Bob Ralston at the Renaissance Wurlitzer - Amazing Grace

A few years ago, Bob Ralston did a concert at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio. We stayed after the concert, and Bob cut video TV promos for an upcoming concert in Toledo to be run on our local PBS station during the Lawrence Welk Show.
After we cut the spots, I asked Bob to play something to show-off the Renaissance Wurlitzer. He had done "Amazing Grace" for the show, so he turned around and recorded what you see here (in a dozen different keys). LOL
The Renaissance Wurlitzer was known as the "Hollywood Wurlitzer" - its original home - installed in 1929. The folks at the Renaissance have lovingly preserved it, and it never sounded better.
BTW, Bob did a Christmas show there a year or so later, and it was the most amazing show - ever. He also did two SRO shows in Toledo when he was traveling the country doing theatre organ concerts.
For 40 years or so, Bob was the organist and pianist on the popular Lawrence Welk Show. Enjoy the video.

[@haroldmooney2814]

Bob Ralston is one of the world's foremost organists. His talent is unmatched by no one else. His favorite brand of organ is Hammond, but on the Lawrence Welk show he played Thomas organs. The Thomas organ company paid him a handsome amount to do so as an advertising element.

[@PlayerElectone]

Actually, Harold, they paid Welk for the sponsorship. However, Thomas did give Bob several organs for his home to work on. But you are right, his favorite, until the Yamaha HX-1 and ELX-1 came along, was the Hammond. He had an Elegante in his studio.