Radio City Music Hall

Your welcome, I will be adding more as there are various other tapes containing material from 1977-1978. The majority of them is of Ray playing, but there are also 2 small tracks of what appears to be the finale of the Christmas and Easter shows, as well as one entitled ‘Bach Festival Overture’

I posted an audio clip on youtube of Ray Bohr playing the organ from 1978. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sctkbSvnKs

Great photo!

A very enjoyable Tony show tonight, and the Hall looked great. The theater really came alive during the scene from “Hair”.

I’ll be watching that between breaks of basketball on tv.

If this is succesful, then they’ll do the next movie next year and the final one the year after that.

I just found this list and read as much as I could. I’m trying to get as much info on Ray Bohr and his performances at RCMH. It appears Denpiano and Organized among others knew him well. My Dad met Ray backstage in 1964 and they became good friends all the way until Ray’s passing in 1987. I was 11 at the time so I never got to see or hear Ray live at RCMH. But my father made several recordings of Ray in concert during 77-78. I’ve been playing them alot lately as well as going through old photos and hearing stories about Ray from other family members. I can remember during visits, he and my father would talk until very late all about organs and pipes, etc. On short, if anyone has info, pix, etc…please reply or email me privately at Thanks!

Aha!!

If this:

“Warren – yes, it’s a special digital print (IIRC) that has no music track, just dialog and effects.”

be the case, it sounds like it’ll be one fantastic evening. If it’s a real big hit, what would the chances be of something like that being done with OTHER films—notably classic films? Just curious.

Orchestra, Section 5, Row VV! Yay! The seats are way up front!!

To Warren re: “Socks Off.” I’m going. Cannot miss this. Thanks for the news! I haven’t seen a movie at the Music Hall in nearly 30 years; and with an orchestra yet!!

Apparently the economy has not affected the Christmas show that much. Opening day has only been pushed back about one week.

Because it looks so modern (and so well kept) many people tend to lose perspective on the age of the Music Hall. It is not a spring chicken and that makes it all the more wonderful and valuable.

A short Radio Program from WEAF (NBC) New York—early 1930s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7VGLVgxkLM

The Music Hall was either under construction or was brand new when this was broadcast and filmed; and the RCA connection is neat.