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Piece Description
Jim Riggs, house organist at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA, demonstrates the power and versatility of the Mighty Wurlitzer organ by playing music for the Douglas Fairbanks silent film "Black Pirate". This is a work in progress and not yet fit for broadcast.