10 Facts About Lorin Whitney

Lorin Whitney founded the Whitney Recording Studio in Glendale, California, in 1957, where he had a pipe organ installed.

Lorin Whitney was born on September 11,1914, in Madera, California, the son of David and Caroline Lorin Whitney.

Lorin Whitney then attended Fresno State College for a year, before transferring to Southern California Bible College.

Lorin Whitney was on other Los Angeles area stations at various times in the 1930s, including KNX, KFI, KHJ, and KGER.

Lorin Whitney began making organ recordings on the Sacred Records label beginning in 1945 and had a program of organ music on the CBS Radio network.

Lorin Whitney continued to perform as a solo organist in concert appearances and as an accompanist for various singers in the 1970s.

In 1957, Lorin Whitney built the Lorin Whitney Recording Studio in Glendale, and installed a Robert Morton theater organ he had acquired from the Fox Theatre in Redwood City, California.

Lorin Whitney expanded it with additional Wurlitzer pipes and an enlarged console, resulting in a 4-manual, 34-rank pipe organ.

Lorin Whitney promoted the use of his studio by other radio ministries based in the Los Angeles area to produce records on his Angelus label for their listening audiences, such as the duet of John and Linnie Olson on the Trans World Missions broadcast.

Lorin Whitney sold the studio to MCA in 1978, but continued his association with the studio for another five years as a consultant.