"Organ Blossom Special" ~ Rex Peterson performs on a Lowrey Organ in Kansas City

Rex Peterson plays his hot rendition of an old standard, the "Orange Blossom Special."

This happened in the lobby of the Grand Court in Kansas City, Missouri on January 21, 2009.

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[kitthevideoman]

This was a fantastic version of Orange Blossom Special. Years ago I met Erwin Rouse, the man who wrote the tune. I gave him a lift in my car, when I lived in Nashville, TN and he signs a couple of autographs for me, one of them on sheet music of his famous tune. I think he also wrote The Great Speckled Bird.

[tdub1941]

@kitthevideoman

Thanks for your very interesting comment.

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[kitthevideoman]

@kitthevideoman I just did some Internet searching and it turns out that Ervin T. Rouse did not write The Great Speckled Bird. In the previous post I misspelled his name. His greatest tune, a bluegrass standard, is the Orange Blossom Special. He wrote another hit (how big I don't know) called Sweeter Than The Flowers. Mr. RagJazzMonkey Tom, you are a fantastic keyboardist. I salute you. You are very gifted.

[tdub1941]

@kitthevideoman

It is not me at the keyboard. I am behind the camera.

There are very few videos on my channel with me in them. In order to see me making attempts at music check out Bridget's Hot Jazz Palace, the Trailer Trash Jazz Band, or the Doo Da Tap. I play trumpet, or at least try.

Best,

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[socorrocleghorn]

A very nice video you have..I like it, thanks for sharing :)

[tdub1941]

@socorrocleghorn

Thanks for your nice comment and for watching.

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[chieftp]

the only people who buy these (as evidenced by this video and lowsy's own website) are old people with more money than sense. I feel sorry for their sons and daughters who will no doubt be pissed when they find out their parents spent their inheritance on an organ that they couldn't possibly hope to give away.

[Seamaster73]

I can get my head around an organ that retails for £25,000 that has all the letters printed above all the keys like a £25 Bontempi.

[meshahotVEVO]

@patsaxon i want a b3 because im not paying 50,000 dollars for an organ brand i despise

i mean the sound i like you can only get from a b3 plain and simple

[allegheny48]

If you want to see some fantastic artistry on a real Wurlitzer 3 manual theatre pipe organ do a search on You Tube for Richard Hills Plays Tiger Rag. All wind blown pipes with tonal and non tonal percussions. No electronics or speakers! Richard plays this variation at the end of every concert and it's never the same twice. Very talented.