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 didn’t have time to make the correction on this week’s show, but on last week’s show I completely left out the details on the first record in the segment about cake, “Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake (And Make Yourself At Home.)” It was Joseph Samuels’ Orchestra with the vocal by Arthur Hall on Grey Gull 1172 recorded in June of 1923. It was also issued on the Banner, Regal, Broadway and Triangle labels. On this week’s show, as you might guess from the photo above, we’ll play some records about Odocoileus hemionus, the scientific name for the Mule Deer. There’s a huge controversy taking place on Catalina Island over the approximately 2,000 deer on the island, first introduced for hunting in the 1930s and you’ll find out a little bit about it. In other segments, Johnny Dunn, Jack Jackson and Victor Vorzanger all have birthday segments. And we’ll take a musical trip to Harlem. 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: Johnny Dunn

You Need Some Loving – Johnny Dunn and His Band
Dunn’s Cornet Blues – Johnny Dunn
Silver Rose – The Plantation Orchestra

Segment 2: Victor Vorzanger

It All Depends On You – Victor Vorzanger’s Famous Dance Band
Crazy Words-Crazy Tune – Victor Vorzanger’s Famous Dance Band / John Thorne, v.
Who Threw The Water On The Tom Cat’s Back – Victor Vorzanger’s Broadway Band

Segment 3: Jack Jackson

Gretchen – Jack Jackson AHO at the Dorchester Hotel, London / Jack Jackson, v.
I Always Keep My Girl Out Late – Jack Jackson AHO at the Dorchester Hotel, London / Jack Jackson , Chappie D’Amato +1, v.
My Young Man Is Ever So Nice – Jack Jackson AHO at the Dorchester Hotel, London

Segment 4: Catalina Island Mule Deer

Forked Deer – Jilson Setters (J. W. Day)
Snow Deer – Buell Kazee & Sookie Hobbs (Carson Robison)
Moon Deer (Indian Love Song) – Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra / Joe Sanders, v.

Segment 5: Harlem

Underneath The Harlem Moon – Peter DeRose Orchestra (Tom Berwick AHO) / The Marshall Sisters, v.
Drop Me Off In Harlem – Mills Blue Rhythm Bacd / Adelaide Hall, v.
Gravel Pit Stomp – Harlem House Rent Stompers

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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 lovely lady is? Her name is Kristi Turner. She’s not a composer, lyricist or musician, so why is she featured in the playlist of this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records? Kristi is the co-founder, along with her husband Ross, of Guided Discoveries, where I had the pleasure of working for more than a quarter century. Ross passed away unexpectedly last October and I dedicated a segment of the November 2 show to him. Kristi passed away just two months later and today, February 15, her family, friends and co-workers are gathering for a celebration of her life. In the first segment of this week’s show, you’ll hear little bit about Kristi and a number of records about a couple of her interests, dude ranches and horses. In other segments, Jimmy Durante gets a birthday segment and we’ll hear from Fred Spinelly. In the third segment, we’ll have our cake and listen to it, too! 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: Kristi Turner

The Dude Ranch Cowboys – Gene Autry
Dude Ranch Party, Parts 1 & 2 – The Texas Rangers

Segment 2: Horses

Horses – Jack’s Fast-Steppin’ Bell Hops / Pat Kennedy, v.
The Horse Trot – Two Step – National Promenade Band
Hitch Up The Horses – Savoy Orpheans

Segment 3: Cake

Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake – Joseph Samuels Orchestra
I Like Pie, I Like Cake (But I Like You Best Of All) – Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra / Billy Murray, v.
Let ‘Em Eat Cake – Leo Reisman AHO / Frank Luther, v.

Segment 4: Jimmy Durante

Hot Patatta – Jimmy Durante
I Didn’t Start In To Love You – Daisy Martin with the Tampa Blue Jazz Band
I’ve Got My Habits On – Nathan Glantz AHO

Segment 5: Fred Spinelly

Wherever You Are – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at The Lido Club / Harry Hudson, v.
Sunny SKies – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at The Lido Club / John Thorne, v.
Playground In The Sky – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at The Lido Club / Harry Hudson, 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 “the father of stride piano” James P. Johnson and his is one of three birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. The other two are Irving Aaronson and Lonnie Johnson. We’ll have a “climbing” segment and in a take-off of our “One Thing in Common” bit, we’ll have a “Nothing in Common” 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: Lonnie Johnson

Blues In G – Lonnie Johnson
Don’t Wear It Out – Lonnie Johnson & Violet Green (Clara Smith)
Playing With The Strings – Lonnie Johnson

Segment 2: Climbing

Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love – Ted Weems AHO / Dusty Rhodes, v.
I’ll Climb The Blue Ridge Mountains Back To You – Hugh Cross
Climbing Up The Scale – Johnny Johnson AHO

Segment 3: Irving Aaronson

My Scandinavian Gal (By Yumpin’ Yiminy) – Irving Aaronson’s Commander / Phil Saxe, v.
I Dare Not Love You – Irving Aaronson’s Crusaders / Frank Cornwell, v.
He’ Ain’t Done Right By Nell – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders / Phil Saxe, v.

Segment 4: James P. Johnson

My Old Lady Blues – Roy Evans, v. – James P. Johnson, p.
Stop That Dog (He’s Goin’ Mad) – Bob Pope and The Hotel Charlotte Orchestra / Dixie Lee Sothern, v.
Keep Off The Grass – James P. Johnson

Segment 5: Nothing in Common

The Tariff Bill Song – Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart)
Me-Ow – Irving Kaufman
Repeal The Blues – Ray Noble and The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / The Three Ginx, 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.

Before he was “Singin’ Sam,” Harry Frankel performed in blackface, an unfortunate part of his life as an entertainer and one I hope he would regret. Fortunately for us, he took on the persona of “Singin’ Sam” and you’ll hear three of his recordings as “Singin’ Sam” in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. Irene Beasley and Clayton McMichen will also have birthday segments on the show. We’ll also enjoy some delicious soup and tell you all about the Dunning-Kruger Effect. 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: Harry Frankel / Singin’ Sam

How You Gonna Wet Your Whistle – Harry Frankel
Now George – Harry Frankel
Dreamy Housatonic – Singin’ Sam

Segment 2: Clayton McMichen

Old Molly Hare – Clayton McMichen & Riley Puckett
Grave In The Pines – Bob Nichols (Clayton McMichen)
Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Clayton McMichen’s Georgia Wild Cats

Segment 3: Irene Beasley

Go ‘Long Lasses – Irene Beasley
Good Mornin’ – Irene Beasley
The St. Louis Blues – Irene Beasley

Segment 4: Soup

From Soup To Nuts – Van Eps Banjo Orchestra
How Mother Made The Soup – Charley Case
Animal Crackers In My Soup – Mrs. Jack Hylton and Her Band / Mrs, Jack Hylton, v.

Segment 5: Lemon Juice

Let Me Roll Your Lemon – Bo Carter
A Lemon In The Garden Of Love – Billy Murray
Juicy Lemon Blues – Tampa Red

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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 gentleman is? He’s British singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer Leslie Sarony. You’ll find out all about him and hear three of his recordings in the final segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. But before we get to Leslie Sarony, we also have birthday segments for Percy Wenrich and Smith Ballew. In other segments we’ll sweep some chimneys and try to avoid the crowds. 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: Chimney Sweeps

Settin’ In The Chimney Jamb – Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
Smoke From A Chimney – Maurice Winnick and His Sweet Music – Sam Costa, v.
Ode To A Chimney Sweet – The Three Ts

Segment 2: Percy Wenrich

All Muddled Up – Paul Specht & His Hotel Astor Orchestra
Moonlight Bay – American Quartet
Dublin Daisies March – Arthur Pryor’s Band

Segment 3: Crowds

Behind The Clouds (Are Crowds And Crowds Of Sunbeams) – Jean Goldkette AHO
Lonely In A Crowd – Kenneth Sargent
Something To Remember You By – Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble / Paul Small, v.

Segment 4: Smith Ballew

I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You) – Smith Ballew
Lady Luck – Smith Ballew AHO / Smith Ballew, v.
That’s How I Feel About You – Smith Ballew

Segment 5: Leslie Sarony

I Lift Up My Finger And Say Tweet Tweet – Piccadilly Players (Al Starita) / Harry Shalson, v.
Wheezy Anna – BBC Dance Orchestra Dir. Henry Hall / Leslie Sarony, v.
Don’t Be Cruel To A Vegetabuel – Leslie Sarony

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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.

You’ve probably already figured out from the poster above that one of the segments on this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records is songs from Benny Goodman’s historic Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16, 1938. But that’s not the only thing that happened on January 16th in history. You’ll find out another in the second segment of the show, about Prohibition. In other segments, we’ll celebrate James Monaco’s birthday, resort to some trickery and have a vocabulary lesson. 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: Prohibition

What Are We Going To Do (When There’s Nothing To Do On Sunday) – Arthur Fields
Ha! Ha! Ha! – Frank Crumit
How Are You Going To Wet Your Whistle? – Ernest Thompson

Segment 2: Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert

Avalon – Benny Goodman Quartet
Body And Soul – Benny Goodman Trio
Swingtime In The Rockies – Benny Goodman AHO

Segment 3: Perfidy

Deceitful Friend Blues – Tampa Red
Deception D’Amout – L’Accordeoniste Alexander
Deceitful Blues – Leona Williams and Her Jazz Hounds

Segment 4: Tricks

Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks – Benny Goodman AHO / Martha Tilton, v.
There’s A Trick In Pickin’ A Chick-Chick-Chicken – Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Marvin, v.
Tricks – Broadway Dance Orchestra

Segment 5: James V. Monaco

Gee, I’m Glad I’m Home – Cliquot Club Eskimos UDO Harry Reser / Tom Stacks, v.
Nesting Time – Knickerbockers / Johnny Marvin, v.
Ah-Ha! – Paul Whiteman AHO / Elliott Shaw – Shannon Quartet – Billy Murray, 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 these lovely ladies are? They’re Helen, Jane and Patti, The Pickens Sisters (from Georgia). They will start off the final segment of this week’s show with their rendition of “Sweet Georgia Brown.” Kenneth Casey wrote the lyrics and you’ll hear two other of his songs in his birthday segment. We’ll be celebrating three other birthdays this week as well, for Arthur Johnston, Clifford Grey and Mel Stitzel. We start off the show with a segment about apparel. 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: Apparel

I’m Only A Dude In Cowboy Clothes – Wilf Carter
Clothes – Murgatroyd and Winterbottom
Baby Don’t Tear My Clothes – Harlem Hamfats

Segment 2: Arthur Johnston

Sugar Plum – Teddy Wilson AHO
Three At A Table For Two – Will Hudson AHO / Kay Kenny, v.
Down The Old Ox Road – Jimmie Grier AHO / Bing Crosby, v.

Segment 3: Mel Stitzel

Tweedle-Dee Tweedle Doo – Perry’s Hot Dogs / Arthur Fields, v.
Bad Habits – Boyd Senter
Doodle-Doo-Doo – Benson Orchestra of Chicago / Frank Sylvano, v.

Segment 4: Clifford Grey

When I’m Looking At You – Columbia Photo Players (Ben Selvin) / The Crooners, v.
March Of The Musketeers – Paul Whiteman AHO / Vocal Quintet, v.
Hallelujah! – Golden Gate Orchestra

Segment 5: Kenneth Casey

Sweet Georgia Brown – The Pickens Sisters (from Georgia)
Craving – Harry Reser’s Syncopators
Daughter Of Sweet Georgia Brown – Vincent Lopez and His Suave Swing Orchestra / Sonny Schuyler, 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.

Yeah, I thought this photo would get your attention! Do you know who this person is? She’s German dancer, pantomime, cabaret artist, actress and performance artist Valeska Gert. And she will finish our this week’s show in a segment about “types” as in “you’re my type.” This first show of 2026 starts off with a birthday segment for Jerry Blaine. We’ll also have a vocabulary lesson, hear chirping and tweeting of some birds, hear some news, and do some typing on the typewriter. 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: Jerry Blaine

Romance In The Dark – Jerry Blaine and His Stream Line Rhythm / Phillis Kenny, v.
Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.
I Double Dare You – Jerry Blaine and His Stream Line Rhythm / Jerry Blaine and Phyllis Kenny, v.

Segment 2: Seatherny

Chirp, Chirp – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at the Lido Club / John Thorpe, v.
Tweet Tweet – Albert E. Short and His Tivoli Syncopators
Chirping Birds – Gardoni & Puig

Segment 3: News

Bad News Blues – Ladd’s Black Aces
No News (Or What Killed The Dog) – Frank Crumit
Fron Page News – Syd Lipton AHO / Chips Chippendall, v.

Segment 4: Typewriters Anonymous

He’s A Different Type Of Guy – Jimmy Noone’s New Orleans Band
Bridget Typewriter McGuire – John Terrell
The Girl At The Typewriter – Raymond Scott Quintette
Toy Typewriter (Excerpt) – Raymond Scott

Segment 5: My Type

You’re Just My Type – Jing Oliver AHO
She’s Just The Type For Me – Debroy Somers and His Band / Bobby Sanders, v.
Berliner Type – Valeska Gert

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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? His name is Carl Frederick Ejanr Pedersen. If that doesn’t ring a bell, you may know his better as actor and singer Carl Brisson and his is one of two birthday segment on this week’s final Rapidly Rotating Records show of 2025. The other is Mike Jackson. In other segments, we’ll hit the bricks, join a caravan and try to actually do something about the weather! 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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BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Mike Jackson

I’m Gonna Kill Myself – Mike Jackson and Mabel Richardson
Meat Man Pete (The Dealer In Meat) – Vance Dixon and His Pencils / Papa Too Sweet, v.
Black Cat Bones – Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band

Segment 2: Carl Brisson

I’ll Believe In Love – Carl Brisson
Give Her A Little Kiss – Carl Brisson
Dinner At Eight – Carl Brisson

Segment 3: Caravans

Caravan – Ambrose AHO
La Cumparsita – Bill Scotti AHO
Procession Of The Sirdar – Commodore Grand Orchestra

Segment 4: Bricks

The Bricklayers – Two Dark Knights
Down To The Bricks – Jimmy O’Bryant’s Washboard Band
Hot Bricks – Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra

Segment 5: NCAR / Weather

We’re Gonna Have Weather, Whether Or Not – Wendell Hall
Crazy Weather – New Mayfair Dance Orchestra Directed by Percival Mackey / Three Ginx, v.
Winter Weather – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, 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.

Can you guess the subject of this photograph? It was taken around 1945 and is the mirror of the 200 Inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory being ground and polished. At the time it was the world’s largest telescope. You’ll learn some interesting facts about the telescope and the mirror in the fourth segment of this week’s show and hear some “reflective” records. In other segments, we’ll celebrate the birthdays of Stella Unger and Abe Olman. We’ll also have a bovine segment, and hear more from and about Grandpa Bob Effros. 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: Stella Unger

I’m All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart – Ted Lewis and His Band / Ted Lewis, v.
Don’t Cry, Baby – Bessie Smith / James P. Johnson, p.
When The Rain Comes Rolling Down – Jack Hylton AHO / Sam Browne, v.

Segment 2: Abe Olan

Ev’rything You Do – Barney Rapp AHO
If You’ve Got A Little Bit, Hang On To It – Arthur Collins
Oh! Susie Behave – Irving Kaufman

Segment 3: A Bovine Segment

Red Cow – Jack Payne AHO / Jack Payne, v.
Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow – J. W. Myers
Throw The Old Cow Over The Fence – Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters

Segment 4: Palomar Observatory – Hale Telescope

Daily Mirror Front Page – Ernest Shand
Reflections Of You – Sonny Clapp and His Band O’ Sunshine / George Marks, v.
Reflections In The Water – Green Brothers Novelty Band / Harold Van Emburgh, v.

Segment 5: Grandpa Bob Effros

Sing A Little Jingle – Boswell Sisters
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile – Ben Selvin AHO / The Sunshine Boys, v.
He’s A Big, Big Man From The South (With A Big Cigar In His Mouth – Six Jumping Jacks / Tom Stacks, v.

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