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JIM RIGGS - San Gabriel Civic Auditorium
32nd ATOS National Convention, Los Angeles, June 26, 1987.
3/16 Wurlitzer- Recorded by William O. Schlotter, NorCal TOS
Transfer from DAT tape copy master and editing by Matías Bombal, July 22, 2022.
Program: 
I'm In Love
All Alone Monday
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Where Can You Be?
Moonlight On The River
A Cuckoo In The Nest
Now I'm Needing You
Warner Bros. Musicals Medley No. 2 (next 6 selections)
Dames
By A Waterfall
I Only Have Eyes For You
The Words Are In My Heart
Shanghai Lil
All's Fair In Love And War
Medley: A Southern Tapestry (next 6 selections)
Oh!  Susanna
Old Black Joe
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
De Camptown Races
Dixie
I n t e r m i s s i o n
Introduction:  Col. Jack Moelmann
Anchors Aweigh
The Cuban Love Song
My Silent Love
Rubbing Elbows With You (Jim Riggs' composition)
When Love Came To Me On A Little Balcony In Spain
Happy Birthday (to Lew Williams)
Medley of hits of the late Fred Astaire (next 8 selections) 
-from a different recording, slightly different mic. placement
The Continental
Isn't it A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)
Dancing In The Dark
Music Makes Me
Let's Knock Knees
Puttin' On The Ritz
Night And Day
They Can't That Away From Me
Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine

Editor's Note:
Here is another case where the concert is pasted together from two different recordings; The first lasts most of the concert, until the Astaire Medley, then it sounds like it is from a different source, capturing a different room sound.  I removed one of 2 comments from Jim Riggs about repeating his first three numbers for late arrivers (bussing issues) after the main concert, as those were not recorded again. They appear here as they were heard initially by convention attendees that were able to arrive on time.
Photo: San Gabriel Civic Auditorium pamphlet, 1972.
Thanks to Chris Nichols for his assistance in presenting this program here.
Thanks also to Edward Torres for image research assistance.

Jim Riggs- San Gabriel Civic Auditorium- June 26, 1987

JIM RIGGS- Paramount Theatre Movie Classics- September 20, 1993, THE MUSIC MAN
Jim Riggs plays the house in for the September 20, 1993 screening of THE MUSIC MAN at the Oakland, California  Paramount Theatre of the Arts, PLUS Jack Bethards and Dec-O-Win.  4/27 Wurlitzer
Recording via suspended Paramount house cardioid microphones on to high bias cassette tape, collection of Jim Riggs. Transfer, with cassette Dolby B NR applied, by Matías Bombal, October  17, 2022.
Program:
-7:30 p.m.  console rises with:
If I Had A Girl Like You
Twenty Million People
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
But Not For Me
S'Wonderful
Love Is Here To Stay
Liza
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Embraceable You
I Got Rhythm
Jumping Bean
El Capitan
Nobles Of the Mystic Shrine
Seventy Six Trombones
Paramount On Parade (console down)
- 8 p.m. On screen (not recorded): Paramount Sound News, Warner Bros. Cartoon, Previews of Coming Attractions. 
-As the previews end, the Paramount Broadway Matinees/Dec-O-Win film snipe soundtrack that closes the preview reel may be heard as the organ console rises to accompaniment position and the orchestra elevator raises to stage level with the spinning Dec-O-Win wheel...
Dec-O-Win with JACK BETHARDS accompanied by JIM RIGGS featuring Shelly at the Dec-O Win wheel, and prize runners in the house; On the main floor- Steven Stich and in the balcony, Ken Walters.
Paramount on Parade- Console and orchestra elevator down, for start of THE MUSIC MAN.

Photo: Jim Riggs plays the house in for a Paramount Movie Classic- by Mitch Tobais

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Jim Riggs- San Gabriel Civic Auditorium- June 26, 1987

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