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.

Avalon, written by Al Jolson and Vincent Rose, is, of course, our theme song on the show, and you’ve heard plenty of versions of it over the years, but never this one by Vernon Geyer on the Hammond Electric Organ in 1938. You’ll find out all about Vernon Geyer in his birthday segment. We’ll be starting off the show with another birthday salute, for Billy Thorburn. In other segments, we’ll have some laughs, hear some regal records–not on the Regal label– and stop and smell the flowers. 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. Click on the player above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Billy Thorburn

It Costs So Little – The Organ, The Dance Band And Me / Jimmy Messini, v.
I’m All Alone (But I’m Not Lonely) – The Organ, The Dance Band And Me / Terry Devon, v.
Happy Days, Happy Months, Happy Years – The Organ, The Dance Band And Me / Leslie Douglas, v.

Segment 2: Vernon Geyer

Avalon – Vernon Geyer
Lullaby In Rhythm – Vernon Geyer
Sweet Jennie Lee – Vernon Geyer

Segment 3: Laughing

I Laughed So Hard I Nearly Died – Rex Cole’s Mountaineers
You’re Laughing At Me – Wayne King AHO
I’m Laughing – Frank Luther AHO / Frank Luther Trio, v.

Segment 4: Coronation

King For A Day – George Olsen and His Music / George Olsen, v.
Buckingham Palace – Frank Luther
The King Is Still In London – Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans / Sam Browne, v.

Segment 5: April Shower Bring May Flowers

In A Flower’d Garden – Hollywood Dance Orchestra (Nathan Glantz)
Moorland Flowers – John Bull London Orchestra
We Want The Flowers Now – Vernon Dalhart & Thomas Chalmers (as Lawrence E. Gilbert)

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