John Mann Playing His World Toured Eminent Organ

[@SeattleBoatdog]

I’ve been in and around the world of the American theater organ since the mid-1970s. and it is absolutely fantastic to see John Mann, in 2023, just playing away like crazy.!

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you for your kind words !

[@laro1002]

Great video - I remember seeing John Mann at the music hall in Shrewsbury in the late 1970’s. Still got the signed LP too. Really enjoyed this performance.

[@johnmannorganist]

That was long time ago Laro, Thank you for your interest and hope you are well, Best wishes, JM

[@timothysobina6777]

Heavenly talented, beautiful organ music, Sir! Words don't say the endless appreciation for your sharing of your music and talents! You certainly bring a warm ray of sunshine into my day! Thank you!

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you very much for your kind words and for your interest, Kind Regards, JM

[@garyedwards8142]

Musically mesmerising… great to see and hear.🇬🇧👍

[@pbird9516]

Great to hear John still tickling the ivories. Used to hear him on the organ circuit in the midlands with Eminent in 1980s and also on the Turners wurlitzer . Happy days!

[@kegginstructure]

Just to be a bit pedantic, an electronic organ usually uses plastics, not ivories. No bets on the Wurlitzer, though.

[@Musician-Lee]

So much of what you play, John, reminds me of my dad, and his style of performance. I love listening to you.

[@fleetwoodmac7873]

It sounds like a full orchestra. I wouldn't have thought that you could do magic on the organ like that. Perfect.

[@johnmannorganist]

@@fleetwoodmac7873 thank you for your kind words

[@brucemoore4092]

I could listen to you all day long !!! I grew with with theater organs in our home, and owned one for over 30 years in my own home. But my talents were never fine tuned !!!

[@johnmannorganist]

@@brucemoore4092 thank you for your kind words, will let John read your comment, everyone have their own arrangement and style Bruce

[@musicisitall]

real organist with a beautiful simple attitude, and a lot of know how and technique are seldome these daus.

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you for your lovely words, 👌

[@jandejong6498]

Mr. mann; I did not hear such a beautiful organ before! Congratulations from me in the Netherlands!

[@johnmannorganist]

@@jandejong6498 thank you very much for your kind words 🫰

[@Benjamin96690]

I’m absolutely blown away!!! I have so enjoyed listening to you play😊

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you Ben, Glad you enjoyed it👌

[@bethjohnson5350]

Happy music, well played. I listen to old time radio, and your music fits right in!

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you for your interest

[@michelgosselin956]

nice enjoyable music well done

[@mj6962]

Wow. Excellent!

[@greerbox]

I loved your playing of ‘I won’t bring Roses’ I love Howard Keels rendition.

[@thesushifiend]

This takes me back to listening to the last ever episode of "The Organist Entertains" a few years ago. I used to enjoy that, and I'm in my 40s!

[@vieilleplanetec57d91]

Merci , fabuleux , un super instrument.

[@Катюща-й9ч]

I was having a very difficult evening, and this video unexpectedly brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful and played so genuinely and from the heart, and on such a lovely sounding instrument, too. Thoroughly enjoyed and made my whole week. Cheers and much love for this talent and great sound!

[@johnmannorganist]

I am sorry to hear you are having difficult time, hope all will be better very soon, glad you enjoyed my video and it bought you some joy🤞

[@Keyboardhugo]

Music is one of the best Thing we have at this difficult world.❤️

[@bruceedwards8003]

What a perfect gentleman enjoyed his plating no wonder he was so popular

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you for your kind words !

[@AnalogueGround]

I loved your rendition of 'I won't send Roses' - beautifully and sensitively played.

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you for your interested and kind words

[@MrKeys57]

BRILLIANT PLAYING! todays organ players cannot play like this, first of all they dont know these tunes, and the technique to play like this is not known by todays organists, greetings from Sweden, Levi

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Levi, Thank you for your kind words, everyone has their own arrangement, many play different selections and techniques Greetings from UK

[@musicisitall]

so much better than al those hardish sounding digital things nowadays.

[@Keyboardhugo]

Love this Organ. Played it at fathers musicstore more than 30 Jears ago. Nice to hear it again. And happy to see you in good condition.👍😉

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Hugo, Would John know you? I will let John know if you tell me some detail, Kind Regards, Hien.

[@Keyboardhugo]

@@johnmannorganist nein, ich kenne ihn nicht persönlich, habe aber vor langer Zeit ein Video von ihm an der Eminent Orgel gesehen und freue mich, zu sehen, dass er noch guter Dinge ist. Außerdem kenne ich die GT 2000 sehr gut und würde gerne mal wieder auf einer spielen. Als die Orgel im Musikladen meiner Eltern stand, war ich ca 25 Jahre alt. Jetzt bin ich 64. Einer meiner Favoriten den ich abonniert hatte, der an einer Hammond Orgel wöchentlich Videos hochgeladen hat ist leider inzwischen verstorben. Um so mehr freut es mich, John wohlauf zu sehen. Zumal er sehr gut Orgel spielt .

[@johnmannorganist]

@@Keyboardhugo thank you for your kind words, interested and enjoying John playing, John known as His Eminent because He plays very well on the Eminent also many other organ of course.

[@miguelprevalil6340]

Excelente John, muy bueno mis felicitaciones!

[@HammondDirk]

As a teenager I had such a monster (yes, an Eminent 2000 Grand Theatre with full pedal!), although I prefer my Hammond A-100 for the drawbar sound, this thing has a beautiful string section, a world-famous piece of Dutch engineering 😀

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you for your interest

[@johnhodgdon3767]

beautiful well played

[@poplarboydavid]

Good to see you playing, John!

[@organaut]

Wonderful performance. Just like it used to be.

[@w270rab]

@ 5:58 a touch of the Douglas Reeves style, brilliant.

[@johnmannorganist]

Thank you, Glad you enjoyed the video 👌

[@jklingeroo77]

Positively delightful!!!

[@johnmannorganist]

thank you for your kind words

[@simoantal]

❤👍

[@LanceHarding]

Lovely to see you John, I remember seeing two of your shows the late 1980’s at The Kings Hall in Herne Bay, Kent with my Mum & my Nan, I have never forgotten you, keep up the playing.

[@Jensmusiclover]

I'm playing exactly the same model "2000 Grand Theatre" which I obtained in 1978. Except: the pedalboard of my organ has only 13 pedals - yours has 25! I just love the way of your registration - the voices are sounding very nice to me! Guess I learned to change my mind by using any other voices. And there are a lot of them on this mighty instrument! And YES: the switches have become very sticky on my organ, too. YES again: the rhythm section has suffered through the years as well... Great, great video of yours! One question: There was a BBC Radio Manchester show with Nigel Ogden (at least in the 1980's) named "The Organist Entertains". Have you ever been presented in one of Nigel's weekly shows? Please, drop me a line... Thank you in advance! Cheers and all my very best wishes.

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Jens. Thank you for your comments and interest in the Eminent 2000 GT. as you rightly say this instrument has a wealth of sounds I don’t know if you are aware that I was chief demonstrator in the Uk. For a number of years I also toured the USA. It was very sad when the company was devolved. But as I had invested in purchasing while working for Eminent two organs one I kept at home and the other I toured the country doing my one man show. Then as I needed more venues where I could leave instruments at Theatres I had two White and Gold organs which looked great on stage. At first they were on loan to me and eventually they were mine. And are still in working order one in the Paul Kirner’s music palace in Porth Wales. The other is in a private residence. Still in perfect working order I have recorded LP’s and some 22 CD’s plus Video and dvd’s. I was broadcasting in 1968 and was in the 2nd program of the Organist entertains when Robin Richmond was the presenter. I was interviewed by Robin and many other radio presenters all my broadcast’s were on theatre Pipe organs. Then I was featured with the Eminent organ. When Nigel Ogden took over after a few years and I was slowly edged out and I learned from Nigel that he didn’t like the Eminent sound. He only liked the Hammond organ. Sadly the discrimination of Nigel’s presentation s was the demise of the programme. I have survived some 70 years and still giving the occasional appearance only on pipe organs as I sold my trailer to avoid being tempted to giving shows. The pandemic helped me cope with retirement but now I am enjoying playing again for pleasure without pressure. My partner Hien has been catching me rehearsing which have been successful so I’m just about to hopefully get a little more playing for Christmas on KZbin. Do keep in touch I have spares for the organ so I hopefully can keep the instrument going. All the best John.

[@StacyAnneH]

Had to google that, I'd never heard of Eminent. Looks like the new ones are more like Allen, electronic versions of Pipe Organs

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Stacy, Thank you for your interest, That Organ is older than Me (Hien), it was made in the 70th by the Eminent Organ Company in Holland, John used to demonstrate the Organ for them, John has that Organ at home here for a long time, He used to have 1 like that which is in France now and 2 white one which He used to tow around the Country to perform later He got one living in Pavilion Worthing and one in Winter Garden Eastbound which He has achieved about 35 years summer season in both places, He got a glass window donated by His JMAS members which put in Worthing Pier, John play very well on the Eminent so people named Him His Eminent John Mann.

[@StacyAnneH]

@@johnmannorganist Interesting

[@donnablankenhorn5905]

Really enjoyed this! Would like to know his background. Did he play professionally?

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Donna, John has been playing since he was 16 and he is 84 now, John can play pipes organ, electric, church organ and piano .. He was an international entertainer organist and pianist professionally of course, unfortunately we have closed his website when he tired on his 80th but there may be information in the organ world, look John up by putting John Mann Organist on Google, then you will see John information on some organ websites. Thank you for your interest, Hien.

[@SeattleBoatdog]

Oh yeah …

[@joeloss1]

Saw John several times some years ago. Did John ever try the Yamaha Tyros/Genos etc....pedals can be added. Im guessing he prefers the older traditional organs.

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Joe, there is a video i put on sometime ago, you can look it up on my videos

[@GoDanielSmith]

Fantastic to hear John playing again! Can I ask what happned to his white and gold Eminent Organ? Did you keep it after he retired?

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello Daniel , One in Wales ( Paul Kirner’s music palace ) one he send to a Genteman somewhere in South West of the Country if i got that right, I wanted to keep one but John didn’t let me keep it🥺

[@mmaybrown]

What's the name of the piece at 3:38?

[@johnmannorganist]

Hello there, that is ( I won’t send roses ) from Mack and Mabel