Len Rawle

Len Rawle, MBE, (born 1938 in Tonypandy) is a Welsh organ builder and organist. A London College of Music graduate, he is particularly noted for his restoration of Wurlitzer theatre organs.[1][2] In 1973 he appeared in Metro-Land, contributing Chattanooga Choo Choo. Rawles has given numerous concerts and workshops in the USA, Australia and Europe.[1] In May 2001 he played on "Western New York's mightiest Wurlitzer theater pipe organ" in Buffalo.[3]

Rawle was made an MBE in 2012. He often plays at the Barry Memorial Hall in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.[4] He maintains the organs in Kilburn and Woking, and has also been involved in a £40,000 project restore the Granada Tooting Wurlitzer organ, described as "one of the most significant restoration projects in the UK".[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Len Rawle MBE". Cinema-organs.org.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Mackenzie, Sir Compton; Stone, Christopher (1974). Gramophone. General Gramophone Publications Ltd. p. 123.
  3. ↑ "Reporter's Notebook". Buffalo News, accessed via HighBeam Research (subscription required). 8 May 2001. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Young organist's skills hit right note". South Wales Echo, accessed via HighBeam Research (subscription required). 2 March 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Len Rawle". Rochford-compton.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

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