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Born and educated in Wigan, Lancashire, John began playing the Organ at the age of eight. He always had a keen interest in the Wurlitzer from when he used to regularly visit the Ballroom as a child. John joined Blackpool Tower as one of the team of resident organists in 1987. He took up his position at the age of sixteen, straight from school.
Accordin to the Blackpool Tower website, *"The first Wurlitzer organ was installed in the Ballroom in 1929. It was replaced in 1935 with one to Reginald Dixon’s specification."* Jacob Woods on September 2nd, 2020:
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It is 40 years since he began playing the famous Wurlitzer organ in the ballroom at Blackpool Tower. The organ, which has been in place since 1935, gets a good going over from Phil five days a ...
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3 days ago · Reginald Dixon at the 2/10 Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool plays "Night and Day"; "I'll Take an Option on You" and "You'...
Vibraphone. Chrysoglott damper. Designed in 1934 by Reginald Dixon, this was the second instrument by Wurlitzer to be installed in the Tower Ballroom. It was designed to be played for dancing, and being heard amongst crowds of 4,500 + people who visited the ballroom day and night. It was installed over the winter of 1934/1935 and it's first ...
The present Ballroom organ is the second of that make in the Ballroom – the earlier instrument of two Manuals and ten ranks was enlarged to form the basis of the Empress Ballroom organ in 1935. Installed in 1935, the Tower Ballroom organ was originally of 13 Ranks and had added to it the fine Tuba Mirabilis in the Solo Chamber to make it its ...
