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Robert Howard Ralston, July 2, 1938 to July 2, 2025 (note corrected date)
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Lawrence Welk Theme; Bubbles In The Wine | Bob Ralston | Concert: RTOS Auditorium Theatre 2011-10-02 | 2011 | 4-22 Wurlitzer, Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY |
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2:05
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The Beautiful Blue Danube | Bob Ralston | Concert: RTOS Auditorium Theatre 2011-10-02 | 2011 | 4-22 Wurlitzer, Auditorium Theater, Rochester, NY |
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7:39
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I Will Wait For You | Bob Ralston | Tulip Time [SPOTOMA CD] | 2000 | 3-12 Barton, Pella Opera House (1900), Iowa |
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11:54
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Ralston Interview Segment | Bob Ralston | Interview November 2012 | 2012 | |
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13:21
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The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Bob Ralston | A Theater Pipe Organ Concert [Ranwood RAN-8185] | 1978 | 4-34 Wurlitzer, Senate (Fisher) Theatre, Detroit, MI (Mayan theme designed by Graven & Mayger, 2975 seats) |
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Chances Are | Bob Ralston | Concert: Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1994-11-00 | 1994 | 4-27 Robert Morton – Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara; ex 1929 Loew’s Jersey Theatre, Jersey City (4-23) |
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Tritsch-Tratsch Polka | Bob Ralston | Bertha And A Dozen Friends | 1990 | 4-22 Wurlitzer, Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL; Publix #1, designed by Crawford, expanded to 4-29 |
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22:22
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Swingin’ Down The Lane | Bob Ralston | Concert: Keystone Oaks High School 1999-09-11 | 1999 | 3-19 Wurlitzer, Keystone Oaks High School, Dormont, PA |
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25:17
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The Magnificent Seven | Bob Ralston | Show Stoppers [Spotoma CD] | 2007 | Yamaha Electone HX-1 and ELX-1 |
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31:20
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Blue Velvet | Bob Ralston | Concert: Keystone Oaks High School 2000-09-09 | 2000 | 3-19 Wurlitzer, Keystone Oaks High School, Dormont, PA |
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33:49
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Ralston Interview Segment | Bob Ralston | Interview November 2012 | 2012 | |
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37:06
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Rhapsody In Blue | Bob Ralston | The Piano Artistry of Bob Ralston [Spotoma CD] | 2006 | |
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40:59
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March Of The Grande Kimball | Bob Ralston | God Bless America [Spotoma CD] | 2000 | 3-66 Kimball, Dickinson High School, Wilmington, DE; rec by William P. Greenwood |
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44:54
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Cumana | Bob Ralston | God Bless America [Spotoma CD] | 2000 | 3-66 Kimball, Dickinson High School, Wilmington, DE; rec by William P. Greenwood |
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Romance in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 1 | Stan Kann, Bob Ralston | ATOS 1996 Pasadena | 1996 | 4-31 Wurlitzer, Founders’ Church of Religious Science, Los Angeles, CA; 1996-07-07 |
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50:40
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Hallelujah Chorus | Bob Ralston | It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [Ralston Concerts CD] | 1992 | 3-21 Grande Barton, Granada Theatre, Kansas City, KS |
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Thanks For The Memory; Memories; Memory | Bob Ralston | Concert: Keystone Oaks High School 2003-09-20 | 2003 | 3-19 Wurlitzer, Keystone Oaks High School, Dormont, PA |
What a delight and blessing to hear Bob Ralston. I never knew this side of his career as a theater organist.
My dad bought me a Ralston vinyl years ago with the theme song of “Have You Looked Into Your Heart?” Mid-60’s. We enjoy seeing him and the Welk family on PBS still on Sundays in our area. Thank you Steve, great job.
Gary Lichthardt
Thanks for getting in touch, and for your appreciative comments. Bob was a one-off, one of the most accomplished musicians that my wife ever worked with. And as a professional opera singer, that encompassed a host of great talent. I first became friends with him in the early 1990s through my hosting KPCC’s “Gee Dad! It’s A Wurlitzer”, and we remained good friends until the end. He was a most warm and genuine gentleman, and completely humble about his own incredible talents.
So the Welk shows are still being repeated? We have a lot of US TV on our IPTV system here in Spain, and PBS is available. I’ll have to see if I can find those reruns.