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.

Do you know who this fellow is? His real name is Joshua Abraham Norton, but he’s better known to those interested in San Francisco history as Emperor Norton I.  You’ll find out more about him in the third segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records in which we take a musical trip to “Frisco.” We’ll also celebrate the birthdays of Joe Rines and Cliff Friend and play another game of “One Thing in Common.” To finish up the show we’ll be reminded that the war in Ukraine is not over.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era.  Click on the audio player above to listen streaming online and/or download the show for listening at your convenience.

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Joe Rines

Sweetheart Of All My Dreams – Joe Rines AHO / Joe Rines, v.
Fashionette – Joe Rines AHO
I Wish I Were A Fairy – John Ryan

Segment 2: Cliff Friend

Daffy Ditties, Parts 1 and 2 – Cliff Friend

Segment 3: Frisco

Lonesome Frisco Line – Darby and Tarlton
Frisco Bay – The Georgians / Johnny Morris, v.

Segment 4: One Thing in Common

Runnin’ Wild – James Cole’s Washboard Four
Atlanta Bound – Gene Autry
Hot Lips – Bill Brown and His Brownies

Segment 5: Ukraine

Ukrainska Dumka No. 1 – Trembita Orchestra
Zydiwocaka Na Seli (Jewish Girl in the Village) – Ukrainska Orchestra Dir. Petra Rosady
Lycha Dolia Zowrina (Soldier’s Best Fate) – Michela Thomasa

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Do you know who this fellow is? He’s trombonist, bandleader and composer Arthur Pryor who is getting his own birthday salute in the second segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. You’ll  hear Pryor’s most famous composition played by a Danish orchestra as well as two recordings by Pryor’s band. This photograph was taken between 1915 and 1920, years after the Pryor records we’ll be playing were made. We’ll also celebrate the birthdays of Grace Leboy, Green B. Adair  and Harold Van Emburgh. In the final segments of the show we’ll apologize to Jerry White by playing one of his solo vocals, and note the passing of actor Louise Fletcher.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era.  Just click on the audio player above to listen streaming online and/or download the show for listening at your convenience.  

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Green B. Adair

A Trip To The City – Green B. Adair
My Sweet Adair – Medley One-Step – Conway’s Band
Talkin’ About My Gal – Green B. Adair

Segment 2: Arthur Pryor

Chicken Charlie – Arthur Pryor’s Band
Razzazza Mazzazza – Arthur Pryor’s Band
Flojtespilleren og hans hund – Sid Merriman Orkester

Segment 3: Grace Leboy

I’m On The Jury – Walter Van Brunt
Twas Only A Summer Night’s Dream – Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians / Carmen Lombardo, v.
Think Of Me (I’ll Be Thinking Of You) – Ben Bernie AHO / Frank Prince, v.

Segment 4: Harold Van Emburgh

Am I Dreaming – Jolly Coburn AHO / Harold Van Emburgh, v.
You Were My Salvation – The Knickerbockers / Harold Van Emburgh, v.
All American Girl – Harold Van Emburgh AHO / Harold Van Emburgh, v.

Segment 5: Jerry White

Sweet Tootsies – Willie Creager AHO / Jerry White, v.

Segment 6: Louise Fletcher

Good-night, Nurse – Billy Murray

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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 what in the world is the Operation Lifesaver logo doing on a vintage music radio show? Well, September is National Rail Safety Month. In the second segment of this week’s edition of the show you’ll find out about Operation Lifesaver and hear three rapidly rotating railroad related records.  We’ll also celebrate Fred Godfrey’s birthday and although it’s not his birthday, hear a couple of sides by Joe Smith. Not that one, the other one. We’ll also hear some more hypocorisms and the Hoosier Hot Shots will start things off with their first ever segment.   There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era.    Just click the audio player above to listen streaming online and/or download the show for listening at your convenience.

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Hoosier Hot Shots

When Paw Was Courtin’ Maw – Hoosier Hot Shots
Pick That Bass – Hoosier Hot Shots
Etiquette Blues – Hoosier Hot Shots 

Segment 2: National Rail Safety Month

Down By The Railroad Track – Frank Crumit
McAbee’s Railroad Piece – Palmer McAbee
Railroad Boomer – Pine RIdge Boys

Segment 3: Hypocorisms

Tell Me Cutie – State Street Ramblers
Honey Bunch – Austin Wylie’s Golden Pheasant Orchestra / Frank Besinger, v.
Snookum – Halfway House Orchestra

Segment 4: Fred Godfrey

There’s A Little Baby Up In The Moon – Irving Kaufman
Down Texas Way – The Savoy Quartet / Joe Wilbur, v.
The Toy Town Admiral – The Anglo-Persians Dir. by Louis Katzman / Unidentified, v.

Segment 5: Joe Smith

Nora Lee – Joe Smith’s Martha’s Club Orchestra
Don’t Bother Me – Joe Smith’s Martha’s Club Orchestra

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Do you know who this fellow is?  He’s Victor Aloysius Meyers, shown here at the height of his political career, about 30 years past the height of his musical career.  You’ll hear all about both and three of his recordings in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Doc Cook, Eric Coates and Harry Geise. And as an educational public service, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the  link in the audio player above to listen streaming online and/or download the show for listening at your convenience.   

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Vic Meyers

Tell Me What To Do – Vic Meyers AHO
Sad – Vic Meyers AHO / Frank Besinger, v.
Bow Down To Washington – Vic Meyers and His Hotel Butler Orchestra / Orchestra, v. 

Segment 2: Harry Geise

Brother, You Got Me Wrong – Ethel Waters
Blue Island Blues – Wendell Hall w / The Virginians Directed by Ross Gorman
Whistle (When You’re Blue) – Jack Stillman’s Orchestra / Vernon Dalhart, v.

Segment 3: Doc Cook

Hum And Strum (Do, Do, Do, That’s What I Do) – Doc Cook and His Fourteen Doctors of Syncopation
I Got Worry (Love Is On My Mind) – Doc Cook and His Fourteen Doctors of Syncopation
Slue-Foot – Doc Cook and His Fourteen Doctors of Syncopation

Segment 4: Hypocorism

There’s Nothing Sweeter Than A Sweet, Sweet Sweetie – Ruth Etting
Hello, Cutie – Jane Gray (Peggy English)

Segment 5: Eric Coates

In Town Tonight (Knightsbridge March) – BBC Dance Orchestra Directed by Henry Hall
Our Little Home – Thomas Chalmers
Princess Elizabeth – The Youth Of Britain March – National Symphony Orchestra Directed by Eric Coates

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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 Eric Coates, British composer of light music and his tune “Calling All Workers” will end the Labor Day segment and this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. In other segments, we’ll celebrate Harry Bidgood’s birthday, ask some tough questions 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 be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Harry Bidgood

Every Little Maid (Intro: Everybody Loves A Lover) – Harry Bidgood’s Orchestra
Mock The Mockingbird – Harry Bidgood’s Orchestra / John Thorne, v.
I’m Going Back To Himazaz – Harry Bidgood and His Broadcasters / Ramon Newton, v. 

Segment 2: One Thing in Common

Funny Little Thing – Barbecue Bob
Soft Pedal Blues – Bessie Smith
I’m Walkin’ On Air – Kitty O’Connor, The Girl Baritone

Segment 3: Why Can’t You…

Why Can’t You Love That Way – Jack Denny and His Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra / Dick Robertson, v.
Why Can’t You – Fred Rich AHO / The Rollickers, v.

Segment 4: If You Can’t…

If You Can’t Sing, Whistle – Harry Reser’s Six Jumping Jacks / Tom Stacks, v.
Papa If You Can’t Do Better – Martha Copeland
If You Can’t Land ‘er On The Old Veranda – Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike)

Segment 5: Labor Day

Wm. Jennings Bryan’s Labor Day Speech 1908 / Unidentified Speaker
Keeping Step With The Union – Sousa’s Band 
Calling All Workers – Eric Coates Conducting Unidentified Symphony Orchestra

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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 Wendell Hall, known as “The Red-Headed Music Maker” and his is one of four birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. The others are Grace Hayes, Nat Star and Irving Bibo. And in the third segment of the show, we’ll have a couple of funny little tunes.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Grace Hayes

Exactly Like You – Grace Hayes
I Like To Do Things For You – Grace Hayes
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby – Grace Hayes  

Segment 2: Charles “Nat” Star

Choo Choo – Ben Lester and His Band
Louisiana – Eugene Brockman’s Dance Orchestra / Tom Barrett, v.
Just The Same – Norman Mede’s Dance Orchestra

Segment 3: Funny Little Tunes

Just A Funny Little Tune – Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
The Funny Little Melody – Walter Van Brunt & Maurice Burkhart

Segment 4: Wendell Hall

31st Street Blues – Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra
Underneath The Mellow Moon – Paul Whiteman AHO
We’re Gonna Have Weather Whether Or Not – The Happiness Boys, Billy Jones and Ernie Hare Accompanied by The Bow-Wows

Segment 5: Irving Bibo

Alice In Wonderland – Vaughn De Leath
Sympathy Waltz – Frank E. Banta, Piano
Profiteering Blues – Billy Murray

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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.

We have just one birthday salute on this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, that of Joe Garland, composer of “In The Mood.”  You’ll hear the premiere recording of the tune in the first segment of the show, along with a couple of other Garland tunes.  In other segments, we’ll go down the river, play “One Thing In Common” and in the last two segments of the show, lay it all on the line.   There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Joe Garland

Harlem After Midnight – Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Congo Caravan – Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Lucky Millinder, Dir.
In The Mood – Edgar Hayes Orchestra  

Segment 2: Down The River

Comin’ Down The River – Grace and Curly Gray
Down The River Of Golden Dreams – Ray Seeley AHO / Unidentified, v.
Drifting Down The River Of Dreams – Everett Hoagland AHO / Homer Rhodes, v.

Segment 3: One Thing In Common

I’ve Got An Invitation To A Dance – Al Mitchell AHO / Dick Robertson, v.
Congratulations – The Manhattan Melody Makers (Harry Bidgood) / John Thorne, v.
Sam The Vegetable Man – Stuff Smith AHO / Stuff Smith, v.

Segment 4: On The Line

Dead Cat On The Line – Rev. J. M. Gates & Congregation
Pig Meat On The Line – Memphis Minnie
Roll Down The Line – Austin & Lee Allen

Segment 5: More On The Line

Dead Cats On The Line – Tampa Red & Georgia Tom Dorsey
A Little Nightie Hanging On The Line – Bert Firman / Tommy Handley, v.
On The Dummy Line – The Pickard Family

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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 dapper gentleman is?  He’s vocalist Harold Van Embergh ahe starts off the third segment of this week’s four segment edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, a birthday salute to composer Bernice Petkere. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of Jerry Hoey and Mary Lee. And bandleader Jan Ralfini wraps up the show.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Mary Lee

Shoe Shine Boy – Roy Fox and His Band / Mary Lee, v.
 It’s Been So Long – Roy Fox and His Band / Mary Lee, v.
Stop! You’re Breaking My Heart – Roy Fox and His Band / Mary Lee, v.
Wah-Hoo – Roy Fox and His Band / Mary Lee, v. 

Segment 2: Jerry Hoey

I’ll Be Good Because Of You – Lawrence Inns and His Band (Jerry Hoey and His Band) – Unidentified, v.
What’s Going To Happen To Me? – Jerry Hoey and His Band at the Piccadilly Hotel / Unidentified, v.
Sing Holly, Go Whistle, Hey Hey – Jerry Hoey and His Band at the Piccadilly Hotel / Unidentified, v.
Baby’s Birthday Party – Jerry Hoey and His Band / Unidentified, v.

Segment 3: Bernice Petkere

By A Rippling Stream – Harold Van Embergh AHO / Harold Van Embergh, v.
The Lady I Love – The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin) / Bruce Noble, v.
My River Home – Jack Denny and His Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra / Paul Small, v.

Segment 4: Jan Ralfini

Who’s Been Polishing The Sun – Jan Ralfini and His Band / Unidentified, v.
Deep Night – Jan Ralfini and His Band / Unidentified, v
Fashionette – Jan Ralfini and His Band

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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.

Yet another playlist post not featuring a photograph of a composer, songwriter, performer or record label! This week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records starts off with a trio of records about mules. Mules have been used as pack animals for centuries which leads to a story about Adams Pack Station, located in Big Santa Anita Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountain Range, just 24 miles from downtown Los Angeles! Find out all about Adams Pack Station and the vital services it provides in the first segment of the show. In other segments, we’ll celebrate the birthdays of Mary O’Rourke and Charles Horwitz.  We’ll also get sent “up the river,” and have a party of sorts. There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Mules

The Arkansaw Mule – Ken Moyer’s Novelty Trio
I’m The Man Who Rode The Mule Around The World – Vernon Dalhart
Flop Eared Mule – Blue Ridge Highballers (Led by Charley La Prade, Fiddle) 

Segment 2: Mary O’Rourke

Choir Boy – Master Joe Petersen
Two Little Tears – Master Joe Petersen
Little Gray Home In The West – Master Joe Petersen

Segment 3: Party Line

On The Party Line – Billy Murray
Laughter On The Line – The Laughter Makers
When Lightnin’ Struck The Coon Creek Party Line – Hoosier Hot Shots

Segment 4: Charles Horwitz

Lucky Jim – Criterion Quartet
Moriarity – Collins & Harlan

Segment 5: Up the River

Ridin’ Up The River Road – Mario “Harp” Lorenzi
Up The River – Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band / Pat O’Malley, 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 the fellow playing the guitar is? He’s American folk singer, composer and radio entertainer Bradley Kincaid. I have no idea of the back story for this photograph but it was taken in the kitchen of the Sherman Hotel in Chicago in 1929. Also pictured are Chef Tom Magliano and WLS radio announcer Bob Boulton. I have no idea why they were broadcasting from the hotel’s kitchen, but you’ll find out all about Bradley Kincaid in the final segment of this weeks’ edition of Rapidly Rotating Records.  We’ll also have a slightly belated birthday segment for lyricist Eddie Lisbona. In the first segment of the show you’ll find out all about Humphrey O’Sullivan’s contribution to footwear. And we’ll have some coming’s and goings.  There’s lots of great music and interesting information, so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and be magically transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. 

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Humphrey O’Sullivan

Rubber Heels – Phil Napoleon Orchestra
Hot Heels – Ed Lang Orchestra
Silver Heels – Fred Van Eps 

Segment 2: Here Comes…

Here Comes Emaline – The Buffalodians
Here Comes A College Boy – Frederick V. Bowers

Segment 3: There Goes…

There Goes My Affection – Joe Loss and His Band / Chick Henderson, v.
There Goes My Heart – Will Osborne AHO / WIl Osborne, v.
There Goes My Attraction – Joe Sanders Orchestra / Joe Sanders, v.

Segment 4: Eddie Lisbona

It’s My Mother’s Birthday To-Day – Joe Petersen, The Boy Singer
When Your Little Boy Grows Up (And Falls In Love) – Jay WIlbur and His Band
There’s A Song They Sing At A Sing Song In Sing Sing – Primo Scala’s Accordion Band / Unidentified, v.

Segment 5: Bradley Kincaid

Three Wishes – Brandley Kincaid
The Wreck On The C & O Road – Dan Hughey (Bradley Kincaid)
Let That Mule Go Aunk! Aunk! – Bradley Kincaid

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