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.

On this evening’s show, we’ve got songs about birds, Tennessee, mines and nickels.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Topic
May 14 in 1945, the dramatic adventure serial “The Sparrow and the Hawk” was first broadcast over CBS radio. So to start the show we’re going to begin with a set of songs about birds.

Eccentric – The New Orleans Owls
Boar Hog Blues – Hightower’s Night Hawks

Ain’t You Ashamed – Arcadia Peacock Orch
Ostrich Walk – Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra

Segment 2: Tennessee
May 14 in 1945, the western adventure series “Tennessee Jed” made its debut on ABC radio, so here in its honor, is a set of songs about Tennessee.

Sweet Henry the Pride of TN – Charley Straight’s Rendezvous Orch.
Tennessee Twilight – The Chicago Rhythm Kings

Memphis, TN – Bradford’s Jazz Phools / Ethel Ridley, v.
I’m Bound for TN – The Georgia Melodians

Segment 3: Mine
May 16 in 1910, Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, so here to commemorate this are some “mine” song.

Really Mine – The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / Al Bowlly, v.
Mine All Mine – Coon-Sanders Orchestra
Yours and Mine – Ben Selvin AHO
Lady Mine – Ross Deluxe Syncopator

Segment 4: Nickels
May 16 in 1866, the U.S. Treasury Department added another coin to American currency by authorizing the minting of a five-cent coin, the nickel. So here in commemoration of the five-cent piece are some songs about nickels.

Nickel in the Slot – Joe “Wingy” Manone and his Orchestra
Jimmy Had a Nickel – Clarence Williams and His Orchestra / Dick Robertson, v.
I’m Walking thru clover – Louisiana Rhythm Kings [Dir – Red Nichols]

Segment 5: Ragtime Tour
In 1912 Charley Straight and ragtime singer Gene Greene teamed up and toured England in 1912.

Rag-time Soldier Man – Charley Straight / Gene Green

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show, we’ll bemoan April 15, take a midnight ride, and celebrate the birthday of Thornton Wilder.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Cigarettes & Smoking
April 17 in 1933, former hotel bellhop Johnny Roventini, pillbox hat and all, uttered the words, “Call for Philip Morris” for the first time on radio. The phrase “Call for Philip Morris” became one of the most famous in all of advertising. So here to commemorate Johnny Roventini, are some songs about cigarettes and smoking.

They Satisfy – King Cole and His Music Weavers
Cigarettes, Cigars – Ruth Etting

While a Cigarette Was Burning – Joe Loss and His Orchestra / Chick Henderson, v.
Smoke Rings – Richard Himber and His Essex House Orchestra /Joey Nash

Segment 2: Midnight
April 18 in 1775 at about 10 P.M., three men took to their horses to ride from Boston to Concord, MA to warn the citizens of the approaching British army. So here, in honor of their midnight ride, are some songs about midnight.

Business After Midnight – Original Yellow Jackets
Harlem After Midnight – Mills Blue Ribbon Band

Midnight Ramblers Stomp – Orig. Midnight Ramblers Ork
Midnight Stomp – Jeannette James and Her Synco Jazzers

Segment 3: Broke
April 15 was tax day. I hope you got a great big refund. But here are some songs for those who had to shell out even more than was withheld,

Broke Again – Princeton Triangle Jazz Band
Cash Money Blues – Kaiser Clifton

Poor Kid – Ben Selvin AHO
Money Blues – Fletcher Henderson AHO

Segment 4: Towns
April 17 marked the birth in 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin of novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder. He won 3 Pulitzer Prizes including for his play “Our Town”. So here to commemorate Thornton Wilder, are some songs about towns, starting off, of course, with one about OUR town, Avalon.

Avalon – Charles Harrison
Mishawaka Blues – Cotton Pickers
Baltimore – Jack Crawford AHO
hreveport Stomp – the Morton Trio

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show, a little later on we’re going to have breakfast, and we’ll have a quartet of songs by quartets.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: First Parentheses
For no particular reason other than I seem to have come across a lot of such songs lately, here are some songs which have parentheses in their titles.

(You’re Just a Great Big) Baby Doll – Ted Weems and His Orchestra / Thomas Parker Gibbs, v.
(Here We Are) Rollin’ in Love – Joe Morrison

(Step By Step, Mile By Mile) I’m Marching Home to You – Hal Kemp AHO / Arthur Fields, v.
(You Came Along) Just in Time – Billy Hays AHO

Segment 2: Quartet
April 11 in 1936, the SPEBSQSA was founded. That’s the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. She was opera singer, Adelina Patti. So to commemorate the SPEBSQSA, we have some songs by some quartets.

Down Among the Sheltering Palms – Lyric Quartet
Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon – Ada Jones and American Quartet

Bells of St. Mary’s – Peerless Quartet
Hail, Hail, The Gang’s All Here – Irving Kaufman-Columbia Quartet

Segment 3: Last Parenthesis
In the fist segment of the show we had a set of songs with parenthetic phrases at the beginning of their titles. This segment, we’ve got a set of songs with parenthetic phrases at the end of their titles.

Always in My Heart (Forever on my mind) – Isham Jones
Any Corner is a Cozy Corner (With a …) – Ted Weems and His Orchestra

Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me) – Clarence Williams AHO
Buy, Buy for Baby (Or Baby Will Bye Bye You – Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra / Belle Mann, v.

Segment 4: Breakfast
Last week on April 11 in 1986, Kellogg’s of Battle Creek, MI stopped its 80 year tradition of conducting tours of its breakfast-food plant. You may not be able to tour the Kellogg’s breakfast cereal plant, but here’s a quick tour of some of the breakfast songs on the Rapidly Rotating Records playlist.

Breakfast Ball – Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
Breakfast in Harlem – Buck & Bubbles
Can You Fry an Egg – Arthur Fields

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show, we’re gonna play the ponies, acknowledge daylight savings time, and hear from “the champion of the people”.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Spavined
As a public service, we’re going to have a vocabulary lesson. Spavined, as a noun Spavin is a swelling, but the adjective also has a secondary meaning: old and decrepit or “over-the-hill”. Some might refer to the records we play on the show as spavined, but here are some records about some spavined things, other than me.

In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town – Harold Van Emburgh and His Orchestra
In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town – Belle Baker

Shabby Old Cabby – Joe Loss
The Old Town Pump – Harry Reser

Segment 2: Time
Well, it’s now daylight savings here in the US, which means we’ve got some extra time

There ought to be a moonlight saving time – Ruth Etting
It’s about time – Joe Haymes and His Orchestra / Larry Murphy, v.

Time On My Hands – Nat Shilkret
Time On My Hands – Percival Mackey and His Band / Queenie Leonard, v.

Segment 3: Ponies
Last week on April 3 in 1860, Pony Express mail service began in St. Joseph, Missouri. So here in commemoration of the Pony Express are some songs about ponies.

Stampede – Bert Firman’s Dance Orchestra
The King’s Horses – New York Syncopators

Everyone Says “I Love You” – Chico Marx
Horses – Six Jumping Jacks / Tommy Stacks, v.

Segment 4: Crime
April 3 in 1939, “Mr. District Attorney”, was heard for the first time on NBC radio. So here to commemorate Mr. District Attorney, are some songs about crime.

DA Blues – Pee Wee Russell’s Hot Four
Guilty – Ray Noble and the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / Al Bowlly, v.
Put Me Behind Bars – Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans / George Melachrino, v.
Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now – The High Steppers / Dick Robertson, v.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show, we’re going to raise the roof, we’ll be serving some cake and fulfill a request.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Nimiety
To get us started, as a public service, we’re going to have a vocabulary lesson. The word is nimiety, a noun meaning an excess or redundancy. Well, you can never have too many 78s from the 20s and 30s, but I guess you can have too many eyes.

There’s too many eyes – Ted Weems
Too Many Tears – Ed Kirkeby

Too Many Kisses in the Summer – Calif Ramblers
Too Many Tots Make You Totter – Jay Whidden

Segment 2: Roofs
Last week on March 24 in 1955, Tennessee Williams’ play, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, opened on Broadway. So here in commemoration of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” are some songs about roofs.

Tin Roof Blues – New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Leaky Roof Blues – Lange-McKay Orchestra
On a Roof in Manhattan – Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians / Nelson Keller, Stuart Churchill, Clare Hanlon, v.
Steel Roof – The Six Blue Chips

Segment 3: Banana’s
Listener Jorge sent in a request for “Yes, We Have No Bananas”. Here at Rapidly Rotating Records, we try to go above and beyond the expected, so here is not just “Yes, We Have No Bananas”, but a whole set of banana songs.

Yes, We Have No Bananas – Ben Selvin
I’ve Never Seen a Straight Banana – Waring’s Pennsylvanians

I’ve Got the ‘Yes, We Have No Bananas’ Blues – Belle Baker
Banana Oil – Vaughn DeLeath

Segment 4: Cake & Pie
March 26 marked the birth in 1880 of Duncan Hines, a traveling salesman, who would eat in a great many restaurants of varying degrees of quality. He started writing restaurant reviews, hotel and lodging reviews, and recipes, many for his favorite food, baked goods. So here in honor of Duncan Hines are some songs about cake, as well as pie.

I Like Pie, I Like Cake (But I Like You best of all) – Bernie Cummins
Let ’em Eat Cake – Emile Coleman’s Riviera Orch

Sweetie Pie – Fats Waller and His Rhythm
Ma, I miss your apple pie – The Jesters

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show we’ve got some songs about gambling, we’ll celebrate the birthday of Ozzie Nelson, and fulfill a request.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: The Girl Friend
March 17 in 1926, the musical “The Girl Friend” opened in New York City. Here’s a song from the show, and a few more girlfriend songs.

The Girlfriend – George Olsen and His Music
A Girlfriend of a Boyfriend of mine – Ted Weems and His Orchestra

Is She My Girlfriend – Ray Miller and His Orchestra
That’s the Time a Feller Needs a Girlfriend – Snooks Friedman and His Memphis Stompers / Pat McCarthy, v.

Segment 2: Ozzie Nelson
March 20 marked the birth in 1907 in Jersey City, New Jersey, of Oswald George Nelson, better known as Ozzie.

Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra
Got the Jitters – Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra
Says My Heart – Wonderful – Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra
I Don’t Mind Walking in the Rain – Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra

Segment 3: Luck
March 22 way back in 1630, the first legislation in the US to prohibit gambling was enacted in Boston, Massachusetts. So here are some rapidly rotating records about luck–good and not so good.

Lady Luck – California Ramblers
Hard Luck – Floyd Mills and His Marylanders
Ace in the Hole – Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra
I’ve Found a Horseshow – George Fisher and His Kit-Kat Band

Segment 4: Boyfriends
Earlier we had some songs about girlfriends, so we’re going to wrap up with some songs about boyfriends.

Don’t Mistreat your good boy-friend – The Bubbling Over Five
Is He My Boyfriend – Ted Shapiro / Sophie Tucker, v.
Me and the boyfriend – Ray Miller and His Orchestra

Segment 5: Friendly
We’ve got time for one more. This one’s neither a boyfriend nor girlfriend song.

Let’s Get Friendly – Roy Carroll and His Sands Point Orchestra

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

The post Rapidly Rotating Records 78 RPM Show – 24 March 2002 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.

On this evening’s show we’re going to celebrate the birthdays of John Luther Jones and Percival Lowell. And March 17 being St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll have some “green” songs.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Ears
March 13 in 1877, Chester Greenwood received a patent for the earmuff.So hear in honor of Chester Greenwood and his earmuffs are some songs about ears.

An Ear Full of Music – Mal Hallet AHO
Cheerful Little Earful – Vincent Lopez AHO / Jack Parke, v.

Tin Ear – Jan Garber and His Orchestra
Were Your Ears Burning Baby – Ruth Etting

Segment 2: Stars
March 13 marked the birth in 1855 of Percival Lowell. The last eight years of his life were devoted to searching for a planet beyond Neptune. Lowell died on November 12, 1916, but the search continued and on Percival Lowell’s birthday, March 13, in 1930, it was announced that the planet Pluto had been discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. Well I don’t have any records about planets, but I have a ton of them about stars.

Bright Star Blues – Piron’s New Orleans Orchestra
Counting the Stars Alone – California Ramblers
Singing to the Stars – Leo Reisman and His Orchestra / Lew Conrad, v.
I’ve Told Every Little Star – Hyam Greenbaum

Segment 3: Railway
March 14 marked the birth in 1864 in southeast Missouri of John Luther Jones. Who’s John Luther Jones? You may know him as “Casey Jones”, railroad engineer and subject of the ballad of Casey Jones. Here’s a version of “Casey Jones” and a few other railway songs.

Casey Jones – Billy Murray and the America Quartet
Big Railroad Blues – Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Flag That Train – Vick Myers and his Atlanta Melody Artists
The Runaway Train – Vernon Dalhart

Segment 4: Green
March 17 is of course, St. Patrick’s Day. So here in honor of St. Patrick’s Day are some “green” songs.

In Your Green Hat – Volunteer Firemen / Al Bernard, Frank Kamplain, v.
There’s a Little White House on a Little Green Hill – Jean Goldkette’s Book-Cadillac Orchestra
Grass is Getting Greener – Victor Young and His Orchestra

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

The post Rapidly Rotating Records 78 RPM Show – 17 March 2002 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.

On this evening’s show we’re going to do some jumping, we’re going to go mad, do some gardening and celebrate Bix’s birthday.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Waffles
A couple of weeks ago I played a record called “Waffles”. Listener Luis in Argentina e-mailed to point out that the Missouri Jazz Band was in the case of “Waffles”, a pseudonym for Adrian Schubert and His Orchestra, and that the vocal was by Irving Kaufman. So, now that we’ve set that record straight, here’s another version of “Waffles”

Waffles – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders / Phil Saxe & Chorus, v.
Chicken and Waffles – Bunny Berigan and His Blue Boys

Segment 2: Jump
March 1 in 1912, Captain Albert Berry of the Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, MO made the first parachute jump from a powered airplane. So here in honor of all the skydivers out there, here are a couple of jumping songs.

Jumpin’ Jack – Skeets Tolbert and His Gentlemen of Swing
Jumpin’ Jive – Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Segment 3: Topic
March 1 marked the birth in New York in 1922 of William M. Gaines. That name will be immediately recognizable to some of you. For the others, William Maxwell Gaines was the publisher of Mad Magazine. So here in honor of William M. Gaines and Mad Magazine, are some “Mad” songs.

Harlem Madness – Coon-Sanders Orchestra / Joe Sanders, v.
Sweet Madness – The Casa Loma Orchestra / Kenny Sargent, v.

Continuing this mad set of songs, here’s a pair of acoustic recordings
Pleasure Mad – Charles Creath’s Jazz-O-Maniacs
Charleston Mad – Lovie Austin and Her Blues Serenaders

Segment 4: Flowers & Gardening
March 7 marked the birth in 1849 in Lancaster, Massachusetts of horticulturist Luther Burbank. During his career, Burbank introduced more than 800 new varieties of plants — including over 200 varieties of fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains, and hundreds of ornamental flowers. So here in honor of Luther Burbank, are some songs about flowers and gardening,

Fleur d’amour – Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra
You’ve Got Me Picking Petals off of daisies – High Hatters
Green Tulips – Vintage Radio Celebrities
Lou – The California Poppies

Segment 5: Bix Beiderbecke
March 10, 1903 is the birthday of……..that’s right! Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke, and here are 3 from Bix

I’m Glad – The Sioux City Six
My Pretty Girl
Sunny Disposish – The Jean Goldkette Orchestra

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show is “in the bag”.We’re going to have breakfast and communicate by several different means.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Bags
February 20 all the way back in 1872, Luther Crowell received a patent for a machine for manufacturing paper bags. So here to commemorate Luther Crowell’s invention, are a couple of songs about bags.

Bag o’ Blues – Jack Pettis and His Pets
It’s in the Bag – Jones & Hare

Segment 2: Waffles
February 21 in 1950, the first International Pancake Race was held in Liberal, Kansas. Well, I don’t have any records about pancakes, but I do have some about waffles.

Waffles – Missouri Jazz Band
Waffle Man’s Call – Johnny Bayersdorffer and His Jazzola Novelty Orchestra

Segment 3: Whistling
If you’ve ever attended or watched a professional sporting event on TV, you’ve more than likely heard an “Acme Thunderer” whistle, so here to commemorate Joseph Hudson’s Acme Thunderer, are some songs about whistling.

Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away – Gene Kardos Orchestra
Whistle Away Your Blues – Jay Whidden and His New Midnight Follies Band
Little Wooden Whistle Wouldn’t Whistle – Wibbly Wobbly Walk
This’ll Make You Whistle – Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans / Jack Evetts, v.

Segment 4: Talking
February 18 in 1841, the first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate began, here’s a set of songs about talking.

Talk to Me – McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
What’s the Use of Talking – George Olsen and His Music
The Whole Town’s Talking – Jay Whidden
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Gene Austin

Segment 5: Shouting
Well, whistling and talking are a couple of ways to communicate. But if those don’t succeed in getting your point across, you can always try shouting.

Shout, Sister, Shout – Boswell Sisters Collection
Uproar Shout – Erskine Hawkins & ‘Bama State Collegians
Tougaloo Shout – Alex Hill and His Orchestra

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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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 evening’s show, we’ve got some songs about doctors, some songs about fire, and we’ll celebrate a couple of birthdays.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Heart
To get us started, we’ve got a set of heart songs. Last month I had a major heart attack, and spent a week in the hospital. I was able to have a stent implanted, very narrowly avoiding open heart surgery. I’m undergoing cardiac rehab and with changes in diet and exercise, the outlook at this point is good. I want to thank all those who sent well wishes, and I’m glad that I didn’t miss any shows. So here’s a set of songs all about hearts.

Cross Your Heart – Roger Wolfe Kahn
Pop Goes Your Heart – Lew Stone / Alan Kane, v.
When You’ve Got a Little Springtime in Your Heart – Ray Noble and His Orchestra / Al Bowlly, v.
Everything’s In Rhythm With My Heart – Billy Merrin and His Commanders

Segment 2: Fire and Flame
February 10 in 1863, the first U.S. patent on a fire extinguishing system for buildings was granted to Alanson Crane of Fortress Monroe, Va. So here to commemorate Alanson Crane’s invention, are some songs about fire and flame.

I’m Playing With Fire – Bing
My Old Flame – Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
An Old Flame Never Dies – Dick McDonough and his orchestra / Howard Phillips, v.
Fire – Washboard Rhythm Kings

Segment 3: Jimmy Durante
February 10 marked the birth in 1893 of Jimmy Durante. Many people don’t realize that before his television and film career, he was one of the first jazz recording artists. In 1934 he recorded a novelty song called “Inka Dinka Doo” which became his signature tune.

Inka Dinka Doo – Jimmy Durante
Can Broadway Do Without Me? – Jimmy Durante

Segment 4: Wolves
February 10, but in 1906, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was Creighton Tull Chaney, better known as Lon Chaney, Jr. He starred as Lawrence Talbot in “The Wolf Man”, the role he is most associated with. So here in honor of Lon Chaney, Jr., and the Wolf Man, are a couple of songs about wolves.

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf – Harry Reser’s Cliquot Club
I Went Hunting and the Bid Bad Wolf Was Dead – Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra

Segment 5: Doctors
February 11 in 1752, The Pennsylvania Hospital, the very first hospital in America, opened through the efforts of Benjamin Franklin. So here to commemorate the Pennsylvania Hospital, are some songs about doctors.

Doctor Medicine – South Memphis Jug Band
Doctor Blues – Luis Russell AHO
Doctor Jazz – Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers

I want to thank all the listeners who sent well wishes, and for all, I have a couple of words of advice: Don’t ignore chest pain, and get an annual physical. This is Glenn Robison and I’m especially pleased to be able to say thank you for your very kind attention.

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

 If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leaving a comment on the website or the Facebook page or sending an email to [email protected] And remember, your requests and topic segments are always welcome.

RRR is also available as a podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play Music. Simply enter Rapidly Rotating Records in the search box in any of those apps and a link to the show will appear. If you listen to the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and comment. THANK YOU!

We are proud and happy that Rapidly Rotating Records is also part of Global Community Radio, supplying campus and community radio stations worldwide with hosted music and spoken word programming from sources including public broadcasters, other community radio stations, and independent producers from around the globe.

The Rapidly Rotating Records telephone request line is now OPEN! In addition to sending cards or letters, sending email, or posting to the the show’s website or Facebook page, you can now call in to request a particular artist, song or topic segment, leave feedback about the show, or ask questions or comment about the music. Of course, I’d be happy if you just call in to say “Hi!” and let me know you’re out there listening. The easy-to-remember number is 234-PLAY 78s or 234-752-9787.

If you’re a member of Facebook, but haven’t “liked” the show, won’t you please consider doing so? Just go to http://www.facebook.com/rapidlyrotatingrecords

And finally, please consider becoming a member of KISL. A basic membership is just $20 and a premium membership is $50. While most of you are not on Catalina Island and can’t take advantage of the merchant discounts and offers that go with membership, you’ll be supporting community radio on Catalina Island and beyond. I am not paid for the show, nor is it underwritten. I do the show because I love the music and the people, stories and culture behind it. Visit http://www.kislavalon.com/membership. Thanks!

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