recorded in the garden of Novarro's home, Laurel Canyon, CA.  Recording and photo courtesy the Matias Bombal Archive.

Phillip Jenkinson Interviews Ramon Novarro, 1966

FLOYD WRIGHT- KCBS Bill Weaver Show- 1952-53
Theatre organist Floyd Wright at the KCBS Radio Hammond, Sheraton-Palace Hotel Studio, San Francisco.  1952-53 Compilation.
Recorded off the air at 3 3/4 IPS half track mono, dubbed to normal bias cassette at unknown date.
Cassette from the collection of Gary Schneider. Transfer by Matías Bombal, October 1, 2022
Compilation program:
Petite Waltz
España Cañi
Dark Eyes
Romany Life
Doll Dance
Brazil
The Sweetheart Of All My Dreams (featuring Frank Denke at the piano)
Mood Indigo
España Cañi
? 16:14 (Richard Purvis composition "Simple Exit"?)
Night And Day 
Mambo Jambo
? 21:05
Twilight Time
El Relicario
? 25:09
Trust In Me
Granada
Dengozo
Chant Of The Weed (gap in recording adjoined)
? 33:50 Veridad?
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (with accordion)
Sleigh Ride  
How Am I To Know?
Dark Eyes
? 41:26 
Hora Staccto
Mama Inez
? 46:35
The Donkey Serenade
? 50:03
Tangerine
? 53:28 
Panic in Panama
Sunrise Serenade
The Song Is You
Andalucía
Manhattan Serenade
Señora
Blue Tango
Amapola
Over The Rainbow
? 1:11:48 
Twilight Time
Dizzy Fingers
María la O
? 1:19:11
Frenesi
Deep Purple
? 1:25:18
Back In Your Own Back Yard
Do I Worry?
I've Got Rings On My Fingers or, Mumbo Jumbo Jijjiboo J. O'Shea
Whispering

Photo: Bill Weaver Variety Show KCBS Postcard, Matías Bombal Collection

It was difficult to obtain acceptable fidelity from a monaural recording from a normal bias cassette, itself a dubb of a reel tape of unknown original or recordist transferred years ago at 3 1/4 speed, of an actuality recorded off of a radio loudspeaker with inherent AM (Standard Band) broadcast transmission noises or static, however, due to the nature of the rarity of the subject and the artist featured, every attempt was made to make this sound as best as possible.  Further, the compiler of the original recording cut-off beginnings and endings as he waited each week to capture the live transmission of just the organist over the air from KCBS, San Francisco to compile what no doubt was almost each instance of  Floyd Wright on the program between 1952-1953

Vintage audio equipment used for transfer and digitization maintained and serviced by Mark Pollock.
Thanks to the contributors that make the transfer of these recordings possible, including: Edward Millington Stout III, Bill Taylor,  Paul Rutan, Jr., Neal Wood, Eddie Hulsey, Stephen Stich, Simon Moran, Jack Rhine, Dick Taylor, Edwin R. Sinclair, Joe Owen, Randy Warwick, Esther Vasquez, Nick Grbac, Shane Franz, Thomas Klose, Michael Eastman, Christopher Booras, Larry Fenner, Christian Elliott, Ryoki Yamaguchi, Jeff Porto, Mark Fontana, Michael Fellenzer, Chris Nichols, Mark Herman, Luke Staisiunas, Christopher Attison, Mary Zeppa, Pete Poulos, Donald Binks, John Davey, Frank Vanaman, Richard Glazier, Donna Hill, Thomas Mathiesen, Stephen Ashley, Dennis Wilhelm, Michael Kinerk, Jeanne Nourse and 3 persons that wish to remain anonymous.  If so inclined, you may contribute to the ongoing transfer and uploading of rare theatre organ recordings in this fashion at our Go Find Me link:
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Floyd Wright- KCBS Bill Weaver Show- 1952-53

Abriani, John

My Silent Love -Abriani Tanzorchester, Berlin

Nan Blakstone with Novelty Orchestra (Nat Gonella - t / Stanley Black - p / Bill Harty - d)

Oriole P-107 mx. 206

London, December 30, 1931

Nan Blakstone - I'll Putcha Pitcha In The Paper - 1931

GROUCHO REVIEWS film critic PETER CANAVESE reviews the British comedy WICKED LITTLE LETTERS on CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (4-4-24) SCREEN SCENE with program host TIM SIKA. Produced by LARRY JAKUBECZ for #KSJS (90.5 FM) and #RadioSausalito (1610 AM).

Celluloid Dreams - the Movie Show

WICKED LITTLE LETTERS Review (PETER CANAVESE) CELLULOID DREAMS THE MOVIE SHOW (SCREEN SCENE) 4/4/24

4/21 Wurlitzer organ, New York Paramount Theatre Studio, February 8, 1931.

Helen Crawford, organist
Louis A. Witten, announcer
Paul Small, tenor
Aldo Ricci, conductor, "The Royal Duotones"

THE ROYAL DUOTONES
Canebreak - Gardiner
Lover, Come Back to Me (Paul Small)

HELEN CRAWFORD
Thanks to You
Overnight
Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Paul Small)

THE ROYAL DUOTONES
Sing-Song Girl (Paul Small)

Helen Crawford, organist, "Royal Typewriter Hour," CBS Radio, February 8, 1931, Part 2.

4/36 Christie organ, Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London, England.

Emanuel Starkey, conductor.

English Columbia 12" 78, # DX 15, recorded January 31, 1930.

Singing in the Bathtub
The Only Song I Know
Your Love Is All That I Crave
Lady Luck
Just One Hour of Love
Singing in the Bathtub (reprise)

Quentin Maclean, organ and orchestra:  "Show Of Shows" Selection

Roy Fox c - v dir. Nat Gonella - Sid Buckman - t / Joe Ferrie - tb / Billy Amstell - Mickey Amstell - cl - as / Harry Berly - cl - ts - vl / Lew Stone - p - cel - a / Al Bowlly - g / Don Stuteley - sb / Bill Harty - d - vib / Ella Logan - v.

Decca F.2487 mx. GB-3171-2

London, September 3, 1931.

Roy Fox & his Band - What's Keeping My Prince Charming - 1931

Issued as "The Masqueraders."

Carroll Gibbons - p dir. Bill Shakespeare - Billy Higgs - t / Don Mcaffer - tb / Paul Fenoulhet - tb - a / George Melachrino - cl - as - vn / Laurie Payne - cl - as - bar / George Smith - ts / Ben Frankel - vn / Sid Bright - 2nd p / Harry Sherman - g / Jack Evetts - sb / Rudy Starita - d - vib / Les Allen - v.

Columbia CB-489 mx. CA-12916-1

London, July 25, 1932.

Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Say That You Were Teasing Me - 1932

Recorded January 5, 1972, in the studio of Jack Bethards, 472 Tehama Street, SF. Peter Mintun at the piano. Weber Piano, RCA-44BX microphones.

Floyd Wright- KCBS Bill Weaver Show- 1952-53

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