"Dance of the Blue Danube" & "Firefly" Joe Rinaudo at the American Fotoplayer

"Dance of the Blue Danube" (fox trot) by F. Fisher, "Firefly" (fox trot) by H. Nicholls. Performed by Joe Rinaudo at the American Fotoplayer.

[@Lucius1958]

Another great demonstration of the artistry needed to play these instruments! There were actually training schools for Fotoplayer operators back then...

[@joerinaudo6228]

The beast is back! Thanks for caring.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

P. S. theatre pipe organ enthusiasts will know that popular songwriter Fred Fisher's 1928 instrumental fox trot "The Dance of the Blue Danube" is a theatre organ classic / golden oldie, still frequently performed today by theatre organists, and covered / rearranged /recorded by numerous organists since the 1950s. This is all due to Mr. Jesse Crawford ' s great Victor record he made of this tune, on the Mighty Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ in the 20s. It's one of my favorites too, being a good and catchy piece of music, and fun to hear it on the Fotoplayer. Thanks for posting! The second selection is likewise snappy :)

[@nikkid2670]

Joe, you are an absolute joy. Thanks for the entertainment and keeping something so amazing alive!

[@a320214]

FIRST TIME I SEE THAT !!! Just WONDERFUL !! Thanks for sharing your time and talent !!

[@mj6962]

Just subscribed! I had always wanted to play a theater organ since I was young. But after playing a few, I discovered that I’m much better on the piano! LOL. SO THIS foto-player would be perfect for me! It combines the theater attributes, with a regular piano. I just love it!

[@jaredwirth3990]

A lot of tone color, I love the variance...

[@ninja2kernow]

I,d forgotten I even subscribed to you, Good to see you .Great to hear the beast again.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

I believe Artistyle was a British roll lsbel, and coded with bass and treble theme holes to play on the Wilcox and White Angelus Melodant expression/accenting system, (their equivalent to the Aeolian Themodist system), and of course will also play fine on standard 88-note player pianos, including this Fotoplayer :) Thanks for posting!

[@allenmaccarthy7108]

Fantastic

[@user-zt1gf4pt9j]

Cool

[@PirateAdmiral-bx6sx]

I wonder If he is still Alive

[@KubikCv]

Bugatti step would be interesting :O

[@Leela_X]

I need to think about Super Mario

[@charlieangkor8649]

Power the machine with a diesel engine for added bass.

[@GhostHostMemories]

Is that Skrillix's grandfather? Just press play (aka make music)

[@nssteampunk4865]

See if you can get Bohemian Rhapsody on there!

[@edmondscott7444]

Too much talk.

[@Pattern51lover]

Not enough patience. SMH😌