From steve@speakeasyvintagemusic.com Thu Jan 30 11:53:28 2003
Subject:Re: Music Richie Varola

Hi Gang

This tidbit makes the world very small. The organ player Ritchie Varola was
from Harrisburg Pa Area. Prior to working with Louie Prmia, he was with a
band call the Angel Brothers. Later the band changed to Ford & Angel. This
was the band I played with in the 70's

Steve Hayes

Steven Hayes Sr Engineer
Speakeasy Vintage Music
http://www.speakeasyvintagemusic.com
----- Original Message -----
> One of my earliest intros to the Hammond organ was by the late
> organist Richie Varola.
> He played with a number of people; probably the most famous person he
> gigged with was Louis Prima.
> Richie was an **incredible** soloist. I have his solo album, on vinyl
> ( I believe the label was Verve) , somewhere at my parents house. Let
> me tell you....try to give his stuff a listen.
> He was tragically killed in a car crash while still a young man. :(
> It would be intersting to see what he thinks of the current "state of
> affairs" today!
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "donniemac88 "
> wrote:
> > One of the earliest organ tunes I remember hearing was "96 Tears"
> > by ? and the Mysterions. I also dug watching "Where The Action Is",
> a
> > tv show hosted by Dick Clark every afternoon. Paul Revere and the
> > Raiders were always on there -- and remember digging the fact that
> > Paul's organ was tilted up towards him.
> >
> > In the 7th and 8th grade, I used to go hear a local high school
> band
> > whose organ player had a Fender Contempo. When he graduated, he
> sold
> > me the Contempo and I haven't looked back since!
> >
> > Along the way, some of my other favorite players were Goldy McJohn
> > from Steppenwolf, Sly Stone, ELP (of course), Jack McDuff, Booker
> T,
> > Rick Wakeman, Jon Lord... The list goes on and on!
> >
> > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Barry" wrote:
> > > How about everyone tosses out the songs that made you love the
> > sound of the organ? For me it was "Hang 'Em High" by Booker T and
> > the MG's! That song had just about every great B3 effect! I wore
> my
> > 45 of that out! All the other Booker T hits, the early Young
> Rascals
> > hits, the Vanilla Fudge live record.
>
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