#WHAT BANDS USED A KIMBALL ORGAN FULL#
Dick used the numerous voices of the Kimball to recreate the Basie band style throughout the piece.ĭick finished the first set with The Nearness of You, a beautiful arrangement written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1938, complete with a beautiful ending featuring the bells, followed by the Tolchard Evans accordion classic adapted for the organ, Lady of Spain, a fast and energetic number, where Dick’s feet moved non-stop on the pedals and his hands traversed up and down all three keyboards.ĭick started the second half with The Stanton Kimball Waltz, a number he had written himself in 1964 at the Stanton Theatre, followed by Jesse Crawford’s (1927) Song of the Wanderer.ĭick surprised the audience with an old fashioned sing-a-long, with the words to Bicycle Built for Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, and Let Me Call You Sweetheart, on the screen with full audience participation. This was followed by Shiny Stockings, a piece written by Frank Foster and performed by Count Basie in 1964. La Comparsa, a piece from the Andalucia Suite written by Ernesto Lecuona, was unique in that it was a reverse samba, where strong beat was on the third beat. Dick pointed out that in 1930 Jesse Crawford earned a total salary of $158K which equates to about $5M today! Dick did it all on the Mighty Kimball, with full use of the keyboards.
The Moonlight Reminds Me of You was originally performed by Helen and Jesse Crawford on two organs (first verse – Helen, second verse – Jesse, third verse – together). He followed up with the title song from the 1952 Broadway show, “ Wish You Were Here.”ĭick recreated the 1930 mind-blowing version of an organ duet played at the Paramount Theater (NY). As Dick sang and played the second verse, it was as if he was sitting in his living room enjoying a quiet, peaceful evening at home.ĭespite the lack of a revolving stage, Dick performed My Heart Belongs to Daddy, written by Cole Porter for the 1938 musical “Leave it to Me!” Dick sang the lyrics and requested audience participation during the “Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da.” Dick was quite the entertainer – playing, singing, as well as narrating as he played.
#WHAT BANDS USED A KIMBALL ORGAN MOVIE#
The Entry of the Gladiators, also known as The Thunder and Blazes March, is the opening song for the circus.ĭick highlighted the piano, as well as the Kimball’s snare and bass drums, cymbals, and a hint of the chrysoglott and even the glockenspiel, as he played The Entertainer, the ‘70’s era Marvin Hamlisch ragtime-style song from the movie “The Sting,” followed by Moon River, by special request, a song composed in 1961 by Henry Mancini, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. One of Dick’s surprises during his concerts is that he sings along while he plays, as he did with this one.ĭick performed a tribute to what he called the greatest American icon ever – The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which will be retiring in May, 2017 after 46 years. His next piece, Beyond the Sunset, featured a mix of soft and mellow tones with a pronounced bass, followed by a hit from Walt Disney’s “The Jungle Book,” The Bare Necessities.
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