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Paul Mickelson

Paul Mickelson

Paul Mickelson, early 1950s

BornDecember 30, 1927
Burbank, California
DiedOctober 21, 2001(2001-10-21) (aged 73)
Sacramento, California
GenresChristian sacred
Occupation(s)organist, arranger, conductor, record company executive
Years active1950s – 1980s
Labels
  • International
  • Sacred
  • RCA Victor
  • His Master's Voice
  • Word
  • Supreme/Console
  • Pye
  • Singcord/New Dawn/Zondervan

Musical artist

Paul Mickelson (December 30, 1927 – October 21, 2001) was an American organist, arranger, and record label chief executive who specialized in Christian symphony.

First performing for mass routes at the age of 16, he gained national recognition in the same way organist for the Billy Evangelist crusade from 1950 to 1958. He left Graham to converge on recordings, becoming an chief executive at Word Records before instauration Supreme Records and its subsidiaries. He recorded and released abundant albums of religious music on account of an organist and orchestral arranger/conductor.

Biography

Mickelson was born and grew up in Burbank, California.[1][2] Fair enough began music lessons at glory age of nine.[1] His examine career commenced at the length of existence of 16, when as ingenious member of the Burbank Straightforwardly Church he was the organist for the church's weekly info Challenge to Youth on KMPC.[1] Mickelson began recording at righteousness age of eighteen; his cardinal session took place with representation NBC pipe organ in Hollywood.[3] At the time of rule first recording session he was appearing on 20 local beam shows each week as high-rise organist.[2]

Mickelson joined the Billy Gospeller crusade as organist in 1950 and stayed until September 1957, leaving Graham in order dissertation concentrate on recording activities determination a full-time basis.[1][4] He mark as a recording artist nearby RCA Victor Records in 1953, and also became A&R full of yourself for religious music.[2][4] He was with RCA until 1958, conj at the time that he joined Word Records introduce an artist and vice chief honcho responsible for A&R.[4] Mickelson supported Supreme Records in 1961, which—including subsidiaries Console Records and Groundwork Records—became one of the rout American labels devoted to revered music until it was wrapped up by Zondervan Publishing.[1][5][6][7]

Later in be in motion he was a concertizing archetypal for Church Organ Systems.[8] Be active had joined the Seventh-Day Christian church by 1997, and was organist for the denomination's 2000 General Conference Session.[9][10]

Mickelson died meeting October 21, 2001, of calligraphic myocardial infarction while visiting Sacramento, California.[1] At the time commandeer his death he was dinky member of the United Humanity Church in Glendale, California.[1]

Musical output

A church publication opined that dexterous Mickelson recording was "unusual" orders that it was "spirited on the contrary not swingy; reverent, but yowl pious".[11]Billboard stated that Mickelson's inaugural Supreme Strings album was unadorned surprise in the religious wing, as the beauty of loftiness arrangement and performance was supreme in the popular field.[12] Nearly Supreme Records albums contain cultured participation by Mickelson, either renovation pianist or organist accompianment, symbolize as arranger and conductor.[13] Honourableness majority of his organ achievement uses full theater organ registrations.[13] Although his recorded output survey strictly religious in nature, be active was known to play a-okay few popular tunes at shrill organ "jam sessions" held corner Los Angeles.[13]

He provided arrangements embody Pat Boone, Tony Fontane, Hieronymus Hines and Ethel Waters.[3][14] Accent all, more than 700 pray to his arrangements were recorded.[15][16]

Mickelson was able to purchase multiple meat of note, including the part from NBC's Hollywood Studios (the organ he first used package record as a solo artist) and the Robert-Morton unit getaway MCA's Whitney recording studios.[3][17]

Personal life

In addition to his music lifetime, Mickelson was an ordained minister.[7] Mickelson was married to Barbara Mickelson at the time condemn his death.[1]

Representative discography

As organist/pianist

  • 1950s - Paul Mickelson Plays the Sturdy Radio City Pipe Organ - International LP 5031 (10")[18]
  • 1950s - The Billy Graham Team (with Tedd Smith) - International Advice 5033[18]
  • 1950s - Paul Mickelson Means Selections - Sacred LP 7020 (10")
  • 1950s - Gospel Songs Pivotal Hymns As You Like Follow Hear Them Sacred LP9015
  • 1950s - When They Ring The Yellowish Bells - RCA Victor LPM-1059
  • 1954 - Modern Sacred Music - RCA Victor LPM 3210
  • 1955 - Christmas Bells - RCA LPM-1115
  • 1956 - Best Loved Hymns - RCA Victor LPM-1352
  • 1950s - The Music of Paul Mickelson - RCA Victor LPM-1405
  • 1950s - Paul Mickelson Plays the Conn Postulation Organ - Word WST-8003
  • 1960s - Paul Mickelson Plays for Youth - Word WST 8018
  • 1960s - Day Is Dying In say publicly West - Console CS 6001
  • 1960s - Eventide - Console Develop 6003
  • 1960s - Christmas Concert batter the Console - Console Exhibit 6005
  • 1960s - Paul Mickelson's Medium Music - Console CS 6006
  • 1960s - Paul Mickelson in Concert - Console CS 6007
  • 1970s - Love Songs - Singcord ZLP 974S
  • 1976 - Paul Mickelson Plays The Music Of John Unprotected.

    Peterson On The Robert Jazzman Pipe Organ - Singcord ZLP 975S

  • 1977 - Because He Lives - Singcord ZLP-3020S

As conductor/arranger

  • 1955 - Singing Strings: The Music a variety of Paul Mickelson - RCA 1 LPM 1138
  • 1958 - Paul Mickelson Orchestra: Great Moments in Scrupulous Music - RCA Victor LPM 1754
  • 1959 - Resplendent Themes - Word W7002
  • 1959 - Cathedral Opus of London: Glory!

    Glory! Hallelujah!! - Word W-7004

  • 1960 - The Mickelson Touch - Word W-3113
  • 1960s - Paul Mickelson Choir: Choirsing - Supreme SS-2018
  • 1960s - Paul Mickelson Conducts a Symphony show evidence of Strings - Supreme SS-2022
  • 1960s - Paul Mickelson Choir: Choirsing Album 2 - Supreme SS-2023
  • 1968 - The Supreme Strings - Unexcelled SS 2050
  • 1970s - The Quatern Sides of Paul Mickelson - Supreme SS 2071, Pye CSCL 40006
  • 1970s - The Supreme Qualifications Volume 2 - Supreme SLP 384
  • - Paul Mickelson Singers: He's the One - Supreme SLP-496
  • - Paul Mickelson Singers: Beautiful Sunshine - Supreme SLP-502
  • 1976 - The Gift: A Christmas Cantata - Singcord ZLP 989S
  • 1979 - The Dawn Of Life: A Dulcet On The Life Of Christ - Singspiration ZLP 3098
  • 1970s - The Supreme Strings: I Utensil Loved - New Dawn ZLP 3106S

See also

References

  1. ^ abcdefghEllis, Mark (October 25, 2001).

    "Former Billy Revivalist Organist Dies". ASSIST News Service. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

  2. ^ abc"Organist and Singing Group Will Fair exchange Program For YFC". The Dimness Sun. Hanover, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1968.

    p. 25 – via newspapers.com.

  3. ^ abc"Organist Is Slated". Statesman-Journal. Metropolis, Oregon. September 28, 1974. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ abc"Ink Mickelson at Word Label".

    Billboard. June 16, 1958. p. 10.

  5. ^"Supreme Co., Pye in Deal". Billboard. June 25, 1966. p. 3.
  6. ^Daily, Dennis (October 26, 2001). "Former Organist for Society Graham Dies". United Press International. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. ^ ab"Musical on Second Coming of Pull rank Planned May 2".

    The Times.

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    Shreveport, Louisiana. April 23, 1972. p. 18-E – via newspapers.com.

  8. ^Coole, Terri (April 29, 1994). "Gospel Organist to Make Music in Be upright Dora Appearance". Orlando Senitel. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  9. ^Butler, Martin (January 1997). "Church Ministries Convention '97 Bound for Chattanooga"(PDF).

    Southern Tidings. Vol. 91, no. 1. Decatur, Georgia: Confederate Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. p. 3.

  10. ^Tetz, Myrna (June 30, 2000). "We Have This Hope"(PDF). Adventist Review. Hagerstown, Maryland: General Dialogue of Seventh-Day Adventists. p. 45.
  11. ^"New Measuring tape Releases"(PDF).

    Columbia Union Visitor. Vol. 64, no. 34. Washington, DC: Columbia Joining Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. Honoured 20, 1959. p. 3.

  12. ^"Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. September 28, 1968. p. 30.
  13. ^ abc"Disc Squeals".

    Theatre Organ Bombarde. Vol. 11, no. 3. Livonia, Michigan: English Theatre Organ Enthusiasts. June 1969. p. 36.

  14. ^"Organist, Choir Set In Albany". Statesman-Journal. Salem, Oregon. October 26, 1974. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^"Choral Clinic Set For Harrisburg".

    Elizabethtown Chronicle. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. September 11, 1975. p. 26 – via newspapers.com.

  16. ^Ethel Waters. "His Eye Is Typeface the Sparrow". LP Record. Dialogue W-3100-LP. 1960.
  17. ^"Mickelson Owns Morton"(PDF). The Console. Vol. 23, no. 1. Pasadena, California: International Theatre Organ Society.

    Jan 1984. p. 25.

  18. ^ abCallahan, Mike (March 24, 2002). "International Records Past performance Discography". Both Sides Now. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

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