Rapidly Rotating Records

Despite last week's announcement, this week's show is a regular one hour edition.  Family obligations and time forced the delay of the big 3 hour live 12th anniversary show to next Sunday, July 29.  However, this week's show is no throw away, as we celebrate the birthdays of Edwin J. McEnelly, Art Jarrett, Al Piantadosi and Eddie Farley.  We'll also do some intentional, deliberate, focused and active listening. Click on the link below to play and/or download the show.

Rapidly Rotating Records Show – July 22, 2012 (128 bit .mp3)

Here's the complete playlist:

TOPIC: Edwin J. McEnelly

TOPIC: Art Jarrett

TOPIC:  Listening

TOPIC: Al Piantadosi

TOPIC: Eddie Farley

Extra for listener Ray

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On this week's Rapidly Rotating Records show, we're going to "wing it", celebrate the birthdays of the State of Wisconsin, Ted Koehler and others, have a vocabulary lesson and take a chance. There's also a an announcement about next week's very special show.  Click on the link below to listen and/or download the show.

Rapidly Rotating Records Show – July 15, 2012 (128 bit .mp3)

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TOPIC: National Chicken Wing Day

Wings – Ken Sisson AHO / Eddie Thomas, v.

TOPIC: Wyoming

Somewhere In Old Wyoming – Hot of the Week Orchestra / Dick Robertson & Carson Robison, v.

TOPIC: Ted Koehler

Baby, Oh Where Can You Be – Merle Johnston's Saxophone Quartet

TOPIC: Stochasticity

Chances Are – Art Kahn AHO / Dick Robertson, v.

Twelfth Street Rag – "Fats Waller" and His Rhythm / "Fats" Waller, v.

TOPIC: Birthdays

Angel – Johnny Marvin

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This show is going to be a "lulu" as we celebrate the birthdays of Joe Young, Irving Caesar and Jack Hylton, play some "trocho-ginglymous" songs (!!??) and issue a correction.

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Rapidly Rotating Records Show – July 8, 2012 (128 bit .mp3)

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TOPIC: Joe Young

Just A Night For Meditation – Ben Selvin AHO / Unidentified, v.

TOPIC: Irving Caesar

Swanee – Al Jolson

TOPIC:  Jack Hylton

Laughing Waltz – Jack Hylton's Jazz Band

TOPIC: Lulu

Lulu Lu – Harry Reser's Syncopators / Tom Stacks, v.

TOPIC: TKR

Bees Knees – Indiana Syncopaters

EXTRA:

Girl Of Mine – Charles Harrison

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Here, after several weeks of shows from 2007, is a BRAND NEW SHOW!  The special project which has taken much of my attention over the past few months is finished (at least my part) and I will have an announcement about it very soon.  In the meantime, on this week's show, we celebrate the birthdays of Maceo Pinkard, Richard Rodgers, Alf Pearson and the good ol' U S of A!  We'll also have seconds.  The time kind of seconds, not the food kind.  

Rapidly Rotating Records – July 1, 2012 (128 bit . mp3)

Here's the playlist:

TOPIC: Maceo Pinkard

Wait'll It's Moonlight – Tennessee Happy Boys (Harry Reser)

TOPIC: Richard Rodgers

Bye And Bye – Fletcher Henderson AHO

TOPIC: Alf Pearson

Ro' Ro' Rollin' – Bob and Alf Pearson

TOPIC: Leap Second

Sixty Seconds Every Minute (I'm In Love With You) – Lou Gold AHO / Jimmy Kern, v.

TOPIC: Fourth of July

America The Beautiful – The Shannon Quartet

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This week's show, originally broadcast May 27, 2007, fulfills some requests, celebrates the birthdays of Fats Waller and Al Jolson, and presents some "nola" songs. What in the world are "nola" songs? Well, after playing the Revelers version of Felix Arndt's composition "Nola" on the previous week's show, I came across a number of songs whose titles ended in "nola", presented here in not one, but two segments. Can you come up with any other "nola" songs?

Rapidly Rotating Records – May 27, 2007 (128 bit .mp3)

Here's the playlist:

TOPIC: "Nola"

Pompanola – Broadway Nitelites (Ben Selvin)

TOPIC: "Nola"

Rubenola – Rudy Weidoeft

TOPIC:  Fats Waller

Do Me A Favor – Fats Waller and His Rhythm

TOPIC:  Al Jolson

Blue River – William F. Wirges AHO / Al Jolson, v.

TOPIC:  Requests

Now's The Time (To Fall In Love) – Gene Kardos AHO / DIck Robertson, v.

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This week's show was originally broadcast on May 20, 2007. It's an all birthday show and we celebrate the natal anniversaries of Henry Busse, Grant Clarke, Felix Arndt, Sidney Bechet and Archie Gottler.

Rapidly Rotating Records May 20, 2007 (128 bit .mp3)

Here's the playlist:

TOPIC: Henry Busse

Deep Elm – Busse's Buzzards

TOPIC: Grant Clarke

Birmingham Bertha – Jean Goldketter AHO / Kay Palmer, v.

 TOPIC:  Felix Arndt

From Soup To Nuts – Felix Arndt (Piano)

TOPIC:  Archie Gottler

Breakaway – Milt Shaw AHO

TOPIC:  Sidney Bechet

Wild Cat Blues – Clarence Williams' Blue Five

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This week's show was originally broadcast exactly 5 years ago.  Besides celebrating the birthdays of J. Fred Coots, Henry Hall, Bing and Billy Cotton, we listen to this past week in recording history and I correct a mistake.  Yes, that's right. I made a mistake. I know. It's hard to believe, but true.  My favorite record this week has got to be "Sweet Gerogia Brown" by Oliver Naylor's Orchestra in the last segment.  What's your favorite?

Rapidly Rotating Records May 6, 2007 (128 .mp3)  

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The Man From The South – Rube Bloom and His Bayou Boys / Roy Evans, v.

TOPIC: J. Fred Coots

TOPIC: Henry Hall

TOPIC: Bing Crosby

TOPIC:  Billy Cotton

TOPIC: This Week in Recording History

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This week’s show was originally broadcast on April 29, 2007. But, if you weren’t listening to the show back then, it’s new to you. And even if you were around back then, that was 5 years ago, so it will seem like it’s brand new. On this week’s show we celebrate the birthdays of Rube Bloom, Duke Ellington, Jimmie Noone, Michael H. Cleary and listen to this past week in recording history. The link to the show below should start playing the show immediately through the built-in WPAudio player. With WordPress, it’s simple to post comments about the show (be nice, now!), requests, suggestions, etc. Why not post what your favorite record is this week. Thanks!  And, by the way, since this show was recorded, I’ve come to find out that Rube Bloom’s first name is pronounced like “Ruby”, or at least that’s what his friends called him.

Here’s the playlist:

TOPIC: Rube Bloom

TOPIC: Michael H. Cleary

TOPIC: Jimmie Noone

TOPIC: Duke Ellington

TOPIC: This Week in Recording History

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This week’s show is very special as we celebrate just one birthday, that of bandleader, pianist, composer and music publisher Gene Rodemich, born Sunday, April 13, 1890.  We’re very proud and happy to have in the studio Gene’s great grandson, Ray Rodemich who will talk about how he came to find out about his famous ancestor. This show is 90 minutes.

Rapidly Rotating Records April 15, 2012 (128 bit mp3)

Here’s the playlist:

Margie – Gene Rodemich’s 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.

On this evening’s all birthday show, we’ll celebrate Bix Beiderbecke, Irving Kahal, Miff Mole, Peter DeRose and Ben Selvin.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Bix Beiderbecke

March 10 marked the birth in 1903 in Davenport Iowa, of Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke. He played and recorded with The Wolverines and the Jean Goldkette band in 1924, and in 1925 recorded for Gennett, and played with Charlie Straight, The Breeze Blowers and Frank Trumbauer’s orchestra. In May of 1926, Bix and Tram joined the Jean Goldkette band in New York until it disbanded in September of 1927. On October 27, they joined Paul Whiteman’s band, playing engagements across the country, and recording with the full band, and with various groups under their own names. Years of excessive alcohol consumption led to deteriorating health, and Bix left Whiteman in September of 1929. His hopes of rejoining the group after recuperation didn’t materialize, and he worked playing piano with Benny Goodman, The Dorsey Brothers, and Jack Teagarden. He died on August 6, 1931 at 9:30 P.M.

Toddlin’ Blues – Bix and His Rhythm Jugglers
There’ll Come A Time – Frank Trumbauer AHO
Wa Da Da (Everybody’s Doing It Now) – Bix and His Gang

Segment 2: Irving Kahal

March 5 marked the birth in 1903 in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, of lyricist Irving Kahal. In the mid-20s, he was appearing in New York vaudeville sketches written by Gus Edwards when he met composer Sammy Fain, and the two formed one of the most prolific collaborations ever in Tin Pan Alley, and which lasted until Kahal’s death in 1942. Irving Kahal died in New York on February 7, 1942 and was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 1970.

That’s Where You Come In – The Sunshine Boys (Joe Mooney and Dan Mooney)
Ah, The Moon Is Here – Ramona Davies and Her Grand Piano
By A Waterfall – Leo Reisman AHO / Arthur Wright, v. – Leo Reisman V.

Segment 3: Miff Mole

March 11 marks the birth in 1898 in Roosevelt, New York of Irving Milfred Mole, better known as “Miff” Mole. A muti-instrumentalist, he played piano and violin, but settled on the trombone in his mid-teens and was working with a number of small early jazz bands in and around New York.
Miff Mole died in New York City on April 29, 1961

Slippin’ Around – Red and Miff’s Stompers
Imagination – Miff Mole’s Molers
Original Dixieland One Step – Miff Mole’s Molers

Segment 4: Peter DeRose

March 10 marked the birth in 1900 in New York City of Peter DeRose. He was first taught music by his sister and became a performer on radio. He was a prolific composer and collaborated with lyricists including Charlie Tobias, Mitchell Parish, Benny Davis, Sam Lewis and Stanley Adams. He died in New York City on April 23, 1953.

Carefree – Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra / Scrappy Lambert & Billy Hillpot, v.
Wagon Wheels – Abe Lyman AHO / Unidentified vocal chorus.
Somebody Loves You – Ted Lewis and His Band / Ted Lewis, v.

Segment 5: Ben Selvin

March 5 marked the birth in 1898 in New York City of violinist and bandleader and one of my favorites, Ben Selvin. A musical prodigy, Ben started playing the violin at age 7 and made his first public appearance at the Star Casino at age nine. In 1913 he made is first appearance on Broadway and at just nineteen, he formed his own orchestra which played at the Moulin Rouge for a record seven years. In the late 30s, he was chief programmer for Muzak, and later worked for RCA, retiring at age 65. He died July 15, 1980.

Spanish Shawl – Missouri Jazz Band (Ben Selvin)
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile – Ben Selvin AHO / The Sunshine Boys, v.
Take It From Me – Ben Selvin AHO / Dick Robertson, v.
Happy Days Are Here Again / Ben Selvin AHO / The Rollickers, v.

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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.

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