Mile Uptown-1970

Theatre organ playing at it best - Lew Williams performs at the Wurlitzer at Organ Stop, Phoenix Arizona. 

Wade Bray, the recording engineer, captured one of the best recordings I've ever heard of a theatre organ, and transfer to disk is great quality.  This copy was professionally cleaned to remove the pressing solution that is often left behind in the grooves. The result is a full bass range that wasn't there before.  

Old Man River

Andrew_Moore96

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