Reginald Dixon
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Reginald Dixon MBE ARCM | |
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Birth name | Reginald Herbert Dixon |
Born | Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | 16 October 1904
Died | 9 May 1985 Blackpool, Lancashire, England | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Organist |
Instrument | Theatre organ |
Labels | Rex, Columbia, Zonophone, Sterno |
Formerly of | Bertini, Bob and Alf Pearson |
Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 until March 1970. He made and sold more recordings than any other organist before him, or since. He was in high demand throughout the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. During his fifty-year career he was one of the top-selling artists, his prolific output ranking alongside that of Victor Silvester and Bing Crosby.[1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Dixon was born in Ecclesall, Sheffield on 16 October 1904. By the age of two, Dixon started to play the organ and piano. Seeing the keen spirit and potential that he possessed for music made his father realise that his son was worthy of tuition. In addition to Dixon's tuition he also practised two hours a day on piano. By the age of twelve, he was already performing in concerts at local music festivals, and by the age of thirteen, he began taking lessons in organ at his local church. At the age of thirteen, he had to give up his schooling in order to continue his music studies. He was now practising at least 8 hours per day or more. He also had applied for the post of organist at Birley Carr Methodist church and was chosen from several applicants, and was also assistant organist at Hillsborough Methodist church. He enrolled at the University of Sheffield studying counterpoint and harmony, and was awarded Associate of the Royal College of Music (ARCM) when he was 17 years old.
Cinema experience
[edit]Dixon auditioned at the Stocksbridge[2] Palace, near Sheffield. The piece he played was Debussy's "Arabesque" and he was employed as pianist and musical director, for the sum of £3 per week. Dixon gained a lot of experience in this job, and greatly enlarged his repertoire and developed his technique further. After eighteen months, Dixon accepted a job as pianist and deputy organist at Chesterfield Picture House,[3][4] where his wage was £5 a week. To supplement this wage, he was also giving lessons. At Chesterfield he was called upon more and more often to play the organ, and when he was 21, he became a fully professional theatre organist. A year later he became organist and pianist of the Heeley Palace in Sheffield, and was still teaching. For practice he was also playing at the Regent Cinema on a 2/8 Wurlitzer, which he became fond of. He was employed as orchestral organist at the West End cinema in Birmingham, from where he changed over to become organist at the Regent Cinema, in Dudley. Here he played a 2/6 Wurlitzer, and it was while he was here that Dixon was giving lessons to Harry Farmer.
After a time, Dixon left for a job at the New Victoria Cinema in Church Street, Preston, where he played a 2/9 Wurlitzer.
The Tower Ballroom
[edit]In March 1930, Dixon was invited to audition for the position of organist at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom, which, at the time, contained a 2/10 Wurlitzer. Previous to this audition, there had been two other organists, Max Bruce and James Hodgetts FRCO. The Wurlitzer's job had been to provide music for dancing, however neither organist could tackle the difficult task of keeping a strict tempo. After auditioning, Dixon was given a trial, with the ultimatum that, if he did not make a success of playing the Wurlitzer for dancing, both he and the Wurlitzer would go. Once he had mastered playing in strict tempo, Dixon further developed his playing style, with a strong bass line, and both hands providing accompaniment and melody. Dixon was mainly left-handed and he often played the accompaniment rhythm with his left hand as well as the melody using second touch. This left his right hand free to supplement the music. This became Dixon's trade mark instantly recognisable style. Soon enough, Dixon had fully exploited the 2/10 Wurlitzer's capabilities. Since this was holding him back, and the dancers, this made Dixon plan a larger, more suitable instrument. Within weeks of his appointment at the Tower, the BBC were broadcasting Mr R. H Dixon from the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. One such broadcast was as follows:
- "Chromatic Waltz No. 5" (Godard)
- "Cheer Up and Smile" – (Conrad)
- "Sing, You Sinners" (Sam Coslow)
- Falling in Love Again (Hollander)
- "When I Passed The Old Church Door" (Nicholls)
- "Exactly Like You" Fields
- "Gee! But I'd Like to Make You Happy" (Shay and Ward)
- "Oh My Maiden, My Maiden" (Lehar)
- "Blue is The Night" Fisher
This broadcast was different from any previous organ broadcast, and with Dixon's unique style, nothing like it had been heard before. Dixon was also playing alongside bandleader Bertini in concerts, dance sessions, radio broadcasts and recordings.
By 1931, Dixon's broadcasts were becoming highly popular, and the time slot was expanded from 30 minutes, to 45 minutes, and were made as often as 5 times a week to the UK alone. Regular broadcasts were also being made to the British Empire, and Dixon was often in the ballroom in the very early hours of the morning, broadcasting live to places such as Canada,[5] India, Africa and Australia.
During the winter months, Dixon toured the UK, visiting cinemas and concert halls all over the country. These venues soon filled to capacity, like the Tower Ballroom was daily filled to its capacity of 7,000 people. In 1933 the Daily Mail stated that Dixon was the "most popular of all cinema organists".
In March 1935, the organ which Dixon had longed for was first broadcast. The new 3/13 Wurlitzer was broadcast to the British Empire, and after, the Tower Company was inundated with telephone calls from people giving praise to the new organ, and Dixon's handling of the new instrument. Later that year, he made a broadcast from Manchester Road Congregational Church, Nelson, with the music of Bach, Handel and Massenet. The new Wurlitzer was also heavily used in the Tower Company's annual production of Handel's "Messiah" with Dixon at the console. His first appearance (of many) at the console of the BBC Theatre Organ in St George's Hall, Langham Place was on 24 November 1936.[6]
After a spell away from radio in winter 1938, there was much speculation about Dixon leaving his Tower post to become the new BBC organist, after Reginald Foort had recently resigned from the post. Dixon said to this "I am under contract with the Tower company for another three years and I have also fixed up for a long winter with the Bernstein's Theatres Limited – the Granada theatres. If I had the offer of the job, I do not think I would accept it. I certainly would not take it if the finances were the same as applies to Mr Foort" Later that year, the "Daily Express" voted Dixon as Britain's number-one organist. He came top of a nationwide poll, and had double, or more than double the votes of any other organist.
On 14 July 1939 Dixon, and Horace Finch, gave the first public performance of the new Opera House Wurlitzer, the last new Wurlitzer Organ to come to the UK.[7]
Second World War
[edit]In 1940, Dixon joined the R.A.F. During his time there, he was often called upon to entertain service personnel, and was still to be heard on radio occasionally, as well as playing for concerts at the Tower Ballroom. While in the RAF he attained the rank of Flying Officer, and he left the RAF as Squadron Leader. In 1946, he returned to the tower, and was busier than ever. In addition to his Tower broadcasts, he was also broadcasting from Europe.
1950s
[edit]By 1952, Dixon had made over 1,000 broadcasts, and had already made several television appearances. In the later half of 1952, Dixon fell ill, through being overworked and completely exhausted. After a few months, he was back in full health, and returned to the Tower Ballroom. In 1954, he starred in BBC's You're Only Young Once and in 1955, he performed for Queen Elizabeth II, at the console of the 3/13 Wurlitzer of Blackpool's Opera House, for the Royal Variety Performance.[8] After the show, the Queen said to him that she often listened to him on the radio.[citation needed] By now, Dixon had been at the tower, and on radio, for 25 years, and had performed, according to the Empire News, to over 60 million people live at the Tower ballroom alone, and radio listening figures were now topping 6 million for each broadcast he made.[citation needed]
In 1956, he had his own radio show on the BBC called Meet Me at the Tower, which he was joined with guest organist and often by the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra. In addition to this, he still had his normal broadcasts to play for. In his weekly articles in the "Daily Herald", he had done much speculating as to who would turn on the Blackpool Illuminations that year. The Blackpool Illuminations have been an annual attraction since 1879, and the switch on ceremony was a prestigious event. Up until that time celebrities such as Prince George the Duke of Kent, George Formby, Jacob Malik (Soviet Ambassador), John H. Whitney (U.S. Ambassador), Valerie Hobson and Dame Anna Neagle had all turned on Blackpool's illuminations. Dixon soon found out that it was himself who was to turn on the illuminations that year, and the event was televised to a Europe-wide audience.[citation needed]
In December 1956 a fire, which started in the Tower Lounge Restaurant, spread to the Ballroom. Fortunately the organ survived owing to its position above the proscenium arch, however, the console was badly damaged but was later fixed. While the Tower ballroom was being restored at the cost of £500,000, Dixon resumed his schedule in the Empress Ballroom, where in 1935, a 3/13 Wurlitzer had been installed. In 1958, he returned to the Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer, and things proceeded as normal, in the newly restored ballroom.[citation needed]
On 3 July 1958, The Bulletin[9] newspaper reported that Dixon was to have an operation that Sunday, quoting him as saying "A nerve in my right elbow is affecting the hand". It was "the result of an injury received in a motorcycle smash when I was a youth." The Bulletin reported that "He wanted to postpone the operation until the end of the season, but doctors have warned him that delay might mean losing the use of the hand". [citation needed] He returned to the ballroom and its Wurlitzer later in the same month, having made over 2,000 broadcasts.[citation needed]
1960s
[edit]In July 1966, the Reading Eagle newspaper of Reading, Pennsylvania, US, reported "There are many places in the U.S where people go to dance to the music of big orchestras, such as the Hollywood Palladium or New York's Roseland Ballroom, but in England, as many as 2,500 dancers and 4,000 spectators on a single evening patronise the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool to hear Reginald Dixon play the organ".[10] In the same year, Dixon was awarded an MBE for his services in entertaining the public and radio listeners the world over. At the ceremony in Buckingham Palace, while pinning on his medal, Queen Elizabeth II said to him, "I have often listened to you, you must have been there [at the Tower Ballroom] for a long time now". Dixon replied, "Yes ma'am. I have been there since March 1930, but it does not seem as long as that".[citation needed]
In 1969, he was also awarded by the BBC for the years of pleasure he had given to millions. The same year, Dixon announced his retirement from his Tower Ballroom post in order to spend more time with his family.[11]
At the end of the season, Dixon retired from playing for dancing at the Ballroom, but continued to play for Sunday concerts as normal. It was on 29 March (Easter Sunday) 1970 that he gave his final concert on the Tower Ballroom Wurlitzer, an event which was recorded and broadcast by the BBC, and he was also interviewed by Robin Richmond for the BBC's The Organist Entertains.
Retirement
[edit]Dixon's retirement from the Tower did not mean retirement altogether. He was still broadcasting to a very large audience, and he was also on tour across the UK and Europe, fulfilling engagements with various organ societies and clubs, determined to see the organ's survival. While in the Netherlands, he was also on radio and TV, as well as making a new LP. In addition, he had requests from both the US and Australia to conduct tours.[citation needed]
He died on 9 May 1985 in Blackpool, aged 80.[12] He was cremated at Carleton Crematorium, Blackpool.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]Between 1932 and 1958, Reginald Dixon released some 296 records on 78rpm discs which the table below lists. It does not include releases on 45rpm, 33⅓rpm or cassette releases.
Release year is listed month/year.
ID1 | Record Title | Record Label | Cat.No. | Organ Recorded | Release Year |
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1 | Dixon Speaking / I do Like to be Beside the Seaside | Rex | Wurlitzer 2/5 . Crystalate Studios | ||
2 | Dear old Home Songs | Homochord H | 108 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | |
3 | Shine on Harvest Moon | Zonophone MR | 2043 | ||
4 | Just an Echo in the Valley | Zonophone MR | 792 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/32 |
5 | Wish Me Luck, Wish Me Goodbye / An Old Lullaby | Zonophone MR | 1590 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/32 |
6 | Guilty / Many Happy Returns of the Day | Sterno | 881 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/32 |
7 | Home / I Was True | Sterno | 903 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/32 |
8 | Penguins Patrol / Speak to me of Love | Sterno | 893 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/32 |
9 | Classica Selection | Sterno | 913 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/32 |
10 | I'll Always be True / Faded Summer Love | Sterno | 912 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/32 |
11 | Leslie Stuart Selection | Sterno | 927 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/32 |
12 | The Dear Old Home Songs | Sterno | 935 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/32 |
13 | Wee McGregor Patrol / Whistler and His Dog | Sterno | 956 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/32 |
14 | By the Fireside / Believe Me | Sterno | 947 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/32 |
15 | Goodnight Vienna/Whistling Waltz | Sterno | 955 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/32 |
16 | Grasshoppers Dance / Alice Where Art Thou? | Sterno | 975 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/32 |
17 | Lilac Time Selection | Sterno | 8030 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/32 |
18 | Voice in the Old Village Choir. With Bertini | Sterno | 983 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/32 |
19 | Dixieland Selection | Sterno | 989 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/32 |
20 | Gypsy Moon / Paradise | Sterno | 988 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/32 |
21 | Snuggled on Your Shoulder / Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear. | Sterno | 1000 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/32 |
22 | Classical Memories | Sterno | 1012 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/32 |
23 | Crazy People / Singing in the Moonlight | Zonophone | 6190 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/32 |
24 | Wherever You Are / The Clouds Will Soon Roll By | Sterno | 1033 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/32 |
25 | Skaters Waltz / Sirenes Waltz | Sterno | 1025 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/32 |
26 | When the Band Goes Marching By / Watch the Navy | Zonophone | 6189 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/32 |
27 | Pal of My Dreams / Song of the Bells | Zonophone | 6221 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/32 |
28 | I Do Like to See a Game of Football. With Bertini | Zonophone | 6217 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/32 |
29 | By an Old Abbey Door / Through That Open Window. With Bertini | Zonophone | 6211 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/32 |
30 | It Was so Beautiful / Moonlight on the River | Sterno | 1046 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/32 |
31 | Community Land | Zonophone | 6218 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/32 |
32 | A Days Outing - Effects for Fred Walmsley | Zonophone | 6255 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/32 |
33 | As Jean Stafford - Tangled Tunes | Redwing R | 1101 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/32 |
34 | As Roy Wilson - Tangled Tunes | Sterno | 1076 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/32 |
35 | Swing of the Kilt / Penguins Patrol | Sterno | 1057 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/32 |
36 | Round the World with Reginald Dixon | Zonophone | 6271 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/32 |
37 | Medley of Christmas Carols | Zonophone | 6251 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/32 |
38 | As Roy Wilson - Once Upon a Time Selection | Sterno | 1099 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/33 |
39 | As Roy Wilson - Family Favourites | Sterno | 1088 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/33 |
40 | Chorusland. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 798 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/33 |
41 | As Roy Wilson - Songs Old and New | Sterno | 1110 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/33 |
42 | Passing of the Regiments | Zonophone MR | 778 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/33 |
43 | Roll Along Kentucky Moon/My Mothers Evening Prayer. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 799 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/33 |
44 | Waltzland. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 818 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/33 |
45 | The Storm | Zonophone MR | 816 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/33 |
46 | Theres Something About a Soldier/Have You Ever Been Lonely | Zonophone MR | 857 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/33 |
47 | Theres Something About a Soldier / Have You Ever Been Lonely | Zonophone MR | 857 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/33 |
48 | Let Bygones be Bygones/Goodnight Waltz. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 870 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/33 |
49 | Remember Me/Broken Rosary. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 869 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom, Blackpool | 04/33 |
50 | The Night You Sang on the Radio/Rolling Stone Roll Home. With Bertini | Regal Zonophone MR | 871 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/33 |
51 | After All I've Done For You / They've Taken Away My Sally. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 895 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/33 |
52 | At the Close of a Long, Long Day / I Want a Girl Like Daddy Had. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 894 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/33 |
53 | Young and Healty/ Down the Trail to the Girl I Love | Zonophone MR | 889 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/33 |
54 | Sundown in a Little Green Hollow / It's Time to Sing Sweet Adeline Again. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1007 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/33 |
55 | Having a Good Time / Sidewalk Waltz | Zonophone MR | 984 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/33 |
56 | Old Spinning Wheel / In the Valley of the Moon. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 964 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/33 |
57 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.2 | Zonophone MR | 983 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/33 |
58 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.1 | Zonophone MR | 965 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/33 |
59 | Old Spinning Wheel / In the Valley of the Moon. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 964 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/33 |
60 | There's a Cabin in the Pines / Sweetheart Darling. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1023 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/33 |
61 | Fifty Years of Song | Zonophone MR | 995 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/33 |
62 | I've Found the Right Girl / Madamoiselle . With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1044 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/33 |
63 | Don't Blame Me / Forever. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1043 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/33 |
64 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.3 | Zonophone MR | 1041 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/33 |
65 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.4 | Zonophone MR | 1042 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/33 |
66 | Lay Your Head on my Shoulder / Goodnight, Little Girl of my Dreams. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1069 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
67 | Wedding of Mr Mickey Mouse / Oh, Johanna! With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1068 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
68 | My Lucky Day / Happy Ending. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1067 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
69 | From Me to You / Let the World go Drifting By. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1066 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
70 | As Roy Wilson - Family Favourites / Classica Selection | Sterno | 5008 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
71 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.5 | Zonophone MR | 1056 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
72 | Viennese Memories of Lehar | Zonophone MR | 1052 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/33 |
73 | God Bless You / Goodnight. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1137 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
74 | Yvonne / Roll on Blue Moon. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1136 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
75 | Classica Selection | Zonophone MR | 1123 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
76 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.7 | Zonophone MR | 1132 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
77 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.6 | Zonophone MR | 1076 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
78 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.8 | Zonophone MR | 1133 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
79 | Goodnight / God Bless You. Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1137 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/33 |
80 | Just a Year Ago / Was Love a Dream. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1166 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/34 |
81 | Lullaby Lady / At the End of the Day. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1165 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/34 |
82 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.10 | Zonophone MR | 1164 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/34 |
83 | Blackpool Song Mixture No.9 | Zonophone MR | 1163 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/34 |
84 | As P. Barlow - Dixieland Selection | Plaza P | 297 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/34 |
85 | As P.Barlow - Penguins Patrol | Plaza P | 274 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/34 |
86 | More Melodious Memories | Zonophone MR | 1179 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/34 |
87 | In a Little White Church / That's Why I Need You Tonight. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1287 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/34 |
88 | Song of Surrender / Old River Road. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1286 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/34 |
89 | Blackpool Switchback No.1 | Zonophone MR | 1281 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/34 |
90 | London Bridge/Knightsbridge | Zonophone MR | 1309 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/34 |
91 | Blackpool Switchback No.2 | Zonophone MR | 1300 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/34 |
92 | Comedy Land. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1341 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/34 |
93 | She's an Old Fashioned Girl / By the Old Wishing Well. With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1329 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/34 |
94 | Blackpool Switchback No.3 | Zonophone MR | 1336 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/34 |
95 | New Blackpool Song Mixture No.2 With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1363 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/34 |
96 | New Blackpool Song Mixture No.1 With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1362 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/34 |
97 | Storm Over the Countryside | Zonophone MR | 1349 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/34 |
98 | New Blackpool Song Mixture No.3 With Bertini | Zonophone MR | 1420 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/34 |
99 | Beside the Seaside in Other Lands | Zonophone MR | 1402 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/34 |
100 | The Early Twenties Medley/New Blackpool Song Mixture No.4. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1421 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/34 |
101 | Tiger Rag/Canadian Capers | Zonophone MR | 1432 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/34 |
102 | A Colliers Child / What a Wonderful Friend is Mother | Zonophone MR | 1496 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/34 |
103 | Dixonland No.1 | Zonophone MR | 1497 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/34 |
104 | Dixonland No.2 | Zonophone MR | 1498 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/34 |
105 | Tangoland. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1459 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/34 |
106 | Veterans of Songland | Zonophone MR | 1512 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/34 |
107 | Can I Be Sure of You? / In the Valley of Yesterday. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1525 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/35 |
108 | Dixonland No.3 | Zonophone MR | 1539 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/35 |
109 | Dixonland No.4 | Zonophone MR | 1540 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/35 |
110 | Dixonland No.5 | Zonophone MR | 1554 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/35 |
111 | Dixonland No.6 | Zonophone MR | 1555 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/35 |
112 | Blackpool Switchback No.4 | Zonophone MR | 1595 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/35 |
113 | When the Cafe Lights are Low/Phantom of a Song. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1591 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/35 |
114 | Dixonland No.7 | Zonophone MR | 1660 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/35 |
115 | Jolly Good Company / Friends. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1718 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/35 |
116 | Dixonland No.8 | Zonophone MR | 1696 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/35 |
117 | Dixonland No.8 | Zonophone MR | 1696 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/35 |
118 | Naughty Marietta Film Selection | Zonophone MR | 1695 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/35 |
119 | Pom-Pom / Dancing in a Dream. With Larry Brennan | Zonophone MR | 1734 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/35 |
120 | Waltz Memories | Zonophone MR | 1731 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/35 |
121 | On with the Show Selection (Vocal chorus by Bob and Alf Pearson) | Rex | 8515 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/35 |
122 | Rhapsody in Blue | Rex | 8516 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/35 |
123 | Dixon Hits No.1 (Vocal chorus by Bob and Alf Pearson) | Rex | 8540 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/35 |
124 | Gold Diggers of 1935 Selection / Sweet Adeline Selection | Zonophone MR | 1751 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/35 |
125 | Teddy Bears Picnic/The Whistler and His Dog | Zonophone MR | 1750 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/35 |
126 | Dixon Hits No.1 - Without Vocals | Rex | 8541 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/35 |
127 | Roberta Film Selection/Sweet Music Film Selection | Zonophone MR | 1774 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/35 |
128 | Dixon Hits No.2 | Rex | 8568 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/35 |
129 | Selection of Leslie Stuart Songs | Rex | 8588 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/35 |
130 | Through Southern Climes Medley | Zonophone MR | 1826 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/35 |
131 | The Gondoliers Selection | Zonophone MR | 1848 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/35 |
132 | Parade of the Tin Soldiers/Colonel Bogey | Zonophone MR | 1887 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/35 |
133 | Merrie England Selection | Zonophone MR | 1940 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/36 |
134 | Dixon Hits No.3 | Rex | 8615 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/36 |
135 | Dixon Hits No.4 | Rex | 8662 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/36 |
136 | Martial Moments | Rex | 8685 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/36 |
137 | Somebody Stole My Gal/Bugle Call Rag | Rex | 8713 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/36 |
138 | Blaze Away/With Sword and Lance | Zonophone MR | 1951 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/36 |
139 | Alice, Where Art Thou? / Evensong | Zonophone MR | 2039 | Wurlitzer 2/10. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/36 |
140 | Dixon Hits No.5 | Rex | 8746 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/36 |
141 | Broadway Medley of 1936/Curly Top Selection | Rex | 8732 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/36 |
142 | Dixon Requests Medley | Rex | 8771 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/36 |
143 | Dixon Hits No.6 | Rex | 8795 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/36 |
144 | Dixon Hits No.6 | Rex | 8795 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/36 |
145 | Dixon Hits No.7 | Rex | 8831 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/36 |
146 | Waltz Selection | Rex | 8838 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/36 |
147 | Dixon Hits No.8 | Rex | 8880 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/36 |
148 | In a Monastery Garden/In a Persian Market | Rex | 8909 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/36 |
149 | Dixon Hits No.9 | Rex | 8928 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/37 |
150 | Dixon Hits No.10 | Rex | 8948 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/37 |
151 | Chorus, Gentlemen, Please. | Rex | 8971 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/37 |
152 | Dixon Hits No.11 | Rex | 8979 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/37 |
153 | The Storm | Rex | 9000 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/37 |
154 | Dixon Hits No.12 | Rex | 9021 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/37 |
155 | Irish Medley | Rex | 9051 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/37 |
156 | Dixon Hits No.13 | Rex | 9062 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/37 |
157 | Dixon Hits No.14 | Rex | 9082 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/37 |
158 | Dixon Hits No.15 | Rex | 9099 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/37 |
159 | Down the Mall/Bells Across the Meadow | Rex | 9122 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/37 |
160 | Rex Cavalcade of 1937 | Rex | 9159 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/37 |
161 | Dixon Hits No.16 | Rex | 9148 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/37 |
162 | Gracie Fields Memories | Rex | 9169 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/38 |
163 | Dixon Hits No.17 | Rex | 9194 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/38 |
164 | Dixon Hits No.18 | Rex | 9218 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/38 |
165 | Dixon Hits No.19 | Rex | 9242 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/38 |
166 | Dixon Hits No.20 | Rex | 9263 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/38 |
167 | Dixon Hits No.21 | Rex | 9286 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/38 |
168 | Dancing Time No.1 | Rex | 9303 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/38 |
169 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Rex | 9333 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/38 |
170 | Dixon Hits No.22 | Rex | 9319 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/38 |
171 | Dancing Time No.2 | Rex | 9341 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/38 |
172 | Dixon Hits No.23 | Rex | 9366 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/38 |
173 | Dixon Hits No.24 | Rex | 9391 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/38 |
174 | Dancing Time No.3 | Rex | 9415 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/38 |
175 | Gracie & Sandys Party | Rex | 8905 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/39 |
176 | Dixon Hits No.25 | Rex | 9426 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/39 |
177 | Dancing Time No.4 | Rex | 9448 | Wurlitzer 3c/8. Granada Cinema. Clapham Junction | 02/39 |
178 | Dixon Hits No.26 | Rex | 9481 | Wurlitzer 3c/8. Granada. Clapham Junction | 03/39 |
179 | Dixon Hits No.27 | Rex | 9495 | Wurlitzer 3c/8. Granada Cinema. Clapham Junction | 04/39 |
180 | Dancing Time No.5 | Rex | 9517 | Wurlitzer 3c/8. Granada Cinema. Clapham Junction | 05/39 |
181 | Dixon Hits No.28 | Rex | 9535 | Wurlitzer 3c/8. Granada Cinema. Clapham Junction | 06/39 |
182 | Dixon in Swing Time | Rex | 9552 | Wurlitzer 3c/8. Granada Cinema. Clapham Junction | 07/39 |
183 | Dixontime No.1 | Zonophone MR | 3082 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/39 |
184 | Dixon Requests No.1 | Zonophone MR | 3104 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/39 |
185 | Bolero/Sunrise Serenade | Zonophone MR | 3123 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/39 |
186 | Gypsiana | Zonophone MR | 3148 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/39 |
187 | Dixontime No.2 | Zonophone MR | 3162 | Wurlitzer 3/10. Granada Cinema. Kingston | 12/39 |
188 | Sanctuary of the Heart / Land of Hope and Glory | Rex | 3211 | Wurlitzer 3/10. Granada Cinema. Kingston | 02/40 |
189 | Dixontime No.3 | Rex | 3236 | Wurlitzer 4/14. Granada Cinema. Tooting | 03/40 |
190 | Gullivers Travels | Zonophone MR | 3235 | Wurlitzer 4/14. Granada Cinema. Tooting | 03/40 |
191 | Pinocchio Film Selection | Zonophone MR | 3247 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Welling | 04/40 |
192 | Sousa March Medley | Zonophone MR | 3271 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Welling | 05/40 |
193 | Dixontime No.4 | Zonophone MR | 3302 | Wurlitzer 4/14. Granada Cinema. Tooting | 06/40 |
194 | The Skaters Waltz / Love Parade Selection | Zonophone MR | 3312 | Wurlitzer 4/14. Granada Cinema. Tooting | 07/40 |
195 | Dixontime No.5 | Zonophone MR | 3336 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/40 |
196 | Strict Tempo Medley No.2 Quicksteps/No.2 Foxtrots | Zonophone MR | 3348 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/40 |
197 | Stephen Foster Medley | Zonophone MR | 3363 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/40 |
198 | Dixontime No.6 | Zonophone MR | 3366 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/40 |
199 | The Doll Medley | Zonophone MR | 3385 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/40 |
200 | Classics of Jazz (Blues Medley) | Zonophone MR | 3400 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/41 |
201 | Orpheus in the Underworld | Zonophone MR | 3424 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/41 |
202 | Dixontime No.7 | Zonophone MR | 3440 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 03/41 |
203 | Waltzland Selection | Zonophone MR | 3442 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 04/41 |
204 | Dixontime No.8 | Zonophone MR | 3464 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 05/41 |
205 | Old Timers | Zonophone MR | 3473 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 06/41 |
206 | Barcarolle / Jolly Brothers | Zonophone MR | 3483 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 07/41 |
207 | That Night in Rio / Spring Parade Selection | Zonophone MR | 3503 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 08/41 |
208 | Dixontime No.9 | Zonophone MR | 3518 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 09/41 |
209 | The Dream of the Waltz | Zonophone MR | 3524 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 10/41 |
210 | Dixontime No.10 | Zonophone MR | 3545 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Slough | 11/41 |
211 | Tauber Memories | Zonophone MR | 3564 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Slough | 12/41 |
212 | Waltzing with Strauss | Zonophone MR | 3568 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Slough | 01/42 |
213 | Classics of Swing | Zonophone MR | 3586 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Slough | 02/42 |
214 | Dixontime No.11 | Zonophone MR | 3611 | Wurlitzer 3/8 . Granada Cinema. Slough | 03/42 |
215 | Dixon Requests No.2 | Zonophone MR | 3615 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Slough | 04/42 |
216 | Dixontime No.12 | Zonophone MR | 3625 | Wurlitzer 3/8 . Granada Cinema. Slough | 05/42 |
217 | Medley of British Patriotic Songs / Medley of Soviet Patriotic Songs | Zonophone MR | 3630 | Wurlitzer 3/8. Granada Cinema. Slough | 06/42 |
218 | Dixontime No.13 | Zonophone MR | 3636 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 07/42 |
219 | Blossom Time Selection | Zonophone MR | 3641 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 08/42 |
220 | Finlandia | Zonophone MR | 3742 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/42 |
221 | Dixontime No.14 | Zonophone MR | 3664 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 11/42 |
222 | Estudiantina / Mon Bijou | Zonophone MR | 3668 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 12/42 |
223 | Yankee Doodle Dandy Film Selection | Zonophone MR | 3675 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 02/43 |
224 | Dixontime No.15 | Zonophone MR | 3683 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 03/43 |
225 | Tschaikowsky Selection | Zonophone MR | 3690 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 05/43 |
226 | Rustle of Spring/Automne | Zonophone MR | 3698 | Moller 5/27. Llandudno. | 07/43 |
227 | Melodies from Schubert | Zonophone MR | 3706 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 08/43 |
228 | Melodies from Mendelssohn | Zonophone MR | 3711 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 10/43 |
229 | Dixontime No.16 | Zonophone MR | 3713 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 11/43 |
230 | Jerome Kern Medley / Cole Porter Medley | Zonophone MR | 3719 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 12/43 |
231 | Dixontime No.17 | Zonophone MR | 3734 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 07/44 |
232 | Romberg Reminiscences | Zonophone MR | 3740 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 10/44 |
233 | Shine on Harvest Moon / When Irish Eyes are Smiling | Zonophone MR | 3748 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 02/45 |
234 | Die Fledermaus | Zonophone MR | 3752 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 04/45 |
235 | Melody Moments No.1 | Columbia FB | 3279 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/47 |
236 | Teddy Bears Picnic / Parade of the Tin Soldiers | Columbia FB | 3294 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/47 |
237 | Melody Moments No.2 | Columbia FB | 3338 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/47 |
238 | Jolly Brothers Waltz / Moonlight Serenade | Columbia FB | 3350 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/47 |
239 | The Green Cockatoo / Tico Tico | Columbia FB | 3362 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/48 |
240 | Melody Moments No.3 | Columbia FB | 3385 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/48 |
241 | Tango Selection | Columba FB | 3392 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/48 |
242 | Melody Moments No.4 | Columbia FB | 3428 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/48 |
243 | Christmas Carol Selection | Columbia FB | 3438 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/48 |
244 | Melody Moments No.5 | Columbia FB | 3464 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 03/49 |
245 | Easter Parade Selection | Columbia FB | 3471 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 04/49 |
246 | I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside Medley | Columbia FB | 3516 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 09/49 |
247 | Handels Largo / Intermezzo - Cavalleria Rusticana | Columbia FB | 3527 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 11/49 |
248 | Melody Moments No.6 | Columbia FB | 3548 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/50 |
249 | Berceuse De Jocelyn / Meditation - Thais | Culumbia FB | 3572 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/50 |
250 | Dancing at the Tower No.1 | Columbia FB | 3578 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/50 |
251 | Hit Parade Medley No.1 | Columbia FB | 3582 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/50 |
252 | Dancing at the Tower Medley No.2 | Columbia FB | 3587 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/50 |
253 | Dancing at the Tower Medley No.3 | Columbia FB | 3600 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/51 |
254 | Jungle Fantasy/Buzzing Bees | Columbia FB | 3604 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/51 |
256 | Samum | Columbia FB | 3607 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/51 |
257 | Dancing at the Tower No.4 | Columbia FB | 3610 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/51 |
258 | Wilfred Pickles Sing-Song | Columba DX | 1772 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/51 |
259 | Dancing at the Tower No.5 | Columbia FB | 3621 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/51 |
260 | Dancing at the Tower No.6 | Columbia FB | 3624 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 12/51 |
261 | Dancing at the Tower Medley No.7 | Columbia FB | 3636 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/52 |
262 | Dancing at the Tower No.8 | Columbia FB | 3642 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/52 |
263 | Quickstep Medley of Jolson Songs | Columbia FB | 3646 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/52 |
264 | Blue Tango/Blackpool Bounce | Columbia FB | 3654 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/52 |
265 | Old Time Seaside Saunters/Old Time Selection of Joyce Waltzes | Columbia FB | 3657 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/52 |
267 | Dancing at the Tower No.9 | Columbia FB | 3670 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/53 |
268 | Dancing at the Tower No.10 | Columbia FB | 3674 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 04/53 |
269 | Popular Medley of Waltzes / Popular Medley of Quicksteps | Columbia FB | 3675 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 05/53 |
270 | Dancing at the Tower No.11 | Columbia FB | 3680 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/53 |
271 | When You Hear Big Ben / Queen of Everyones Heart - With Joseph Locke | Columbia DB | 3320 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/53 |
272 | Gilbert and Sullivan Selection | Columbia FB | 3683 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 08/53 |
273 | Dancing at the Tower No.12 | Columbia FB | 3689 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/53 |
274 | The King and I selection | Columbia FB | 3692 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/53 |
275 | Desert Song Selection | Columbia FB | 3698 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/54 |
276 | March Medley | Columbia FB | 3695 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 01/54 |
277 | Dancing to Dixon No.1 | Columbia FB | 3703 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 02/54 |
278 | Dancing to Dixon No.2 | Columbia FB | 3707 | Compton 3/8. EMI Studios | 03/54 |
279 | Dancing at the Tower No.13 | Columbia FB | 3706 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/54 |
280 | Dancing at the Tower No.14 | Columbia FB | 3718 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/54 |
281 | Rose Marie Selection | Columbia FB | 3719 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/54 |
282 | Student Prince Selection | Columbia FB | 3720 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 10/54 |
283 | Singing at the Tower | Columbia FB | 3725 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/54 |
284 | Dancing at the Tower No.15 | Columbia FB | 3732 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 02/55 |
285 | Deep in my Heart Selection | Columbia FB | 3733 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/55 |
286 | Storm at Sea | Columbia FB | 3741 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 05/55 |
287 | Dancing at the Tower No.16 | Columbia FB | 3744 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 06/55 |
288 | Dancing at the Tower No.17 | Columbia FB | 3747 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/55 |
289 | Dancing at the Tower No.18 | Columbia FB | 3752 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 09/55 |
290 | Gay Gordons Medley | Columbia DB | 3684 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/55 |
291 | Benny Goodman Story | Columbia DB | 3736 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 03/56 |
292 | Dancing at the Tower No.19 | Columbia DB | 3792 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 07/56 |
293 | Dancing at the Tower / St Bernards Waltz | Columbia DB | 3842 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/56 |
294 | Dancing at the Tower No.20 | Columbia DB | 3842 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool | 11/56 |
295 | Medley of Quicksteps / Medley of Foxtrots | Columbia DB | 3899 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 03/57 |
296 | Happy Holiday | Columbia DB | 3946 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 05/57 |
297 | Quickstep Medley / Waltz Medley | Columbia DB | 3989 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool. | 09/57 |
298 | Barn Dance Medley | Columbia DB | 4044 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 12/57 |
299 | Quickstep Medley / Foxtrot Medley | Columbia DB | 4045 | Wurlitzer 3/13. Opera House. Blackpool | 01/58 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Reginald Dixon". At the Organ. www.Highnote.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Stocksbridge Palace". Mr Blackpool, Reginald Dixon. Peter Ashman.
- ^ Pamela Watford [ "Wurlitzer King"], The Stage, 2 September 2004
- ^ "Winding Wheel [Picture House], Chesterfield", Cinema Treasures
- ^ "Cinema Organ Recital". The Montreal Gazette. 4 February 1943. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Radio Times, Issue 686, 22 November 1936, p. 42
- ^ "Blackpool Opera House Wurlitzer". Blackpool Opera House. Cinema Organ Society. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Royal Variety Performance 1955". Royal Variety Performance. EABF. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "Operation for Reginald Dixon". The Bulletin. 3 July 1958. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Frank Marley Says". Reading Eagle. 1 July 1966. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Reginald Dixon to Retire". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1969. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Ogden, Nigel. "Dixon, Reginald". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.43210. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- 1904 births
- 1985 deaths
- English organists
- English male organists
- Fellows of the Royal College of Organists
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Musicians from Sheffield
- Royal Air Force officers
- Theatre organists
- 20th-century English musicians
- 20th-century organists
- 20th-century English male musicians
- People from Ecclesall
- Alumni of the University of Sheffield
- Associates of the Royal College of Music