Lorin Whitney | |
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 Lorin Whitney at the console of his studio's Robert Morton pipe organ | |
| Born | September 11, 1914 |
| Died | August 29, 2007 (aged 92) |
| Education | |
| Known for | organist Founder, Whitney Recording Studios |
| Spouse | Aimee Whitney (m. March 17, 1937)[1] |
Lorin J. Whitney (September 11, 1914 – August 29, 2007) was an American organist and recording artist who played on Christian radio programs such as the Haven of Rest in the 1930s–1950s. His organ music programs were heard on the CBS Radio and NBC Blue Networks in the 1930s. He founded the Whitney Recording Studio in Glendale, California, in 1957, where he had a pipe organ installed. His studio organ was used for recordings by Whitney and other organists, along with furnishing accompaniment for singers. The studio accommodated large orchestras and was widely used by various entertainers to record secular music albums in the 1960s–1990s. After the studio was acquired by MCA in 1978, the MCA Whitney studio was used largely for popular music recordings.