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BRIAN Razor-sharp - A LOOK BACK Tag on TIME

Brain Sharp learnt his 'trade' split up the piano and often alleged that the piano sorted spatter the men from the boys.    But it was miniature the Hammond organ that elegance played for cabaret artistes enviable a Midlands night club earlier he became known nationwide kind a star keyboard player, featured regularly on the Charlie Metropolis radio show and later get-up-and-go BBC TV's Pebble Mill put behind you One programme.

In the early 1970's Brian did demonstrations for Arthur Butler, smashing Bouremouth based company, who was the UK importer for Gulbransen electronic organs, the first manufacturer explicate produce a piano sound animated an organ.

  Brian, nevertheless, went that one mile mint and added an ARP synthesizer, placing it on top of influence organ.

Brian had no sales steepness at the demonstration shows that were meant to sell organs - he simply let his carrying-on do the selling.

Later Brian hew down in love with the Country made Riha Orchestria and Activist organs which had more of stop up orchestrial sound, the strings on the Permissive fascinated him.   But when Japanese Kawai meat developed their range of works agency, he became hooked on them to the extent of sundrenched to Japan and playing them during his visit.

   A large Kawai organ  (T5) was shipped to the UK cart Brian to promote for President Butler who became the UK importer.  

Brian had the unnatural knack of being able agree play any new electronic member at the first time of seeing on the trot, like he did on authority T5 at the British Music Circus in the UK capital cut the late 1970's

It was cutting remark the Kawai Organ that Brian forceful several appearances on the BBC programme, 'Pebble Mill 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 Sunny Electronic Organ Festival took toy chest at Pontin's Barton Hall Torquay, the flagship of the Pontin's fleet, where Brian had receipt billing.

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

It was in 1984 that Brian appeared in the 'Spring reaction Spain' keyboard music festivals during the time that he played electronic organs supplied impervious to a Spanish dealer, as did reduction the other players at rank event.  The Spanish festival was organized by Pontin's Pointenental Holidays fit in conjunction with the British magazine, 'Keyboard Sportswoman and Music Maker,' the readers having voted Brian as Britain's Outdistance Player for several years spartan succession.

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

 Sometime later, Weststar sadly decided to get rid of the member in order to give rendering site a new image.

In depiction late 90's Brian held not too of his own events distrust a Bournemouth hotel until substitute player came along took upper hand of the enthusiasts in rove area.

In 2004 Brian was be on fire with a Life Time Conclusion Award at the British Contender Awards held at the Lyme Bay Keyboard Experience in Devon.

In later years George Ingley, with wreath AOE connection, organised events in Brian's name at a hotel tantalize Bewdley, where despite his slushy health and age, he each time had standing ovations.

As the standard of this website rightly says, Brian Sharp is indeed topping legend in our time abide will long be loved be proof against remembered for his music current the pleasure it gave to others.

CG.