John Mann in playing mood, hidden cam recorded John for a few minutes on the Eminent Organ ^,..,^

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@organaut 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful playing John great to have you back again on KZbin

@simonhill3088 4 ай бұрын

You've still got it John, don't ever stop my friend, sending you my very best wishes

@johnmannorganist 4 ай бұрын

@@simonhill3088 thank you Simon very much 👌

@simonhill3088 4 ай бұрын

@@johnmannorganist I used to play until I had a stroke in 2009 at the age of 39 and never regained my left side fully so had to stop. I had to sell my beloved Wersi Helios. But listening to yourself play brightens my day. Once again keep the videos coming John, best wishes Simon

@johnmannorganist 4 ай бұрын

@@simonhill3088 so sorry to hear your problem Simon, glad you enjoying our music, Best wishes to you👌

@peterzintel7883 5 ай бұрын

Bravo. Super Klasse. Ein wahrer Meister 🎉❤

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@peterzintel7883 thank you for your kind words🫰

@michaelgriffiths6584 5 ай бұрын

Lovely sound

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@michaelgriffiths6584 thank you 🫰

@Jackie-sd9hg 5 ай бұрын

That is beautiful. So glad I found this. ❤🙏

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@Jackie-sd9hg thank you for your interest 🫰

@pete9737 5 ай бұрын

The master at work. Most enjoyable.

@RudyGoossens 5 ай бұрын

fantastic performance John !!

@jandejong6498 5 ай бұрын

Mr. Mann, you are playing very nice!😃

@antoniop9413 4 ай бұрын

Always great to listen to . I remember 1st listening to you many years ago at Saltaire West Yorkshire, it was a working mens club that held monthly concerts .I then heard you on the Wurlitzer which was at Trinity Arts Centre in Pudsey , now of course at Victoria Hall. Thanks for posting another great video 🎉

@johnmannorganist 4 ай бұрын

@@antoniop9413 thank you for your kind words🫰

@zzmike 5 ай бұрын

A beautiful medley. My dad was a dance band leader, organist & accordionist and played a professional career spanning almost 70 years in the NE of England. Quite how many times he played The Blue Danube . . . incalculable. Thanks for the lovely playing. I did not recognize the first number, but it was very attractive melody.

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@zzmike thank you for your interest, May i ask your Dad’s name? The first number John plays was Waltzing in the clouds

@zzmike 5 ай бұрын

@@johnmannorganist His name is Terry Larke. He passed away in 2009, aged 88. He led a dance band in the 50s and early 60s (playing accordion), then, when electronic organs came around in the early 1960s began to play solo on Wurlitzer (mainly) organs in and around Northumberland. The Gray Arms at Red Row was one of his regular spots in those days. He was also much in demand at "barn dances" in the rural parts of the county. These started "after the pubs closed" (and were alcohol-less) and ran into the small hours. He was a marvelous player in his prime. The recordings on my KZbin channel were made when he was a little past his prime. Sadly, as was the way in those days, he recorded OVER vintage recordings when he made new tape recordings of himself. He could not read a note of music, where I did a music degree, so was able to help him learn new complex repertoire just by ear and imitation. But I consider him (always have) the suprior "natural" musician. He could play ANY tune upon request, and had a wonderful touch with Scottish dances and dances in general. If you Google "Terry Larke Accordion" and go to "Images" you will find three pictures of him "busking" in Cramlington Shopping Centre to raise money for a hospital charity (at Christmas). In the mid 1960s our family moved to Blyth and he was landlord of "The Fox and Hounds" pub in Blyth: changing it from a really rough dockside dive, into a pretty decent-clientele pub. He even installed a "pretend" set of organ pipes on the stage in the Fox (which, of course, was haunted, a whoel other story). He told me (quite late in life) "Look at their FEET! If they are tapping, . . . YOU'VE GOT THEM." It was brilliant musical advice.

@stuartjameson606 5 ай бұрын

Marvellous! Takes me back to when you recorded "Music changes everthing" hope you are well John, you certainly look it. Best wishes

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@stuartjameson606 thank you 🫰🫰

@AngelaTurnerJohnsonAJ20 5 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable John, always nice to hear your performance.🥰🎶

@adrianvanheems8041 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful sound, and very effective use of the stops. Sounds a bit like a Hammond organ.

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@adrianvanheems8041 thank you for your interest 🫰

@tonyoliver7555 5 ай бұрын

Nice one John, really great to see and hear you play recently 😊🎶

@genosman9014 5 ай бұрын

Nice sound Johnny

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@genosman9014 thank you 🫰

@Arie19560902 5 ай бұрын

Eminent Grand Theatre organ.

@mudgebauer 5 ай бұрын

Nice playing. Never heard of an eminent organ. Are they still around¿

@TimTM-gm6od 5 ай бұрын

Sadly no,,,I learned on one of these that my grandfather had, I was inspired by "His Eminence" after being taken to Ron and Lil's and hearing their Compton. My grandfather was a regular there along with Fred Baylis and all the others who met up at Compton Lodge at the bottom of Ron and Lil's garden in Old Netley. Anyone else remember????

@johnmannorganist 5 ай бұрын

@@TimTM-gm6od thank you for answering Tim, 🫰

@stuartjameson606 5 ай бұрын

I also had many happy hours at Ron and Lil's. I maintained and tuned the Compton. I remember all the happy faces loving the music. Packed to the rafters every Thursday evening. Happy times.

@TimTM-gm6od 5 ай бұрын

Happy times indeed. Do you remember that minah bird ? 😂 Not sure if you know,,,,,but that organ, after going up to the east coast somewhere, is now back in Hampshire, in Titchfield Festival Theatre in Titchfield.

@stuartjameson606 5 ай бұрын

How could I forget the bird. The organ that is in Titchfield came from the Forum/ABC Southampton and was Ron's first organ. Where the audience sat was the second pipe chamber for that first organ as it was double the size of the later one. The console for the Forum organ was in the bungalow and played through microphones in the organ and speakers in the house. It did not work.