Gaylord Carter: Silent Movie Music 1983

A short interview with the late famed theatre organist Gaylord Carter. He plays the San Gabriel Civic Wurlitzer. Gaylord was always a great interview. Sorry for the poor sound quality of the original.

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• silent
• movies

[ShesAnIndieCindi]

why would you call your child gaylord...

[cinematone1]

The name Gaylord is the Anglicized version of the Old French name Gaillard, and its meaning is "lively, high-spirited". This certainly describes Gaylord Carter to those who knew him. Variations of the name Gaylord are: Gaillard, Gallard, Galliard, Gay, Gayelord, Gayler and Gaylor. Gaylord is also a very common surname.

[joeocho88]

I wish the talkers had been SILENT so I could have enjoyed the music!

[cornermoose]

I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Carter back in 1967, where he played the Hammond organ for a Los Angeles Blades hockey game. I was 15, a theatre organ buff even then, and he was gracious to his young fan.

[koasterkav]

Anyone know the name of the Charle Chaplin movie shown in the background when Gaylord Carter plays? It looks like Ben Turpin throwing pies. Thank you in advance.

[Yaledmot]

Thanks Bob. Nifty bit of history.

tld

[tough0crowd0eh9]

Phantom of the Opera at 2:38!!!!

[acoustics101]

I have the privilege of having the late Gaylord Carter once visit me to play the small pipe organ I designed when he was dedicating the WurliTzer 260 Special I had helped to restore at Emery Theatre in Cincinnati between 1974-1982. He said "how sweet!". The small organ is now at the Music Department at the college where I have been employed since 1989 as engineer of their TV Department.

[drcoxcentral]

Wow Leonard was so young!