Where am I?: Organist is a (very) bright spot in the city

By Chris Reynolds
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

This music man packs a sonic punch with his booming gilded Wurlitzer.

Blazing orange curtain. Raging orange blazer. Four sets of ivories. And that dreamy golden-coated organ.

Its booming tones echo in a grand old '20s building in an often-iffy big-city neighborhood.

But who is this man with the golden Wurlitzer, and where is he?

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  • 1. Where am I?

    • A. Bobby Rich, Great American Music Hall, The Tenderloin, San Francisco

    • B. Richard Robb, Commodore Playhouse, Calle Once, Miami

    • C. Robert Richards, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles

    • D. Dick Roberts, Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York

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