Music for Skating Made Possible by:
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This list is not complete and some dates are missing; however, it recognizes many of those who helped bring the joy of roller skating to patrons of the skating rink during the period The Bollinger Family owned The Oaks (1925 thru 1984).
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| 1925 - 1928 | Chuck Hawley (first organist) was carrying a beat-up brief case on his first visit to The Oaks- He rode the trolley to audition. Edward Bollinger told him the glue holding the pipes was not dry so asked him to come back the next day. Chuck made a case for expense of travel. Mr Bollinger agreed to an audition asking him to be careful. Chuck was hired. |
| 1928 | Dick Bauman - was still playing in 1938 |
| 1928 - 1939 | Buck Nye |
| 1932 | Helen Heppner |
| 1939 | Lucille Houston |
| 1939 | Leonard (Len) Hoyt - also played at the rink Robert had in Kelso, WA |
| 1939 | Pete Kraushaar |
| 1939 | Lane Lewis |
| 1940 (12 days) 1941 - 1946 1950 - 1960 |
Buss McClelland |
| 1953 | Joyce Cash |
| 1955 | Gale Enger |
| 1955 | Jerry Gilmore |
| 1955 | Brian Ingoldsby |
| 1956 | Glenn Shelley |
| 1957 | Lorretta Muralt |
| 1960 ; 1998 - 1999 |
Dean Lemire |
| 1964 | Jean Bonne |
| 1969 - 1985 | Don Simmons - musician / repair person (learned from Buss McClelland) - most popular / end of tradition of talking with skaters while playing |
| 1970 - 1999 | Steve Bray (Tune & Repair) - was not old enough to run the rides so learned to tune the organ. His grandfather was a night watchman when The Oaks opened in 1905. |
| 1981 - 1984 | Jack Coxon - rocked bench while playing |
| 1984 - 1998 | Jerry Jorgensen - learned from Gary Russell |
| Lucille Lyons | |
| Bob Mendenhall | |
| Jonas Nordwall - Member of the Musician's Hall of Fame | |
| Gladys Perky | |
| Cecil Teague |
