At The Civic: Donnie Rankin plays the Akron Civic Wurlitzer
No stranger to the Civic Theatre—at the age of three he rode the organ bench out of the pit—Donnie Rankin opens this recording with a nostalgic performance of the piece he heard after that very early ride! He follows with a large selection of favorite tunes and even an orchestral transcription. Using multi-track recording, the talented organist augments his own console performance with his own drum accompaniments, taking us for a tour of the 1929 Wurlitzer that includes six new stops added in 2000. At The Civic (There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Savings Time Tenderly Guys and Dolls Medley Repasz Band March Slaughter On Tenth Avenue Samba De Arcata Recuerdos Del Pasado Music Man Medley One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy) You and I DVORAK: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8