Hammond Organ Rollerskating Music by Phil Reed and Frank Picher

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Published 2020-09-12
Correction to the video opening title. These recordings are most likely from 1952 — the vintage recordings of Phil Reed at the Hammond organ and Frank Picher on the Steinway in long lost reel-to-reel recordings. Thank you to Thom Plasse for the digital transfer. Thank you to the DeSanto family for the safekeeping of these reels for 68 years!
All Comments (18)
  • @uncledoom420
    Playing this for my great grandma as she walks on the treadmill and she enjoys it
  • @michellejoy3678
    My great grandmother played the organ beautifully. She passed away in 1982 and this music makes me think of her. Thank you for making this available for everyone to enjoy.
  • @doninetexas
    Went on a Blind Double Date - Roller Skating. That was in 1954. Been married to the same young lady for 67 years now. And I have a Hammond clone.
  • @robertamolaro8365
    At the time this was originally recorded I skated at Mineola Skating Rink and Phil was our organist. I met my husband Don there and we skated to Phil's music. When Phil saw us, he'd play a medly of I'm in the Mood for Love and Deep Purple ... the songs we always asked for. We married the year the rink closed and got away from skating for 23 years. Always kept our skates, though. Five kids later, we started skating again and in 1988 actually bought the local roller rink in PA. Amazingly, we were quite successful for 26 years. During those years our favorite rink organist has been Marty Dumic of Mechanicsburg, PA. We sold our rink, the SKATERY in 2014 and eventually retired to Florida. Don passed away nearly 4 years ago, ending the Rink romance of two centuries! If it weren't for Mineola Skating Rink and Phil Reed, I wonder what our lives might have been like???
  • @ninemilliondollars
    I've been searching for this kind of music for a few years. Glad you posted it. Love the organ sound. To me, it's pure. No computer gen-loops. :)
  • @daviddiffenderfer3836
    My dad got his first Hammond about this time and began playing in the Sharon, Pennsylvania area. Hammond organ music surely has changed and so did dad. He ended his playing on the cruse ships out of San Francisco in the 1980s. He also played at Swirl Arena in Hermitage, Pennsylvania for roller skating.
  • @MakaiGenovese
    This is neat! I love it. Makes me feel like I'm somewhere else
  • @davidbrueske9571
    Great music. Does anyone remember “The Carroll Swing organ music? They used to play it at Rollerland in Renton WA. I would love to hear it again.
  • @ccjohncc1
    Wow. Brings back fond memories at Skateland ⛸ ing!