Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Irish fiddler and singer Packie Dolan. You’ll find out a bit about his short life in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. And his is just one of four birthday celebrations this week, the others for Fred Rich, Isham Jones and Eddie Cantor. And after those, we’ll be on our way. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Packie Dolan

A Drink In The Morning – Packie Dolan and His Boys
Mullin’s Fancy – Packie Dolan
Mother Malone – Packie Doland and His Melody Boys

Segment 2: Eddie Cantor

My Girl Uses Mineralava – Frank Williams (Billy Jones)
I Faw Down And Go Boom – Eddie Cantor
Joe Is Here – Eddie Cantor

Segment 3: On My Way

I’m On My Way Down Home – The Georgia Cotton Pickers
I’m On My Way South – Rhythmic Eight / Maurice Elwin, v.
I’m On My Way Home – Manhattan Musicians

Segment 4: Isham Jones

It Had To Be You – California Ramblers
At The End Of A Winding Lane – Paul Van Loan AHO
She’s Got ‘im – Fred Hamm AHO

Segment 5: Fred Rich

When I Close My Eyes And Dream – Fred Rich and His La Palina Orchestra / Billy Murray & Walter Scanlan, v.
Wishing And Waiting For Love – Fred Rich AHO / The Rollickers, v.

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know what this structure is? You’ll find out in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, having to do with wheels. In other segments we’ll do some knocking, get back to nature, try to get along and have yet another episode of “One Thing in Common.” There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Wheels

The Ferris Wheel – Alvino Rey AHO / “Skeets” Herfurt, v.
Free Wheeling – Art Shaw and His New Music / Leo Watson, v.
Free Wheelin’ Hobo – Britt and Ford

Segment 2: Get Along

You Gotta Ho-De-Ho (To Get Along With Me) – Cab Calloway AHO
That’s No Way To Get Along – Robert Wilkins
I Get Along Without You Very Well – Lew Stone and His Band / Sam Browne, v.

Segment 3: Knock Knock

Who’s That Knocking At My Door? – The Five Omega Collegians
Who’s There (Knocking At My Door) – Pete Hampton
Keep A Knockin’ (But You Can’t Come In) – Louis Jordan and His Tympani Five

Segment 4: Nature

Don’t Take Advantage Of My Good Nature – Fred Whitehouse
Narcissus – Charles Kellogg, The Nature Singer
Leave The Rest To Nature – Billy Cotton and His Band / Cyril Grantham, v.

Segment 5: One Thing In Common

Away Down In Maine – Billy Clarke
Fitzmaurice, Von Heuendfeld And Koehl – Tom Edwards
I’m On My Way To Maryland – Charles Dickson

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s one of the greatest banjo players of all time, the “Banjoist Supreme,” Harry Reser. His is one of three birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edition of the show, the others being Seymour Simons and Domenico Savino. In other segments we’ll try to come up with an alibi and take things to heart. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Domenico Savino

Harriette – D. Onivas AHO
Flower Of The Orient – Puritone Military Band
Big Boy – D. Onivas AHO

Segment 2: Alibi

Alibi-ing Papa – Bill & John
Alibi Baby – Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven / Edythe White, v.
Merely An Excuse – The Five Omega Collegians

Segment 3: Seymour Simons

Honey – Mildred Hunt
(The One I Love) Just Can’t Be Bothered With Me – Johnny Marvin
Tie A Little String Around Your Finger – Dick Robertson AHO / Dick Robertson, v.

Segment 4: Hearts

When Hearts Are Young – Arthur Lange’s Orchestra
Two Hearts – Society Night Club Orchestra / Dick Robertson, v.
So Beats My Heart For You – Webster Moore & His High Hatters / Webster Moore, v.

Segment 5: Harry Reser

Craving – Harry Reser’s Syncopators
Dear One – The Chiclet Orchestra (Reser)
Please – OKeh Syncopators Dir. Harry Reser

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this dapper fellow is? He’s British bandleader Victor Silvester and you’ll hear him finish up the first segment of this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records all about counting. In other segments, we’ll do some spelling, celebrate Hoke Rice’s birthday, bask in the glow and have yet another edition of “One Thing in Common.” There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Counting

It’s The Tune That Counts – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.
Counting The Days – Lanin’s Arcadians
Don’t Count Your Chickens (Before They Hatch) – Victor Silvester AHO

Segment 2: Hoke Rice

Brown Mule Slide – Hoke Rice and His Hoky Poky Boys
The Old Concert Hall In The Bowery – Hoke Rice
Do Something – Rice Brothers Gang

Segment 3: Glow

Moonglow – Art Tatum
Afterglow – Paul Whiteman AHO / Jimmy Brierly, v.
Ma (Intro: Glow Little Lantern Of Love) – Ernest L. Stevens

Segment 4: One Thing In Common

Tea For Two – Art Tatum
Bye Bye Baby – Ted Weems AHO / Parker Gibbs, v.
Cigaeetes, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women – Red Ingle and The Natural Seven / Red Ingle and the Might and Main Street Choral Society, v.

Segment 5: Spelling

C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken – Rogers & Picket
A British Spelling Song – Flotsam & Jetsam
C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E – The Badgers / Ray Wynn, v. (Irving Kaufman)

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s one of my favorite bandleaders, Ace Brigode, and we’ll be celebrating his birthday in the third segment of this week’s show with three of his records not heard on the show before. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Julius Lenzberg and Clifford Grey. We’ll start out quietly and end with a musical trip to Georgia. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Quiet!

This Town’s Too Quiet – Ray Noble and the New Mayfair Orchestra / Leslie Sarony, v.
In The Quiet Of An Autumn Night – Freddie Martin AHO / Buddy Clark, v.
Just A Quiet Evening – Eddy Duchin and His Central Park Casino Orchestra / Jerry Cooper, v.

Segment 2: Julius Lenzberg

Hungarian Rag – Eubie Blake Trio
Operatic Rag – Andrew Setaro, Xylophone
Taxi – Julius Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra Dir. Julius Lenzberg

Segment 3: Ace Brigode

You, Darling, You – Ace Brigode And His Ten Virginians
Oklahoma Indian Jazz – Ace Brigode And His Ten Virginians
Alone At Last – Ace Brigode And His Fourteen Virginians

Segment 4: Clifford Grey

My Love Parade – Maurice Chevalier
The Rogue Song – Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra / Douglas Stanbury, v.
Stop, Go! – Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Marvin, v. and uke

Segment 5: Georgia Statehood

That’s Georgia _ Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
Among The Georgia Pines – Billy James’ Dance Orchestra / Henry Crane, v. (Arthur Fields)
Breezin’ Along (To Georgia) – Broadway Broadcasters (Sam Lanin)

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s one of the oldest composers ever featured on the show, Henry Russell, born in England c. 1812. You’ll hear a bit about him and hear three of his compositions in the first segment of this final episode of Rapidly Rotating Records for 2024. In other segments, we’ll try to help keep you from violating the law and celebrate Belle Baker’s birthday. She was born considerably after Henry Russell! There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Henry Russell

Woodman, Woodman, Spare That Tree – Bob Roberts
The Old Sexton – Wilfred Glenn
A Life On The Ocean Wave – Orchestra of H. M. Royal Marines

Segment 2: Lights Out

Lights Out March – Arthur Pryor’s Band
Turn Off Your Light, Mr. Moon Man – Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
Lights Out – Art Karle and His Boys / Chick Bullock, v.

Segment 3: Camel Hunting

I Love To Ride A Camel (And Go Bumpity-Bumpity-Bump) – George Beaver (Irving Kaufman)
The Camel With The Wrinkled Knees – Frank Luther
The Camel Walk – University Six

Segment 4: Sunday Kisses

Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh? – Billy Jones
I Don’t Want Your Kisses (If I Can’t Have Your Love – Welcome L:ewis
If You’re Not Kissing Me – Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra / Unidentified Vocal Chorus, v.

Segment 5: Belle Baker

Sweet Little You – Belle Baker
Take Everything But You – Belle Baker
I’m Walking With The Moonbeams (Talking To The Stars) – Belle Baker

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this musical couple is? They were known as “The Sweethearts of Country Music” and were both regulars on the National Barn Dance radio show. You’ll find out their real names and hear one of their commercial recordings in the second segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. In other segments, we’ll hop aboard the express train, go to bed, deal with feelings of emptiness, spend some time down by the river, and celebrate Patti Pickens’ birthday. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Hop Aboard the Express

Orient Express – Hans Bund et seinem Orchester
Celestial Express – Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet
On The Wigan Boat Express – George Formby

Segment 2: Emptiness

Empty Barrels – Eddie Younger and His Mountaineers
The Empty Stocking – Lulu Belle and Scotty
Empty Ballroom Blues – Johnny Hodges AHO

Segment 3: And so to Bed

Empty Bed Blues, Part 1 – Bessie Smith
Bed Spring Poker – Mississippi Sheiks
Empty Bed Blues, Part 2 – Bessie Smith

Segment 4: Patti Pickens

San – The Pickens Sisters (From Georgia)
Good-Night Moon – The Pickens Sisters (From Georgia)
Sweet Georgia Brown – The Pickens Sisters (From Georgia)

Segment 5: Down By The…

Down By The Old Mill Stream – Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra / Dan Grissom, v.
Down By The River – S. S. Leviathan Orchestra, Dir. Nelson Maples / Turner Layton, v.
Down By The O-Hi-O = Milton Brown and His Brownies / Ocie Stockard, v.

Bonus Track:

Winter Wonderland – Marimba Novelty Orchestra / Jack Parker, v.

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

So why is there a picture of a chair on this week’s playlist? Well, that’s not just any chair. It’s a Morris Chair and it’s the answer to last week’s “One Thing in Common” challenge. You’ll find out all about the Morris Chair in the first segment of this week’s show. In other segments, we’ll give it our best shot, have a sorrowful set, do some dancing and have a silky segment. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Chairs

Rock Me To Sleep In An Old Rocking Chair – Elliott Shaw
There’s A Vacant Chair At Home Sweet Home (When The World Goes Back On You) – Charles Harrison
Rolling In His Little Rolling Chair – Conway’s Band, Dir. Patrick Conway

Segment 2L Shot Tower

Midst Shot And Shell – Band Of H. M. Irish Guards
Nothin’ But A Double Barrel Shotgun Gonna Keep Me Away From You – Sam Manning & Anna Freeman
The Shotgun Wedding – Jimmie Davis

Segment 3: Sorrow

I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow – Emry Arthur
Singapore Sorrows – Fred Elizalde and His Music
Sorrows – Meyer Davis’ Hotel Astor Orchestra / Scrappy Lambert, v.

Segment 4: Dance of the…

Dance Of The Goblins – Jascha Heifetz
Dance Of The Frowsy Heads – Prince’s Band
Dance Of The Demon – Victor Arden – Phil Ohman

Segment 5: Silk

Corn Silk – Harry Roy and His Band / Joe Crossman, v.
High Silk Hat And A Walking Cane – Ray Ball and His Guitar (Frankie Marvin)
The Little Silkworm – Jessie Matthews

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s composer Rudolf Friml and he gets a birthday segment on this week’s edition of the show. In other segments, we’ll play “One Thing In Common,” hear some songs about one of my favorite foods (potatoes), bear some aches and pains an have a dope set. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: One Thing In Common

You’d Be Surprised – Eddie Cantor
My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms – Bing Crosby
All By Myself – Aileen Stanley

Segment 2: Baked Potatoes

Hot Potatoes – Blind Blake w/Johnny Dodds and Jimmy Bertrand
The Baked Potato Man – The Masqueraders (Savoy Hotel Orpheans
Potato Head Blues – Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven

Segment 3: Aches and Pains

Aching Heart – Lou Gold Orchestra / Lou Abelardo, v.
It’s A Pain To Me – Mississippi Sheiks
Feelin’ No Pain – Lud Gluskin and His Versatile Juniors

Segment 4: Dope

Powder Rag / Dope – Fred Van Eps
Dope Head Blues – Victoria Spivey
Dopey Joe – Slim and Slam

Segment 5: Rudolf Friml

We’ll Have A Kingdom – Harry Reser’s Syncopators / Gladys Rice & Tom Stacks, v.
Indian Love Call – Lee Sims
Ma Belle – Paul Whiteman AHO / Austin Young, v.

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s composer Redmond Farrar and he’s getting not one, not two, but the first three segments of the show for his birthday tribute. I was contacted a couple of years ago by Farrar’s grandson, John Mahaffie who has shared some information about his grandfather which is not available online. In addition all of the records I’ll be playing are being heard on the show for the first time, and some of them are even new to John! We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Bobby Heath and Frank Melrose. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Segment 1: Redmond Farrar 1

I Wanna See A Little More – Manhattan Dance Makers (Ben Selvin)
I Can’t Do Without You – The Radio Rhythm Boys (Harry Hudson) / Al Bowlly & Chorus, v.
I’ll Keep Warm All Winter (With My Sunny Summer Love) – Ted Weems AHO / Red Ingle, v.

Segment 2: Redmond Farrar 2

Miranda – Billy James’ Dance Orchestra / Arthur Fields, v.
Cutie – Oriole Dance Orchestra
Your Smile – Four Troubadours (Four Aristocrats)

Segment 3: Redmond Farrar 3

If I Can Ba-Ba-Baby You – Missouri Jazz Band / Leroy Montesanto, v.
In Kalamazoo – Henry Crance (Arthur Fields)
Love Is In My Heart – Larry Holton (Scrappy Lambert)

Segment 4: Billy Heath

Hello, My Seetheart (I Love You) – Irving Kaufman
Who’s That Pretty Baby? – The Happiness Boys
I Going To Park Myself In Your Arms – The Radio Imps

Segment 5: Frank Melrose

Jelly Roll Stomp – Kansas City Frank
Laughing At You – Bud Jacobson’s Jungle Kings
Piano Breakdown – Frank Melrose

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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t not tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

This weekend the 38th Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival took place in Rancho Cordova, California and we were once again in attendance to enjoy seeing and hearing old friends and meet new ones. It was a great weekend of ragtime and early jazz and on this week’s edition of the show I’ll play vintage recordings of some of the tunes that were played by the musicians at the festival. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1:

Chicken Chowder – Victor Orchestra Dir. Walter B. Rogers
Buffoon – BBC Dance Orchestra Dir. Henry Hall
Baby Brown – New Orleans Rhythm Kings / Red McKenzie, v.

Segment 2:

Pickles And Peppers – Zonophone Concert Band
Grandpas’s Spells – Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
I Wish’t I Was In Peoria – Jazz Pilots (Harry Reser) / Tom Stacks, v.

Segment 3:

A Foggy Day – Geraldo AHO / Cyril Grantham, v.
Jim Town Blues – Tennessee Tooters
Mah-Jongg – Sid Reinherz

Segment 4:

Take Me Back To New York Town – Harry Tally
The Gondolier / Temptation Reg – Fred Van Eps / Albert Benzler, Piano
The Ragtime Goblin Man – Collins and Harlan

Segment 5:

Coaxing The Piano – Frank Westphal
Won’t You Fondle Me? – Billy Murray and Bob Roberts
Eccentric Rag – Oriole Orchestra

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