Rapidly Rotating 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.

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.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

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

The post A “WCRF” Edition of RRR # 1,271 Nov. 24, 2024 appeared first on 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 this fellow is? He’s the British comic actor Joe Miller who lived from 1684 to 1738. So, since he’s not a musician or composer, why is he featured on this week’s playlist? Well, Joe Miller is mentioned in the lyrics of one of the songs in the first segment of the show, which features three records by Bert Williams. You’ll find out a little bit about Joe Miller in the back announce. In other segments, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson, don our finest blue gown, celebrate Lee S. Roberts’ birthday and generally make a mess of things. 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: Bert Williams

Unlucky Blues – Bert Williams
Constantly – Bert Williams
Samuel – Bert Williams

Segment 2: Preterite

Good Old Bygone Days – Charles and Effie Tyus
Let Bygones Be Bygones – Jack Jackson AHO / Al Bowlly, v.
Bygones – Leo F> Reisman’s Orchestra

Segment 3: Another Nice Mess

Strewin’ Your Mess – Billy McKenzie and Jesse Crump
Don’t Forget To Mess Around – Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
Mess, Katie, Mess – Tampa Red’s Hokum Jug Band

Segment 4: Gowns

The Girl In The Crinoline Gown – The Romaine Dance Orchestra
Red Nightgown Blues – Jimmie Davis
Alice Blue Gown – Red Nichols and His Five Pennies

Segment 5: Lee S. Roberts

Hawaiian Nights – Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra
Oh! Harold – Missouri Jazz Hounds / Arthur Hall, v.
Smiles – Boyd Senter and His Senterpedes / Ray Stillwell, v.

The post A “Mess” of an Edition of RRR # 1,270 Nov. 17, 2024 appeared first on 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 this fellow is? He’s bandleader Phil Spitalny whose birthday we’re celebrating, along with Mezz Mezzrow’s, In other segments, we’ll go postal, get possessive and hear about some “Madelines.” 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: Madeline

Madeline – Joseph Samuels’ Music Masters
Wait Until You See My Madeline – Lenzberg’s Riverside Orchestra
Paddlin’ Madelin’ Home – Broadway Broadcasters (Sam Lanin) / Unidentified, v.

Segment 2: You’ve Got Mail

Waitin’ For The Evenin’ Mail – Markel’s Orchestra
Mail Man Blues – Lee Morse
The Mailman’s Warning – Red Foley

Segment 3: Youve Got…

You’ve Got Something – Eddy Duchin AHO / Jerry Cooper, v.
You’ve Got Everything – Anson Weeks AHO / Bob Crosby, v .
You’ve Got Something There – Tempo King and His Kings of Tempo / Tempo King, v.

Segment 4: Phil Spitalny

Rippin’ It Off – Phil Spitalny AHO
Kiss Me Goodnight, Not Goodbye – Phil Spitalny AHO / Helen Rowland, v.
Up And At ’em – Phil Spitalny AHO

Segment 5: Mezz Mezzrow

Apologies – Mezz Mezzrow AHO
Dissonance – Mezz Messrow AHO

Hot Club Stomp – Mezz Mezzrow AHO

Bonus Track:

Alice Blue Gown – Hour of Charm All-Girl Orchestra

The post A “Possessive” Edition of RRR # 1,269 November 10, 2024 appeared first on 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 this fellow is? He’s pianist, vocalist and composer Ed Smalle. His is just one of three birthday salutes on this week’s show, the others being Charlie Kisco and Glenn Rowell. In other segments, we’ll play some things, and to fulfill a request, we’ll hear from Collins & Harlan. 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: Collins & Harlan

That Society Bear – Collins & Harlan
Oh, You Little Bear – Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan
With His Umpah Umpah On The Umpah Isle – Collins & Harlan

Segment 2: Play That Thing!

Oh, Joe, Play That Trombone – Ethel Waters
Play That Hot Guitar – Ted Weems AHO / Parker Gibbs, v.
Play That Song Of India Again – California Ramblers

Segment 3: Glenn Rowell

Since You Called Me Sweetheart – Ford and Glenn
School Day Sweethearts – Ford and Glenn
I Wish You Were Jealous Of Me – Bat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra / Elliott Shaw, v.

Segment 4: Ed Smalle

Nobody’s Business – Ed Smalle
Waffles – Ed Smalle
Ya Gotta Know How To Love – Hal Rogers (Ed Smalle)

Segment 5: Charlie Kisco

Love Is A Dream – Will Osborne AHO / Will Osborne, v.
It’s A Lonesome Old Town – Ben Bernie AHO / Donald Saxon, v.
Love In The Moonlight (For Me) – Gus Arnheim AHO / Loyce Whiteman, v.

The post A Small(e) Edition of RRR # 1,268 November 3, 2024 appeared first on 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 the gentleman is with these three lovely ladies? He’s B. A. Rolfe and he’s getting not just one, but two birthday segments on this week’s show. Are you wondering what the B. A. in B. A. Rolfe stands for? Well you’ll find out right off the bat in the first segment. But Rolfe isn’t the only one getting a birthday salute this week. You’ll also hear from Donald Heywood, including a bonus track at the end of the show. We’ll also celebrate the 120th birthday of the New York Subway system. 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: B. A. Rolfe and His Palais D’Or Orchestra

(All by B. A. Rolfe and His Palais D’Or Orchestra)
“Je T’aime” Means “I Love You”
It’s O. K. Katy, With Me
There’s Something Nice About Everyone But There’s Everything Nice About You – J. Donald Parker, vocal

Segment 2: New York Subway

Subway Sobs – Tiny Parham and His Musicians
The Subway Glide – Walter J. Van Brunt
Down In The Subway – Billy Murray
Subway – Ozzie Nelson AHO

Segment 3: Donald Heywood

Charleston Ball – Georgia Melodians
I’m Coming Virginia – Carroll C. Tate
Black Rhythm – Cab Calloway AHO / Cab Calloway, v.

Segment 4: B. A. Rolfe and His Lucky Strike Orchestra

(All by B. A. Rolfe and His Lucky Strike Orchestra)
Dance Of The Paper Dolls – J. Donald Parker, v.
I’ll Get By As Long As I Have You – Theo Alban, v.
The Flippity Flop – Billy Murray, v.

Bonus Track Smile – Ethel Waters

The post A B. A. Rolfe Celebration RRR # 1,267 October 27, 2024 appeared first on 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 his lovely lady is? She’s Marion Sunshine who wrote the lyrics to “A Penny For Your Thoughts.” That song finished up the third segment of this week’s show, having to do with pennies. In other segments, we’ll satisfy our sweet tooth with some candy and have a vocabulary lesson. We’ll also take a walk in the woods and sing like a canary. 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: Sweetest Day

The Candy Man – Rosetta Howard and The Harlem Hamfats
More Candy – Conway’s Orchestra
Panama – McKenzie’s Candy Kids (Mound City Blue Blowers)

Segment 2: Junk

Jerry The Junker – Clarence Williams AHO / Clarence Williams, v.
Junk Man’s Serenade – Claude Hopkins AHO
Junk Man Rag Medley – Fred Van Eps

Segment 3: Pennies

The Parade Of The Pennies – Red Nichols
“Red Nichols” Five Pennies – Billy Stennett and His Carolina Stompers
A Penny For Your Thoughts – Don Azpiazu and His Havana Casino Orchestra / Bob Burk, v.

Segment 4: Lost in the Woods

Back Woods Blues – Clara Smith
Maggie In The Woods – Patrick Gaffney
Two Little Babes In The Woods – Cole Porter

Segment 5: Canaries

Canaria – Louis Vola et son Orchestre de Lido de Toulon
My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes – Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro and Orchestra
Canary Polka – Pawlo Humeniuk

The post A “Junk” Edition of RRR # 1,266 October 20, 2024 appeared first on 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.

This is the second weekly playlist in a row in which a record label is the featured image rather that a photograph of an artist, composer or other historical figure. That’s because I couldn’t find a good photograph of either of our two birthday celebrants, Dick Burnett or Frank Quinn. We’re going to approach the third segment with reckless abandon and in the final segment, we’ll enjoy some pudding. The fourth segment has to do with blossoms and ends with the record pictured above. It really has nothing to do with flower or plant blossoms, but you can see why it’s included. There are 27 railroads mentioned in “Time Table Blues,” including 13 referred to only by their initials. See how many of them you can name. 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:

Ladies On The Steamboat – Burnett and Rutherford
Ramblin’ Reckless Hobo – Burnett and Rutherford
Blackberry Blossoms – Burnett and Rutledge

Segment 2: Frank Quinn

Ireland Boys Hurrah – Frank Quinn
The Mantle So Green – Frank Quinn
Pop Goes The Weasel – Frank Quinn

Segment 3: Reckless

Reckless Blues – Bessie Smith
Reckless Motorman – Carter Family
Reckless Night Blues – The Allen Brothers

Segment 4: Blossoms

Orange Blossom Time – The Capitolians (Sam Lanin) / Irving Kaufman, v.
Clover Blossom Blues – Husk O’Hare’s Super Orchestra of Chucago
Time Table Blues – Capt. Appleblossom

Segment 5: Pudding

Sugar Pudding – Memphis Jug Band
Puddin’ Papa – Get Happy Band
Puddin’ Head Serenade – Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy

The post A “Reckless” Edition of RRR #1,265 Oct. 13, 2024 appeared first on 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.

When I finished the usual five segments of three records each on this week’s show, I still had nearly six minutes to fill and was left wondering how to fill it. Then the first segment about Oscar Ford and last week’s segment about Dearborn reminded me that on the July 21st show I played “Since Henry Ford Apologized To Me” but didn’t explain how that song came to be. I thought the Happiness Boys’ was the only recording of the song, but I happened across the one pictured above by Jimmy Hussey. So in the sixth segment of the show you’ll find out the history of the song and a little bit about Jimmy Hussey. In the first segment we’ll celebrate Oscar Ford’s birthday and in other segments we’ll hear more from Arthur Young and His Youngsters, play fair, go to some barn dances and listen to some “dandy” records. 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: Oscar Ford

Race Between A Ford And A Chevrolet – Oscar Ford
Riding In A Chevrolet Six – Oscar Ford
The Girl I Love In Sunny Tennessee – Oscar Ford

Segment 2: Arthur Young And His Youngsters

Any Old Rags? (Parts 1 and 2) – Arthur Young and His Youngsters
A Bouquet For George Gershwin (Parts 1 and 2) – Arthur Young and His Youngsters

Segment 3: Fair

It Isn’t Fair – Isham Jones AHO / Rita Smith, v.
Fair And Square – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.

Segment 4: Barns

Over At The Old Barn Dance – Frankie Wallace and His Guitar (Frankie Marvin)
Barn Dance Polka – Hoosier Hot Shots
Corn Huskin’ Barn Dance – Victor Dance Orchestra

Segment 5: Dandy

After I Say I’m Sorry – Dandy Dance Orchestra / Arthur Fields, v.
Paddy The Dandy; The Bells Of Shannon; The Far Down Jig – Ed Gagan AHO
When I Was The Dandy And You Were The Belle Of The Ball – Irving Kaufman

Segment 6: When Henry Ford Apologized To Me

When Henry Ford Apologized To Me – Jimmy Hussey

The post An Oscar and Henry Ford Edition of RRR #1,264 Oct. 6, 2024 appeared first on 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 this fellow is? He’s blues guitarist Walter Brown McGhee, better known as Brownie McGhee. On last week’s show you heard him credited as Blind Boy Fuller No. 2, but this week he starts off the third segment of the show with a recording under his own name. To start off the show, we’ll celebrate the birthday of Henri Gendron and in other segments, we’ll do some picking, do some bundling and get syncopated. 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: Henri Gendron

Those Panama Mamas (Are Ruining Me) – Henri Gendron and His Strand Roof Orchestra
Me Neenyah – Henri Gendron and His Strand Roof Orchestra

(You Gave Me) Everything But Love – Henri Gendron’s Ambassadors / Unknown f. v.

Segment 2: Bundles

Bundle Of Blues – Arthur Young and His Youngsters
A Bundle Of Old Love Letters – Lewis James
My Bundle Of Love – Jay Whidden and His New Midnight Follies Orchestra

Segment 3: Picking

Picking My Tomatoes – Brownie McGhee
Rag Pickings – Fred Van Eps
Just Pickin’ – Roy Harvey and Leonard Copeland

Segment 4: Dearborn Street

29th And Dearborn – Russell’s Hot Six
Dearborn Street Breakdown – Charles Avery
35th And Dearborn – Jimmy Yancey

Segment 5: Syncopated Times

You Gave Me Your Heart – Novelty Syncopators
Titina (From Puzzles of 1925) – Fairfield Syncopators
Stay Out Of The South – Pickard’s Chinese Syncopaters

The post A “Syncopated” Edition of RRR # 1,263 September 29, 2024 appeared first on 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 fellers are? They’re the Crockett Family Mountaineers, led by patriarch and fiddler John Harvey Crockett, better known as “Dad.” You’ll hear from and about them in the first segment of this week’s show. On last week’s show you heard “What A Mouth!” from Burt Shepard and you’ll hear four more of his records in the second segment. In other segments, we’ll do some smiling, go absolutely nowhere and don some colorful jackets. 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: Crockett Family Mountaineers

Medley Of Old Time Dance Tunes, Part 1 – Crockett Family Mountaineers
Little Rabbit – Rabbit Where’s Your Mammy? – Crockett Kentucky Mountaineers
Medley Of Old Time Dance Tunes, Part 2 – Crockett Family Mountaineers

Segment 2: Burt Shepard

Women And Men – Burt Shepard
A Talk On Trousers – Burt Shepard
I Wouldn’t Leave My Little Wooden Hut For You – Burt Shepard
The Plumber – Burt Shepard

Segment 3: Smile

Roll Out Of Bed With A Smile – George Olsen and His Music / Vocal Quartet, v.
Wake Up With A Smile – Baltimore Society Orchestra (Adrian Schubert)
What’s The Good Of Kicking, Let Go ‘Round With A Smile – Maurice Burkhardt

Segment 4: Utopia

Never Gettin’ No Place Blues – The Dixie Stars (Al Bernard & Russel Robinson)
Out Of Nowhere – Quintet of the Hot Club of France
You Ain’t Nowhere – Don Redman AHO

Segment 5: Jackets

My Yellow Jackets Girl – Al Jolson
The Jackets Green – Seamus O’Doherty
The Blue Jackets (March) – Edison Military Band

The post A “Goin’ Nowhere” Edition of RRR #1,262 Sept. 22, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.