Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records

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 these chaps are? The fact that I am describing them as “chaps” gives the hint that they are British. And in fact they are the British singing duo of Bob and Alf Pearson. You’ll find out all about them in the final segment of this week’s show. But before that, you hear other birthday segments for Aubrey Stauffer, Adolph Hofner and Billy Hays. Billy Hays actually gets two birthday segments! One for the real Billy Hays and one for Billy Hays used as a pseudonym by Sam Lanin’s Famous Players! 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: The Real Billy Hays

When Carolina Smiles – Billy Hays AHO / Andrew T. Stanton, v.
Do You Believe? – Billy Hays AHO / Billy Hays, v.
I’ve Got To Have A Mamma Now – Billy Hays AHO / Andrew T. Stanton, v.

Segment 2: Aubrey Stauffer

The Young Rajah – Kaplan’s Melodists
That Lovin’ Traumerei – Al Jolson
Hollywood – The Red Caps

Segment 3: Adolph Hofner

You Better Quit It Now – Adolph Hofner and His Texans / Adolph Hofner, v.
Dis Ja Lieve Spim (When I Peacefully Sleep) – Adolph Hofner and His Texans / Adolph Hofner, v.
I’ll Keep My Old Guitar – Adolph Hofner and His Texans / Adolph Hofner, v.

Segment 4: Sam Lanin as Billy Hays

I’d Rather Cry Over You (That Smile At Somebody Else) Billy Hays AHO (Sam Lanin’s Famous Players) / Scrappy Lamber, v.
Get Our And Get Under The Moon – Billy Hays AHO (Sam Lanin’s Famous Players) / Scrappy Lamber, v.
There’s A Rickety Rackety Shack – Billy Hays AHO (Sam Lanin’s Famous Players) / Artie Dunn, v.

Segment 5: Alf Pearson

Just Humming Along – Bob and Alf Pearson
An Old Lullaby – Bob and Alf Pearson
Happy Ending – Bob and Alf Pearson

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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.

Without his trademark battered top hat and clarinet you might not recognize the person above as bandleader, instrumentalist and vocalist Ted Lewis. This photograph is from the late 1910s, probably aboard RMS Olympic. The “High-Hatted Tragedian of Song” will be getting a birthday segment with three of his records not heard on the show before. Howard Johnson will also have a birthday segment and other topics include Joe Raymond, “someday” and “dearie.” 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: Dearie

The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues – Percival Mackey and His Band / Harry Glen, v.
Dearie If You Knew – Grosvenor Dance Orchestra (Jack Hylton AHO)
Ka-Lu-A Intro.: Blue Danube Blues – Broadway Dance Orchestra

Segment 2: Joe Raymond AHO

Hollywood – Joe Raymond AHO
My Sweetie Went Away (She Didn’t Say Where, When Or Why) – Joe Raymond AHO
I Wonder Who’s Dancing With You To-Night – Joe Raymond AHO

Segment 3: Someday

Someday Soon – Adolph Hofner and His Texans / Adolf Hofner, v.
Someday, Sweetheart – King Oliver’s Dixie Syncopators
Someday You’ll Say O.K! – Vincent Lopez and His Casa Lopez Orchestra / Irving Kaufman, v.

Segment 4: Howard Johnson

Who Said I Was A Bum? – Bud Billings
Down Alongside Of The Docks – Vaughn De Leath & Frank Harris
It’s Not Your Nationality (It’s Simply You) – Billy Murray

Segment 5: Ted Lewis

Wouldn’t It Be Wonderful – Ted Lewis and His Band / Ted Lewis, v.
Sweet Little You – Ted Lewis and His Band / Ted Lewis, v.
No – Ted Lewis and His Band / Ted Lewis, 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 these rock formations at Bryce Canyon National Park are called? If not, you’ll find out in the third segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. Other segments include toes, coming back again and “H.I.” and we’ll have 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.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: “One Thing in Common”

Sweet Onion Time – Billy Jones and Ernest Hare
Rememb’ring – Jae Raymond AHO
Someday Soon – Anson Weeks and His Hotel Mark Hopkins Orchestra / Pete Fylling, v.

Segment 2: Toes

On Your Toes – Billy Cotton and His Band / Alan Breeze, v.
They May Not Be My Toes – Whistlin’ Alex Moore
Hop On Your Toes – Percival Mackey and His Band

Segment 3: Hoodoos

The Hoodoo Man – Herb Wiedoeft’s Cinderella Roof Orchestra
Hoodoo Lady – Memphis Minnie
I’ve Been Hoodooed – Jim Towel

Segment 4: Human Intelligence

I’m Just An Ordinary Human – Carol Lofner AHO / Betty Jane Rhodes, v.
Was That The Human Thing To Do – Chick Bullock’s Levee Loungers
Nobody Knows What A Red-Hot Mamma Can Do – Cogert & Motto (The Human Jazz Band)

Segment 5: Back Again

Schultz Is Back Again (With His Boom! Boom! Boom! – Four Aristocrats
My Bluebird’s Back Again – The Campus Collegiates / Bobby Dix Quartet
You’ve Got Those “Wanna Go Back Again” Blues – Ruth Etting

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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 person is? She’s Frances Belle Heenan, better known as “Peaches.” Peaches was at the heart of one of the most sensational scandals of the 1920s and you’ll find out all about it in the third segment of this week’s show. In other segments we’ll have another RRR vocabulary lesson, open some things, hear some more from Johnny Sylvester and play “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.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Pissmire

I Can’t Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) – Billy Cotton and His Band / Teddy Foster, v.
Chinese Picnic and Oriental Dance – Medley One-Step – Van Eps Trio
Aunt Susie’s Picnic Day – The Duncan Sisters

Segment 2: Open Sesame

Open Your Heart – Paul Ash and His Granada Orchestra
Open Your Arms My Alabamy – Kaplan’s Melodists
I’m Afraid To Open Your Letter – Don Bestor AHO / Neal Buckley, v.

Segment 3: Peaches Browning

Goofus – Red NIchols and His Five Pennies / Dick Robertson, v.
Now Goofy Dust Rag – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
Goofus Stomp – Slim Lamar’s Southerners

Segment 4: Johnny Sylvester AHO

Clearing House Blues – John SYlvester AHO (Formerly Indiana Five)
No One But You Knows How To Love – Johnny Sylvester AHO / Bob Blacke, v.
Temperamental (sic) Papa – John Sylvester AHO

Segment 5: One Thing in Common

Candied Sweets – Jack Pettis and His Band
Chinese Blues – Original Memphis Five
That’s Where The South Begins – Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang / Louis Prima, 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 in blazes is there a photograph of a blaze emblazoned on the playlist? Everything on this week’s show is for no particular reason. There are no birthday celebrations, no cultural or news events, just five random topics, one of which is blazes, In other segments, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson, we’ll throw some things, do some wandering and have a jubilee. 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!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Suffonsified

Satisfed Blues – Lemuel Fowler
Satisfied – Johnny Marvin
I’m Satisfied – Bailey’s Dixie Dudes

Segment 2: Throwing

Don’t Throw Me Down – Irving Kaufman
‘Tho You Threw Me Down – Oscar Grogan
Throw Down Blues – Original Memphis Five

Segment 3: Wandering

Let’s Wander Away – Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra
Song Of The Wanderer – Memphis Melody Players (Johnny Sylvester AHO)
Wanderin’ – Vernon Dalhart

Segment 4: Blazing

Blazin’ – Coon-Sanders Orchestra
Blaze Face Cow – Jazzbo Tommy and His Lowlanders
Blue Blazes – Jimmie Lunceford AHO

Segment 5: Jubilee

Let’s Have A Jubilee – Mills’ Blue Rhythm Band / Alex Hill, v.
American Jubilee – Eubie Blake Trio
Georgria Jubilee – Hoke Rice and His Hoky Poky Boys

Extra!

Charleson – Arthur Gibbs and His Gang

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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 is a photograph of Avalon in 1893 when it was referred to as “Rag City.” Find out why it was called that in the third segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. In other segments, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson and play “One Thing In Common.” We’ll also enjoy some pork products and celebrate Alfred Solman’s 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.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

There’s A Quaker Down In Quaker Town – Albert Campbell and Henry Burr
When It’s Orange Blossom Time Medley – Victor Military Band
That’s What I Call Heaven – Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band / Harry Shalson, v.

Segment 2: Ham Radio

Pork Chop Blues – The Two Charlies
Pork And Greens – Billy Jones
Ham And Eggs – Johnny Dunn and His Band

Segment 3: Rag City

A Bunch Of Rags – Vess L. Ossman
Down Home Rag – Six Brown Brothers
Ragging The Chopsticks – Arthur Fields

Segment 4: Aichmophobia

Needles And Pins – Edward M. Favor
Pencil Papa – Johnny Dodd’s Orchestra
Scissor Grinder Joe – The Virginians UDO Ross Gorman

Segment 5: One Thing In Common

Hard Hearted Hannah – Marjorie Royce
BVD Blues – Original Honeydrippers / Roosevelt Sykes, v.
The Panic Is On – Hezekiah Jenkins

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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 peaches featured on the playlist for this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, listen to the last segment of this week’s show and you’ll find out. In other segments, things will get a little fuzzy (having nothing to do with peach fuzz), we’ll have an employment segment, we’ll spread some joy and have some tunes about mammies. 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!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Take this job and…

Been On The Job Too Long – Wilmer Watts and The Lonely Eagles
I Don’t Think I Need A Job That Bad – Gus Van
Shove It Up In There – Blue Harmony Boys

Segment 2: Fuzzy

Dad’s Getting Fuzzy – Red Whitehead and Dutch Campbell
The Fuzzy Wuzzy Bird – Isham Jones AHO
Fourth Avenue Stomp – Frank Bunch and HIs Fuzzy Wuzzies

Segment 3: Loss Oy, More Joy

Oh Joy! – Victor Arden and Phil Ohman
I’ve Got The Joys (Intro: Cry Baby Blues) – Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra
My Little Pride And Joy – Joe Sullivan

Segment 4: Mammy

Japanese Mammy – Chuck Campbell AHO / Robert Wood (Irving Kaufman), v.
Carolina Mammy – Great White Way Orchestra
Mammy O’ Mine – The Versatile Three

Segment 5: Peaches

Everything’s Peaches – Jay Whidden and His New Midnight Follies Band / Jay Whidden, v.
Peaches In The Springtime – Memphis Jug Band
Peelin’ A Peach – Paul Whiteman and His Swing Wing . The Four Modernaires, v.
Little Peach – Vincent Lopez AHO

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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.

On this week’s edition of the show, we no sooner have a set of rapidly rotating records about coming home from our recent trip to Tennessee that we’re off to the moon! We’ll also visit some “villes,” cities or towns whose name ends in “ville.” We’ll also spend some time in the forest and gather some things together. 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: Back Home

Little Rover (Don’t Forget To Come Back Home) – International Novelty Orchestra
Mr. Radio Man (Tell My Mammy To Come Back Home) – Vernon Dalhart
I’m On My Way Back Home – Willie Creager and His Entertainers / Irving Kaufman, v.

Segment 2: Artemis II Mission

A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder – Isham Jones AHO / Joe Martin, v.
I Love The Moon – Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees / Rudy Vallee, v.
Cryin’ For The Moon – Gus C. Edwards AHO

Segment 3: Forests

Deep Forest – Earl Hines
Bleamerln Aud Mittenwald (Flower From The Forest) – Gottsmann’s Zither Trio
Two Little Babes In The Wood – Cole Porter

Segment 4: …villes

Moatsville Blues – Moatsville String Ticklers
Jacksonville Blues – Jacksonville Harmony Trio
Booneville Stomp – Red Whitehead and Dutch Coleman

Segment 5: …And You

You And Me And You – Bob Green’s Dance Orchestra (Adrian Schubert) / Arthur Fields, v.
Midnight, The Stars and You – Roy Fox and His Band / Denny DEnnis, v.
A Hot Dog, A Blanket and You – Gene Kardos Orchestra / Dick Robertson, 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.

I’m going to bet that everyone seeing this photograph knows the name of the subject. That’s right! it’s Pete the Pup from the Our Gang / Little Rascals comedies. On this week’s edition of the show, you’ll hear all about Pete as well as three rapidly rotating records about some other pups. There are also three birthday segments this week, for Lou Herscher, Gene Rodemich and Lou Gold. And in the second segment, we’ll play “Jacks.” I’m still trying to play “catch-up” now that we’re back from our little excursion to Tennessee and environs and will post shows as quickly as I possibly can. 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: Pete the Pup

Nervous Puppies – Mound City Blue Blowers
Pretty Puppy – Missouri Jazz Band (Nathan Glantz)
The Piddlin’ Pup – Ben Light and His Surf Club Boys

Segment 2: Jacks

The Four Jacks – Pietro J. Frosini
Jack Of All Trades – Bud Billings
Peg-Leg Jack – Frank Luther

Segment 3: Gene Rodemich

Who WIll It Be – Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
Teddy Bear Blues – Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
Forsaken Blues – Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra

Segment 4: Lou Herscher

On My Ukulele – Chester Gaylord
My Pal – John Steele
Bay Rum Song – Billy Hays AHO / Billy Hays and Ruland, v.

Segment 5: Lou Gold

Reminiscing – Lou Gold AHO / Irving Kaufman, v.
Lucious – Lou Gold AHO / Irving Kaufman, v.
I Can’t Get Over A Girl Like You – Lou Gold AHO / Irving Kaufman, 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.

Here, at last, is the April 12, 2026 edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. I apologize for the delay in posting it, but better late than never. Pictured above is the reason for the delay, a two week visit to visit family in Tennessee. For our last two visits, we stayed within the state, but this time we made a side trip for a couple of days, so this week’s show features segments about some of the states and cities we visited while back here. 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!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Tennessee

My Sunny Tennessee – The Columbians Dance Orchestra Deluxe
I Miss A Little Miss (Who Misses Me In Sunny Tennessee – Frank Crumit
Tennessee Lazy – Castle Farm Serenaders (Bill Haid’s Cubs)

Segment 2: Nashville

Nashville Nightingale – Ray Starita and the Piccadilly Revels Band
Nashville Woman’s Blues – Bessie Smith
The Nashville Blues – The Delmore Brothers

Segment 3: Cincinnati

Cincinnati Daddy – Duke Ellington Orchestra
George Street Stomp – Cincinnati Jug Band
It Takes A Cincinnati Yellow To Satisfy A Georgia Brown – The Dixie Stars

Segment 4: Ohio

Hi-Hi-Ohio – Frank Crumit
Ohio Prison Fire – Carson Robison
My Ohio Home – Lillian Morton

Segment 5: Kentucky

I’m As Blue As The Blue Grass Of Kentucky – Harry Reser’s Syncopators
Just A Song Of Old Kentucky – Monroe Brothers
Tell All The Folks In Kentucky (I’ll Be There) – Atlantic Dance Orchestra

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