Do you know who this fellow is?  He’s Victor Aloysius Meyers, shown here at the height of his political career, about 30 years past the height of his musical career.  You’ll hear all about both and three of his recordings in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Doc Cook, Eric Coates and Harry Geise. And as an educational public service, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the  link in the audio player above to listen streaming online and/or download the show for listening at your convenience.   

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Vic Meyers

Tell Me What To Do – Vic Meyers AHO
Sad – Vic Meyers AHO / Frank Besinger, v.
Bow Down To Washington – Vic Meyers and His Hotel Butler Orchestra / Orchestra, v. 

Segment 2: Harry Geise

Brother, You Got Me Wrong – Ethel Waters
Blue Island Blues – Wendell Hall w / The Virginians Directed by Ross Gorman
Whistle (When You’re Blue) – Jack Stillman’s Orchestra / Vernon Dalhart, v.

Segment 3: Doc Cook

Hum And Strum (Do, Do, Do, That’s What I Do) – Doc Cook and His Fourteen Doctors of Syncopation
I Got Worry (Love Is On My Mind) – Doc Cook and His Fourteen Doctors of Syncopation
Slue-Foot – Doc Cook and His Fourteen Doctors of Syncopation

Segment 4: Hypocorism

There’s Nothing Sweeter Than A Sweet, Sweet Sweetie – Ruth Etting
Hello, Cutie – Jane Gray (Peggy English)

Segment 5: Eric Coates

In Town Tonight (Knightsbridge March) – BBC Dance Orchestra Directed by Henry Hall
Our Little Home – Thomas Chalmers
Princess Elizabeth – The Youth Of Britain March – National Symphony Orchestra Directed by Eric Coates

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