From Sacramento to London, flooded twice and once entombed, this Wurlitzer will not give up! Having been reclaimed by Wurlitzer from a Sacramento, California theatre and equipped with a new console, this organ was then sent to the Granada Theatre in Tooting, London, England where it played for the opening of the Granada in 1931. Enlarged in 1932, it was played for more than 40 years by many well-known artists. In 1973, the organ was flooded during a thunderstorm and the theater was soon closed. When the theatre reopened as a Bingo Club in 1976, a platform built to level the sloped theatre floor buried the organ in its understage chambers. With much fundraising, the cooperation of the new owners of the Granada, and the efforts of Les Rawle and son Len, the organ was uncovered, restored and is allowed to rise once again on its lift for the enjoyment of visitors to the spectacular building. Even another flooding in 2007, which made more repairs necessary, has not kept the once often-broadcast Wurlitzer from playing on! Two organists who were players on the Granada circuit present two styles of playing this famous organ. From Robinson Cleaver in traditional British style: An Earful of Music and Intro, Granada, Manhattan Spiritual, A Walk in the Black Forest, Blaze Away, Skyscraper Fantasy, Canadian Capers, Exodus, March from Things to Come, Spanish Gypsy Dance, Black Canary Hora, Alligator Crawl, Theme from The Glass Mountain, Moonlight Serenade. From American-inspired Scotsman Jackie Brown’s concert recording of train songs: The Flying Scotsman; Six Five Special; When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam; Sentimental Journey; Orient Express; On the Atcheson[sic], Topeka and the Santa Fe; Chattanooga Choo Choo; Tuxedo Junction; Morningtown Ride; Take the A Train; Casey Jones; Alabamy Bound; Choo Choo Samba |