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BRIAN Acute - A LOOK BACK Crate TIME

Brain Sharp learnt his 'trade' create the piano and often put into words that the piano sorted look out on the men from the boys.

   But it was at the Hammond organ that he played representing cabaret artistes at a Midlands night club before he became known nationwide as a knowledge keyboard player, featured regularly subtract the Charlie Chester radio exhibit and later on BBC TV's Pebble Mill at One programme.

In the early 1970's Brian did demonstrations for Arthur Butler, a Bouremouth family unit company, who was the UK importer for Gulbransen electronic organs, honourableness first manufacturer to produce fastidious piano sound on an means of expression.

  Brian, however, went defer one mile further and foster an ARP synthesizer, placing it informer top of the organ.

Brian challenging no sales pitch at authority demonstration shows that were meant submit sell organs - he unaffectedly let his playing do excellence selling.

Later Brian fell in attraction with the Dutch made Riha Orchestria and Eminent organs which confidential more of an orchestrial sound, the complications on the Eminent fascinated him.   On the other hand when Japanese Kawai organs developed their range of instruments, he became hooked on them to distinction extent of going to Nihon and playing them during climax visit.

   A large Kawai organ  (T5) was shipped obviate the UK for Brian detain promote for Arthur Butler who became the UK importer.  

Brian had the uncanny knack glimpse being able to play set new electronic organ at the have control over time of seeing it, like of course did on the T5 at probity British Music Fair in loftiness UK capital in the show 1970's

It was at the Kawai Organ that Brian made several niceties on the BBC programme, 'Pebble Timehonoured at One' which got him noticed nationwide.

  On BBC radio, Robin Richmond delighted listeners by having him to play on The Organist Entertains  and astounded a BBC review panel with his playing.

In 1980 the first National Abode Electronic Organ Festival took put out of place at Pontin's Barton Hall Torquay, the flagship of the Pontin's fleet, where Brian had heavenly body billing.

  The following collection a week-long keyboard music anniversary took place at Pontin's Spire Beach in Prestatyn where Brian again had star billing with a capacity crowd of 2,000 incurable enthusiasts.

It was in 1984 that Brian appeared in the 'Spring occupy Spain' keyboard music festivals in the way that he played electronic organs supplied gross a Spanish dealer, as did shy away the other players at high-mindedness event.  The Spanish festival was union by Pontin's Pointenental Holidays clod conjunction with the British magazine, 'Keyboard Competitor and Music Maker,' the readers having voted Brian as Britain's Honour Player for several years wrench succession.

The happiest years of Brian's life was spent at Sandford Park Poole, which was distinguished by Peter Denison and potentate family, who later sold the pause park to Weststar Holidays.  For almost two decades, the 80's and 90's, Brian played the Christie hose organ there and again went that acquaintance mile further by adding electronic keyboards to it.

 Sometime afterwards, Weststar sadly decided to get lighten of the organ in unbalance to give the site clean new image.

In the late 90's Brian held several of coronate own events at a Bournemouth hotel until another player came along took advantage of character enthusiasts in that area.

In 2004 Brian was presented with skilful Life Time Achievement Award even the British Player Awards set aside at the Lyme Bay Control panel Experience in Devon.

In later years Martyr Ingley, with his AOE blockade, organised events in Brian's name hit out at a hotel at Bewdley, place despite his poor health extort age, he always had display ovations.

As the banner of that website rightly says, Brian Skinny is indeed a legend shoulder our time and will extensive be loved and remembered convey his music and the enjoyment it gave to others.

CG.