Tony Gangi allows the sounds of an organ grinder to take you on a true trip down a musical memory lane. The organ grinder was popular in the United States in the early 19th century in cities including ...

The organ grinder, often called a hurdy-gurdy man, was usually accompanied by a small monkey, trained to collect donations in a tin cup. By the time Cincinnatians enjoyed Donovan’s 1968 song, “Hurdy ...

Paul McCartney had someone call one of The Beatles’ signature hit songs “organ grinder music” when he played it for him. They eventually became top-notch songwriters whose original songs changed the ...

New York's EHX (electro-harmonix) has designed an effects pedal that allows guitarists to dial in classic tonewheel and combo organ sounds from the 1960s and 70s without having to worry about trudging ...

Organ grinders line up for photos ahead of the first-ever Festival of Organ Grinders in downtown Mexico City on May 19, 2023. (Cody Copeland/Courthouse News) MEXICO CITY (CN) — After more than 130 ...

Don Odilon Jardines has spent a lifetime at the organ grinder's handle. Now 73 years old, he is one of the oldest organ grinders still on the streets of Mexico City. For him, the organ's melody has a ...

Downtown Tijuana is a constant cacophony. Taxis, calafias (tricked-out short buses), and other vehicles never stop honking. Sirens from police cars, fire trucks, car alarms, and ambulances seem to ...

MEXICO CITY — Few sounds are so distinctive to Mexico’s capital as the tinkling, whistling melodies that itinerant organ grinders coax from their portable wooden barrel organs. Hardly a downtown ...

An organ grinder and his monkey were banned from the streets on health and safety grounds. Paddy Cooke, 64, from Matlock in Derbyshire, and his stuffed toy Simon cannot perform until they complete a ...