I saw Reg the weekend before my 21st birthday 10th of August 1984 . I live in Blackpool now and you can feel his presence in the Tower Ballroom every time the wurlitzer is played
I was given an LP of Reg Dixon by my grandad when I was 8. HE is why I learnt to play! THE MAESTRO! Bless you Reg thank you for the inspiration and making ENGLAND what it used to be - a HAPPY country...........today the UK is a shadow of its former self - no sing songs anymore just people glued to their blessed phones....they dont even TALK to each other anymore. WHY you were never knighted is beyond me! All the work he did for charities etc I find it disgusting this distinguished man was never honoured by the Queen?
Thank you so much for sharing this footage of Reginald Dixon! I only saw him once in the tower playing in 1961and it is something I have never forgotten What a wonder he was on the Wurlitzer!
awesme stuff - found his Mr Blackpool album the other week and feel its reconnected me with my childhood - would hear this music in the background or on the radio wherver i went on a Saturday - wonderful!
I had the great pleasure of meeting him when I was eighteen. That meeting left a lasting impression on me. He was one of the nicest people I've ever met.
How interesting that, once he had retired, he never wanted to play again, even for pleasure. I suppose, after all those years and all that hard work, he had just had enough of it.
I can imagine playing with the energy and enthusiasm that he did for 70 years of his life, I don't think he'd be too bothered. It must have been very taxing keeping focused all those hours of the day, and night. I've never understood those who criticise him, what he done for the theatre organ can only be commended. He was a grafter!
@@OrganMusicYT Very true, from what we read. He made an outstanding success in his own field at a time when life was harder than today, and the weakest went to the wall. I wonder if 'squadron leader' was an honorary title, in recognition of his work in entertaining the servicemen, or did he actually fly missions? The Wikipedia entry does not make this clear.
@@Offshoreorganbuilder A concert pianist was always his goal, but the recession forced him to give up studying and begin working life as a musician. It was also a time when cinema organists were plentiful and work was becoming scarce with the advent of talkies. When you consider all the competition, it's a wonder he succeeded. Whether or not he flew I don't know. However, he did some serious work during his time in the RAF, and he didn't enlist to entertain. From what I understand, he played a part in D-Day but he always said he wasn't allowed to speak of exactly what it was according to his biography.
I saw Reg the weekend before my 21st birthday 10th of August 1984 . I live in Blackpool now and you can feel his presence in the Tower Ballroom every time the wurlitzer is played
I was given an LP of Reg Dixon by my grandad when I was 8. HE is why I learnt to play! THE MAESTRO! Bless you Reg thank you for the inspiration and making ENGLAND what it used to be - a HAPPY country...........today the UK is a shadow of its former self - no sing songs anymore just people glued to their blessed phones....they dont even TALK to each other anymore. WHY you were never knighted is beyond me! All the work he did for charities etc I find it disgusting this distinguished man was never honoured by the Queen?
Great to see the man himself. I think it's safe to say we all miss you
Thank you so much for sharing this footage of Reginald Dixon!
I only saw him once in the tower playing in 1961and it is something I have never forgotten What a wonder he was on the Wurlitzer!
awesme stuff - found his Mr Blackpool album the other week and feel its reconnected me with my childhood - would hear this music in the background or on the radio wherver i went on a Saturday - wonderful!
What a true gentleman, and very modest.
You are right. I'm sure he knew he was way ahead of the others at the keyboard but he would never ever say so.
I had the great pleasure of meeting him when I was eighteen. That meeting left a lasting impression on me. He was one of the nicest people I've ever met.
A fantastic man and organist.
Yes indeed!
AMAZING MAN !!! I use his music as a ringtone...
un grand maitre , merci Reg ...
lovely
A true BlackPool tower organ ledgend
The only organist with creative brilliance on the same level as Jesse Crawford.
They should have taken him back to the Tower Ballroom and told him to 'get cracking'.
What year was that interview.
it was done in 1984
How interesting that, once he had retired, he never wanted to play again, even for pleasure. I suppose, after all those years and all that hard work, he had just had enough of it.
I can imagine playing with the energy and enthusiasm that he did for 70 years of his life, I don't think he'd be too bothered. It must have been very taxing keeping focused all those hours of the day, and night. I've never understood those who criticise him, what he done for the theatre organ can only be commended. He was a grafter!
@@OrganMusicYT Very true, from what we read. He made an outstanding success in his own field at a time when life was harder than today, and the weakest went to the wall.
I wonder if 'squadron leader' was an honorary title, in recognition of his work in entertaining the servicemen, or did he actually fly missions? The Wikipedia entry does not make this clear.
@@Offshoreorganbuilder A concert pianist was always his goal, but the recession forced him to give up studying and begin working life as a musician. It was also a time when cinema organists were plentiful and work was becoming scarce with the advent of talkies. When you consider all the competition, it's a wonder he succeeded.
Whether or not he flew I don't know. However, he did some serious work during his time in the RAF, and he didn't enlist to entertain. From what I understand, he played a part in D-Day but he always said he wasn't allowed to speak of exactly what it was according to his biography.