Dustin Tatro

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Dustin Tatro is an American musician who is the stadium organist for Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers.

Dustin Tatro
OccupationOrganist • Radio Personality • Church Musician
OrganizationTexas Rangers, MLB
TitleOfficial Organist, Texas Rangers & Globe Life Field

Organist, St Paul United Methodist Church, Abilene, Texas OM/APD, Broadcast Radio

Host & Founder, The RockDown Show with Dustin Tatro
WebsiteTEXOrganGuy.com theRockDownShow.com

Tatro serves as organist at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Abilene, Texas, and is also a 20-year radio personality currently serving as OM/APD for an FM station and formerly hosting middays for Q Country 96.1 (KORQ) and a late-night rock program on KGNZ. He also holds certification as a Texas EMT.[1] He is the founder and host of the globally-syndicated weekly radio show called The RockDown Show with Dustin Tatro [1], which features artist interviews and counts down the top ten songs in Christian Rock.[2]

Tatro began working for the Rangers in early 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He is the first official organist of the Rangers since Marcia Rogers left in 2001 after playing since the opening of Globe Life Park in Arlington in 1994.[1] He got the job when Chuck Morgan, Executive Vice President for Ballpark Entertainment, saw videos Tatro had posted on social media while rehearsing for a major pipe organ recital and reached out to invite him to become organist for the Rangers.[1]

Beginning with the 2020 Major League Baseball season, the Texas Rangers began playing at Globe Life Field, which, as of September 2021, does not have an organ installed. [3] For the 2020 season, Tatro recorded approximately 750 pieces of organ music on a refurbished 1951 Hammond C2 organ that he acquired from the storage of a local Baptist church.[1] He also recorded some songs on the 2,800-pipe Garland organ at St. Paul UMC Abilene, where he has been the organist since 2014.[1] [4] Like many other stadium organists, Tatro takes requests on social media.[5]

Personal life[]

Tatro is from Andrews, Texas and has lived in Abilene since 2009.[1] He holds undergraduate and masters degrees in church music, with organ and choral conducting emphases, from Hardin-Simmons University.[3] He is married to Staci Armstrong.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Jaklewicz (October 21, 2020). "Texas Rangers' organist Dustin Tatro lives in Abilene, recorded music here". Abilene Reporter News. USA Today. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ Nikkel, Mary (2020-10-19). "Dustin Tatro to Launch The RockDown Radio Show November 6". Rock On Purpose. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ a b c Buscher, Casey (2020-07-27). "West Texas native becomes Texas Rangers' first organist in 20 years". kens5.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ^ Fulton, Loretta (2020-04-27). "ST. PAUL UMC ORGANIST SINGING, 'TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME'". Spirit Of Abilene. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. ^ Collins, Larry (2020-04-29). "Texas Rangers Organist Keeps in Practice, Hopes Baseball Helps Healing Process". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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