Gaylord Carter, Silent Movie Organist
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Gaylord was a friend of mine. He was always fun to be around. I used to visit him at his home in San Pedro that overlooked the ocean. Always he is remembered.
1 year ago 3
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Thanks for sharing this fine glimpse into the 'old music'.
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This is great. I guess all the silent film organists are gone now. It was a wonderful skill to have.
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Thanks for posting this
UK cinema organ fan here
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@KawhackitaRag The Preston Fleet WurliTzer Theater Organ, I think.
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When Gaylord was in Cincinnati in 1981 to dedicate the former Albee WurliTzer at Emery Theatre, which I spent many a Saturday working on with the Ohio Valley Chapter organ crew, he also paid me a surprise visit at our house and played the small pipe organ that I designed. What a thrill!
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It was none other than the late Gaylord Carter who dedicated the WurliTzer 260 Special that I spent many a Saturday afternoon working on at Emery Theatre. It has since been reinstalled in the Ballroom at Cincinnati's Music Hall. He once visited our house and played the small pipe organ I designed between 1974-1976.
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Well, from the time all of us are born we begin to die, You have to remember last month, on Aug.3, Gaylord would've been 105 years old. He DID make it to age 95, when he passed on Nov.20, 2000. His last two concerts were at age 90, one at the Avalon Theatre on Catalina Island & the other at the Oakland Paramount. He retired with grace at a nice round number-90-and held court receiving friends in his Neutra-designed house in San Pedro overlooking the Pacific ocean for almost another 5 years.
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@rhopejones Is this the same organ that Mr. Carter used for his score to "Steamboat Bill, Jr."? Because the organ on that score is one of the best I've ever heard, no doubt also thanks to Mr. Carter's brilliant registrations. Did he ever write any articles or books on his registrations or just playing for movies in general? Is there any more than this of him teaching on video?
This is terrific, by the way; thanks for posting!
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Outstanding! I'd love to buy a DVD of this and other Gaylord things. I'm so glad to have found this.
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Are there any recordings of his performance of Gottfried Huppertz score to Fritz Lang's Metropolis?
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Same console, but different organ. This was recorded before the console left California for Kansas.
steamboatism 2 years ago