Monday, June 20, 2011

Ramona Gerhard

Artist: Ramona Gerhard
LP: Intermission Time with Ramona Gerhard
Song: "Toy Tiger"
[ listen ]

Here's a playful little ditty from organist and Watertown, SD native Ramona Gerhard. (I visited Watertown on my road trip through the Dakotas in July of 2009! See photos below.) I would love to see the tall, willowy, and striking Ms. Gerhard in action—with the bun on her head bobbing in all directions and her feathered boa writhing as she fervidly works her musical magic on the mighty Wurlitzer theater organ. But sadly it never will be, since Ramona passed away in Laguna Niguel, California on February 5, 1997, as you can read here. Go here and here to see covers of other neat-looking Ramona Gerhard albums, and the "Intermission Time" liner notes are included below.

[ Watertown, South Dakota — hometown of Ramona Gerhard ]
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1 comment:

bitter69uk said...

Blimey! Ramona really attacks that organ -- I didn't expect the music to feel quite so violently lurching and angry. It reminds me of the movie Carnival of Souls, or maybe the music a berserk killer clown hears in his head?

June 21, 2011 at 1:04 PM

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