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. A couple of weeks ago I played a record by the Harlem House Rent Stompers. House rent parties originated in 1920s Harlem and pictured above is a ticket to one put on by Ed. Dunham. In the third segment of this week’s show you’ll find out more about house rent parties and hear three songs about them. In other segments, we’ll experience some longing, do some stretching, hear from Eddie Davis and end with a cardiac segment. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Longing For You Those Longing For You Blues – Original Memphis FiveLonging For You – Tuxedo Dance OrchestraI Can’t Lose That Longing For You – Wingy Manone Orchestra / Wingy Manone, v. Segment 2: Pandiculation Six Mile Stretch – Sam Donahue OrchestraDoing A Stretch – Blind BlakeStretch It, Boy – The Dancing Stevedores (Mount City Blue Blowers) Segment 3: House Rent Party House Rent Rag – Dixieland Jug BlowersHouse Rent Party Day – Harlem Hot Shots / Wingy Manone, v.Haven’t Got A Dollar To Pay Your House Rent Man – Louis Dumaine’s Jazzola Eight / Genevieve Davis, v. Segment 4: Eddie Davis Hot Lips – Eddie Davis OrchestraIvy (Cling To Me) – Eddie Davis OrchestraGeorgette – Eddie Davis Orchestra Segment 5: Hearts Bleeding Hearted Blues – Lena Wilson / Porter Grainger, PianoDear HEart – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra Heart Sickness Blues – Frisco FiveMy Heart Stood Still – B. A. Rolfe Palais D’Or Orchestra The post A “Cardiac” Edition of RRR # 1,338 March 8, 2026 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 vocalist Frank Munn, and you’ll find out a little about him and hear three of his recordings in the fourth segment of this week’s show. In other segments, we’ll hear some marches, churn some butter, go fishing and have an anatomy lesson. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Fish Hey! You Want Any Codfish? (We Only Got Mack’rel Today) – Furman & NashFishtail Blues – Jelly Roll Morton’s Kings of JazzKingfish Blues – Candy & Coco Segment 2: Oleomargarine / Butter Sweet Butter – Kaplan’s MelodistsDirty Butter – Minnie WallaceButterfinger – Adrian Rollini AHO / Joey Nash, v. Segment 3: Marches Eldorado March – William H. ReitzCancel That Wedding March – Gene GreenThe Gum-Suckers March – Percy Grainger Segment 4 – Frank Munn Two Lips (To Kiss My Cares Away) – Johnny Hamp’s Kentucky Serenaders / Frank Munn, v.Sing A Little Love Song – Frank MunnI Never Knew – Regent Club Orchestra / Frank Munn, v. Segment 5: Elbows Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room – Carter FamilyMedley Of Irish Reels – The Maid That Left The County – More Power To Your Elbow – Flanagan BrothersLoose Elbows – Billy Mayerl The post A “Buttery” Edition of RRR # 1,337 March 1, 2026 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. I didn’t have time to make the correction on this week’s show, but on last week’s show I completely left out the details on the first record in the segment about cake, “Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake (And Make Yourself At Home.)” It was Joseph Samuels’ Orchestra with the vocal by Arthur Hall on Grey Gull 1172 recorded in June of 1923. It was also issued on the Banner, Regal, Broadway and Triangle labels. On this week’s show, as you might guess from the photo above, we’ll play some records about Odocoileus hemionus, the scientific name for the Mule Deer. There’s a huge controversy taking place on Catalina Island over the approximately 2,000 deer on the island, first introduced for hunting in the 1930s and you’ll find out a little bit about it. In other segments, Johnny Dunn, Jack Jackson and Victor Vorzanger all have birthday segments. And we’ll take a musical trip to Harlem. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Johnny Dunn You Need Some Loving – Johnny Dunn and His BandDunn’s Cornet Blues – Johnny DunnSilver Rose – The Plantation Orchestra Segment 2: Victor Vorzanger It All Depends On You – Victor Vorzanger’s Famous Dance BandCrazy Words-Crazy Tune – Victor Vorzanger’s Famous Dance Band / John Thorne, v.Who Threw The Water On The Tom Cat’s Back – Victor Vorzanger’s Broadway Band Segment 3: Jack Jackson Gretchen – Jack Jackson AHO at the Dorchester Hotel, London / Jack Jackson, v.I Always Keep My Girl Out Late – Jack Jackson AHO at the Dorchester Hotel, London / Jack Jackson , Chappie D’Amato +1, v.My Young Man Is Ever So Nice – Jack Jackson AHO at the Dorchester Hotel, London Segment 4: Catalina Island Mule Deer Forked Deer – Jilson Setters (J. W. Day)Snow Deer – Buell Kazee & Sookie Hobbs (Carson Robison)Moon Deer (Indian Love Song) – Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra / Joe Sanders, v. Segment 5: Harlem Underneath The Harlem Moon – Peter DeRose Orchestra (Tom Berwick AHO) / The Marshall Sisters, v.Drop Me Off In Harlem – Mills Blue Rhythm Bacd / Adelaide Hall, v.Gravel Pit Stomp – Harlem House Rent Stompers The post A “Dear Deer” Edition of RRR # 1,336 Feb. 22, 2026 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 lovely lady is? Her name is Kristi Turner. She’s not a composer, lyricist or musician, so why is she featured in the playlist of this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records? Kristi is the co-founder, along with her husband Ross, of Guided Discoveries, where I had the pleasure of working for more than a quarter century. Ross passed away unexpectedly last October and I dedicated a segment of the November 2 show to him. Kristi passed away just two months later and today, February 15, her family, friends and co-workers are gathering for a celebration of her life. In the first segment of this week’s show, you’ll hear little bit about Kristi and a number of records about a couple of her interests, dude ranches and horses. In other segments, Jimmy Durante gets a birthday segment and we’ll hear from Fred Spinelly. In the third segment, we’ll have our cake and listen to it, too! There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Kristi Turner The Dude Ranch Cowboys – Gene AutryDude Ranch Party, Parts 1 & 2 – The Texas Rangers Segment 2: Horses Horses – Jack’s Fast-Steppin’ Bell Hops / Pat Kennedy, v.The Horse Trot – Two Step – National Promenade BandHitch Up The Horses – Savoy Orpheans Segment 3: Cake Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake – Joseph Samuels OrchestraI Like Pie, I Like Cake (But I Like You Best Of All) – Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orchestra / Billy Murray, v.Let ‘Em Eat Cake – Leo Reisman AHO / Frank Luther, v. Segment 4: Jimmy Durante Hot Patatta – Jimmy DuranteI Didn’t Start In To Love You – Daisy Martin with the Tampa Blue Jazz BandI’ve Got My Habits On – Nathan Glantz AHO Segment 5: Fred Spinelly Wherever You Are – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at The Lido Club / Harry Hudson, v.Sunny SKies – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at The Lido Club / John Thorne, v.Playground In The Sky – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at The Lido Club / Harry Hudson, v. The post A “Dude Ranch” Edition of RRR # 1,335 February 15, 2026 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 father of stride piano” James P. Johnson and his is one of three birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. The other two are Irving Aaronson and Lonnie Johnson. We’ll have a “climbing” segment and in a take-off of our “One Thing in Common” bit, we’ll have a “Nothing in Common” segment! There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Lonnie Johnson Blues In G – Lonnie JohnsonDon’t Wear It Out – Lonnie Johnson & Violet Green (Clara Smith)Playing With The Strings – Lonnie Johnson Segment 2: Climbing Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love – Ted Weems AHO / Dusty Rhodes, v.I’ll Climb The Blue Ridge Mountains Back To You – Hugh CrossClimbing Up The Scale – Johnny Johnson AHO Segment 3: Irving Aaronson My Scandinavian Gal (By Yumpin’ Yiminy) – Irving Aaronson’s Commander / Phil Saxe, v.I Dare Not Love You – Irving Aaronson’s Crusaders / Frank Cornwell, v.He’ Ain’t Done Right By Nell – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders / Phil Saxe, v. Segment 4: James P. Johnson My Old Lady Blues – Roy Evans, v. – James P. Johnson, p.Stop That Dog (He’s Goin’ Mad) – Bob Pope and The Hotel Charlotte Orchestra / Dixie Lee Sothern, v.Keep Off The Grass – James P. Johnson Segment 5: Nothing in Common The Tariff Bill Song – Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart)Me-Ow – Irving KaufmanRepeal The Blues – Ray Noble and The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / The Three Ginx, v. The post A “Nothing In Common” Edition of RRR # 1,334 Feb. 8, 2026 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. Before he was “Singin’ Sam,” Harry Frankel performed in blackface, an unfortunate part of his life as an entertainer and one I hope he would regret. Fortunately for us, he took on the persona of “Singin’ Sam” and you’ll hear three of his recordings as “Singin’ Sam” in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. Irene Beasley and Clayton McMichen will also have birthday segments on the show. We’ll also enjoy some delicious soup and tell you all about the Dunning-Kruger Effect. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Harry Frankel / Singin’ Sam How You Gonna Wet Your Whistle – Harry FrankelNow George – Harry FrankelDreamy Housatonic – Singin’ Sam Segment 2: Clayton McMichen Old Molly Hare – Clayton McMichen & Riley PuckettGrave In The Pines – Bob Nichols (Clayton McMichen)Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Clayton McMichen’s Georgia Wild Cats Segment 3: Irene Beasley Go ‘Long Lasses – Irene BeasleyGood Mornin’ – Irene BeasleyThe St. Louis Blues – Irene Beasley Segment 4: Soup From Soup To Nuts – Van Eps Banjo OrchestraHow Mother Made The Soup – Charley CaseAnimal Crackers In My Soup – Mrs. Jack Hylton and Her Band / Mrs, Jack Hylton, v. Segment 5: Lemon Juice Let Me Roll Your Lemon – Bo CarterA Lemon In The Garden Of Love – Billy MurrayJuicy Lemon Blues – Tampa Red The post A “Lemony” Edition of RRR # 1,333 February 1, 2026 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 gentleman is? He’s British singer, songwriter, actor and entertainer Leslie Sarony. You’ll find out all about him and hear three of his recordings in the final segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. But before we get to Leslie Sarony, we also have birthday segments for Percy Wenrich and Smith Ballew. In other segments we’ll sweep some chimneys and try to avoid the crowds. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Chimney Sweeps Settin’ In The Chimney Jamb – Gid Tanner and His Skillet LickersSmoke From A Chimney – Maurice Winnick and His Sweet Music – Sam Costa, v.Ode To A Chimney Sweet – The Three Ts Segment 2: Percy Wenrich All Muddled Up – Paul Specht & His Hotel Astor OrchestraMoonlight Bay – American QuartetDublin Daisies March – Arthur Pryor’s Band Segment 3: Crowds Behind The Clouds (Are Crowds And Crowds Of Sunbeams) – Jean Goldkette AHOLonely In A Crowd – Kenneth SargentSomething To Remember You By – Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble / Paul Small, v. Segment 4: Smith Ballew I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You) – Smith BallewLady Luck – Smith Ballew AHO / Smith Ballew, v.That’s How I Feel About You – Smith Ballew Segment 5: Leslie Sarony I Lift Up My Finger And Say Tweet Tweet – Piccadilly Players (Al Starita) / Harry Shalson, v.Wheezy Anna – BBC Dance Orchestra Dir. Henry Hall / Leslie Sarony, v.Don’t Be Cruel To A Vegetabuel – Leslie Sarony The post A “Crowded” Edition of RRR # 1,332 January 25, 2026 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. You’ve probably already figured out from the poster above that one of the segments on this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records is songs from Benny Goodman’s historic Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16, 1938. But that’s not the only thing that happened on January 16th in history. You’ll find out another in the second segment of the show, about Prohibition. In other segments, we’ll celebrate James Monaco’s birthday, resort to some trickery and have a vocabulary lesson. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Prohibition What Are We Going To Do (When There’s Nothing To Do On Sunday) – Arthur FieldsHa! Ha! Ha! – Frank CrumitHow Are You Going To Wet Your Whistle? – Ernest Thompson Segment 2: Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert Avalon – Benny Goodman QuartetBody And Soul – Benny Goodman TrioSwingtime In The Rockies – Benny Goodman AHO Segment 3: Perfidy Deceitful Friend Blues – Tampa Red Deception D’Amout – L’Accordeoniste AlexanderDeceitful Blues – Leona Williams and Her Jazz Hounds Segment 4: Tricks Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks – Benny Goodman AHO / Martha Tilton, v.There’s A Trick In Pickin’ A Chick-Chick-Chicken – Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Marvin, v.Tricks – Broadway Dance Orchestra Segment 5: James V. Monaco Gee, I’m Glad I’m Home – Cliquot Club Eskimos UDO Harry Reser / Tom Stacks, v.Nesting Time – Knickerbockers / Johnny Marvin, v.Ah-Ha! – Paul Whiteman AHO / Elliott Shaw – Shannon Quartet – Billy Murray, v. The post A “Tricky” Edition of RRR # 1,331 January 18, 2026 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 lovely ladies are? They’re Helen, Jane and Patti, The Pickens Sisters (from Georgia). They will start off the final segment of this week’s show with their rendition of “Sweet Georgia Brown.” Kenneth Casey wrote the lyrics and you’ll hear two other of his songs in his birthday segment. We’ll be celebrating three other birthdays this week as well, for Arthur Johnston, Clifford Grey and Mel Stitzel. We start off the show with a segment about apparel. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Apparel I’m Only A Dude In Cowboy Clothes – Wilf CarterClothes – Murgatroyd and WinterbottomBaby Don’t Tear My Clothes – Harlem Hamfats Segment 2: Arthur Johnston Sugar Plum – Teddy Wilson AHOThree At A Table For Two – Will Hudson AHO / Kay Kenny, v.Down The Old Ox Road – Jimmie Grier AHO / Bing Crosby, v. Segment 3: Mel Stitzel Tweedle-Dee Tweedle Doo – Perry’s Hot Dogs / Arthur Fields, v.Bad Habits – Boyd SenterDoodle-Doo-Doo – Benson Orchestra of Chicago / Frank Sylvano, v. Segment 4: Clifford Grey When I’m Looking At You – Columbia Photo Players (Ben Selvin) / The Crooners, v.March Of The Musketeers – Paul Whiteman AHO / Vocal Quintet, v.Hallelujah! – Golden Gate Orchestra Segment 5: Kenneth Casey Sweet Georgia Brown – The Pickens Sisters (from Georgia)Craving – Harry Reser’s SyncopatorsDaughter Of Sweet Georgia Brown – Vincent Lopez and His Suave Swing Orchestra / Sonny Schuyler, v. The post An “Apparel” Episode of RRR # 1,330 January 11, 2026 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. Yeah, I thought this photo would get your attention! Do you know who this person is? She’s German dancer, pantomime, cabaret artist, actress and performance artist Valeska Gert. And she will finish our this week’s show in a segment about “types” as in “you’re my type.” This first show of 2026 starts off with a birthday segment for Jerry Blaine. We’ll also have a vocabulary lesson, hear chirping and tweeting of some birds, hear some news, and do some typing on the typewriter. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Jerry Blaine Romance In The Dark – Jerry Blaine and His Stream Line Rhythm / Phillis Kenny, v.Eep, Ipe, Wanna Piece Of Pie – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.I Double Dare You – Jerry Blaine and His Stream Line Rhythm / Jerry Blaine and Phyllis Kenny, v. Segment 2: Seatherny Chirp, Chirp – Fred Spinelly’s Lido Venice Band at the Lido Club / John Thorpe, v.Tweet Tweet – Albert E. Short and His Tivoli SyncopatorsChirping Birds – Gardoni & Puig Segment 3: News Bad News Blues – Ladd’s Black AcesNo News (Or What Killed The Dog) – Frank CrumitFron Page News – Syd Lipton AHO / Chips Chippendall, v. Segment 4: Typewriters Anonymous He’s A Different Type Of Guy – Jimmy Noone’s New Orleans BandBridget Typewriter McGuire – John TerrellThe Girl At The Typewriter – Raymond Scott QuintetteToy Typewriter (Excerpt) – Raymond Scott Segment 5: My Type You’re Just My Type – Jing Oliver AHOShe’s Just The Type For Me – Debroy Somers and His Band / Bobby Sanders, v.Berliner Type – Valeska Gert The post A “Typewritten” Edition of RRR # 1,329 January 4, 2026 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? His name is Carl Frederick Ejanr Pedersen. If that doesn’t ring a bell, you may know his better as actor and singer Carl Brisson and his is one of two birthday segment on this week’s final Rapidly Rotating Records show of 2025. The other is Mike Jackson. In other segments, we’ll hit the bricks, join a caravan and try to actually do something about the weather! There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Mike Jackson I’m Gonna Kill Myself – Mike Jackson and Mabel RichardsonMeat Man Pete (The Dealer In Meat) – Vance Dixon and His Pencils / Papa Too Sweet, v.Black Cat Bones – Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band Segment 2: Carl Brisson I’ll Believe In Love – Carl BrissonGive Her A Little Kiss – Carl BrissonDinner At Eight – Carl Brisson Segment 3: Caravans Caravan – Ambrose AHOLa Cumparsita – Bill Scotti AHOProcession Of The Sirdar – Commodore Grand Orchestra Segment 4: Bricks The Bricklayers – Two Dark KnightsDown To The Bricks – Jimmy O’Bryant’s Washboard BandHot Bricks – Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra Segment 5: NCAR / Weather We’re Gonna Have Weather, Whether Or Not – Wendell HallCrazy Weather – New Mayfair Dance Orchestra Directed by Percival Mackey / Three Ginx, v.Winter Weather – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v. The post The Final RRR (Of 2025, that is!) #1,328 December 28, 2025 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. Can you guess the subject of this photograph? It was taken around 1945 and is the mirror of the 200 Inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory being ground and polished. At the time it was the world’s largest telescope. You’ll learn some interesting facts about the telescope and the mirror in the fourth segment of this week’s show and hear some “reflective” records. In other segments, we’ll celebrate the birthdays of Stella Unger and Abe Olman. We’ll also have a bovine segment, and hear more from and about Grandpa Bob Effros. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Stella Unger I’m All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart – Ted Lewis and His Band / Ted Lewis, v.Don’t Cry, Baby – Bessie Smith / James P. Johnson, p.When The Rain Comes Rolling Down – Jack Hylton AHO / Sam Browne, v. Segment 2: Abe Olan Ev’rything You Do – Barney Rapp AHOIf You’ve Got A Little Bit, Hang On To It – Arthur CollinsOh! Susie Behave – Irving Kaufman Segment 3: A Bovine Segment Red Cow – Jack Payne AHO / Jack Payne, v.Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow – J. W. MyersThrow The Old Cow Over The Fence – Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters Segment 4: Palomar Observatory – Hale Telescope Daily Mirror Front Page – Ernest ShandReflections Of You – Sonny Clapp and His Band O’ Sunshine / George Marks, v.Reflections In The Water – Green Brothers Novelty Band / Harold Van Emburgh, v. Segment 5: Grandpa Bob Effros Sing A Little Jingle – Boswell SistersSmile, Darn Ya, Smile – Ben Selvin AHO / The Sunshine Boys, v.He’s A Big, Big Man From The South (With A Big Cigar In His Mouth – Six Jumping Jacks / Tom Stacks, v. The post A “Reflective” Edition of RRR # 1,327 Dec. 21, 2025 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. Once again, for about the 15th time, Rita and I were in Rancho Cordova, California the week-end before Thanksgiving for the 39th Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival, put on thanks to the tireless efforts of many volunteers from the West Coast Ragtime Society. We had a fabulous time as always, seeing old friends, musicians and non, making new friends, listening to wonderful music performed by some of the finest musicians in the world, and enjoying plenty of fine food and drink. There was almost 120 hours of music over three days, and this show represents less that 1% of that music. It’s primarily 78 RPM records of tunes played at the festival along with several vintage piano rolls performed by the composers. 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: Pep – Deauville Dozen Jubilee Stomp – Nisse Lind’s Hot Kvartett Novelette In Fourths – George Gershwin Rialto Ripples – George Gershwin You’ll Do It Someday (So Why Not Now) – Bolton & Cipriano’s Westchester Biltmore Orchestra, Rudy Vallee, Leader Under The Tents – Charles N. Daniels You’ll Come Back – Miss Morris & Mr. Murray Whoa You Hefier – Al Verges Saskatoon Rag – Phil Goldberg Chicken Reel – Kessinger Brothers Pearl Of The Haren – Fred Van Eps Blue Turning Grey Over You – Ambrose AHO / Sam Browne, v. I’m Alabama Bound – Prince’s Orchestra Rambling In Rhythm – Arthur Schutt Bye, Bye Blackbird – Dick Beeson AHO (Nathan Glantz) / Unidentified, v. The post A “WCRF” Edition of RRR # 1,326 December 14, 2025 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 fellows are? On the left is bandleader Vincent Lopez. On the right is trumpeter and composer Bob Effros and this being his 125th birthday, he is the subject of this week’s “One Thing in Common” edition of the show. You’ll hear a detailed biography and everything played on the show this week features “Grandpa Bob.” He played in Vincent Lopez orchestras from 1921 to 1927, so there’s a Vincent Lopez segment. We’ll also hear from the Boswell Sisters and Frank Crumit and hear several of Bob’s compositions. 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: Mama Inez – Fred “Sugar” Hall and His Sugar Babies / Fred Hall, v. Me And The Boy Friend – Vincent Lopez and His Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra / Billy Jones, v. Sweet Lovin’ Mama (Please Come Back To Me) – Vincent Lopez and His Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra T – N – T – Vincent Lopez and His Casa Lopez Orchestra When I Take My Sugar To Tea – The Boswell Sisters (Accompanied by The Dorsey Brothers) Wha’dja Do To Me – The Boswell Sisters The Mem’ry Of This Dance – Hal McIntyre AHO / Carl Denny, v. Why Don’t You Get Lost – Joel Shaw AHO / Dick Robertson, v. Cornfed – The Gilt Edged Four Olaf (You Ought-a Hear Olaf Laff) – Cliquot Club Eskimos (udo Harry Reser) / Tom Stacks, v. Would You Like To Take A Walk – Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit One Little Raindrop – Frank Crumit I Wish I Had Died In My Cradle (Before I Grew Up To Love You) – Jimson Brothers I Do Not Choose To Run – Harry Reser’s Six Jumping Jacks / Tom Stacks, v. Swing You Sinners (Clip) – 1930 Talkartoons Cartoon Soundtrack Tin Ear – Bob Effros, Trumpet Solo (Accompanied by Arthur Schutt, Piano) The post A “Grandpa Bob Effros” Edition of RRR # 1,325 Dec. 7, 2025 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 a young Jimmie Revard, member of the Osage Nation and his is one of five birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s “all-birthday” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. I’m guess this photograph was taken before Jimmie put together his first western swing band while a student at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. You’ll find out more about Jimmie and hear three of his recordings in the second segment of the show. The other birthday segments this week are for Rosa Henderson, Percy Chandler, Ray Herbeck and George Wilton Ballard. 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: Rosa Henderson Hey Hey And He He, I’m Charleston Crazy – Rosa HendersonPapa If You Can’t Do Better (I’ll Let A Better Papa Move In) – Gladys White (Rosa Henderson)Barbadoes – Rosa Henderson Segment 2: Jimmie Revard Naughty Naughty – Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys / Cotton Cooper, v.I’m Waiting Mabel – Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys / Joe Malloy, v. Playboy’s Breakdown – Jimmie Revard and His Oklahoma Playboys Segment 3: Percy Chandler Good Friends – Alberta Dance Orchestra (Percy Chandler) / Harry Bentley, v.Darling (I’m Longing To Greet You – Percy Chandler and His Band / Harry Bentley, v.Close Your Eyes – White Star Syncopators (Percy Chandler) Segment 4: Ray Herbeck Here Comes The Night – Ray Herbeck and His Music With Romance / Kirby Brooks, v.Trade Winds – Ray Herbeck and His Music With Romance / Ray Olson & The Three Beaux, v.Romance – Ray Herbeck and His MMusic With Romance / Kirby Brooks, v. Segment 5: George Wilton Ballard I’ll Keep On Dreaming (Until My Dreams All Come True) – The Merry Sparklers / George Wilton Ballard, v.Just One Day – George Wilton BallardMorning (Won’t You Ever Come ‘Round) – Kaplan’s Melodists / George Wilton Ballard, v. The post An “All Birthday” Edition of RRR # 1,324 Nov. 30, 2025 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. The featured graphic on this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records playlist is the number sixty-seven. It is, however, the numbers six and seven. So why is that? Very few, if any, of our listeners will know the significance of those numbers, but listen to the fourth segment of the show and you’ll find out. Marcy Klauber and Bob Larkan will be having birthday segments. We’ll also do some row, row, rowing and hear some ragtime songs. 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! Segment 1: Marcy Klauber I Get The Blues When It Rains – Ford & GlennI’m A Little Nobody That Nobody Loves – Vaughn De LeathOh! How I Adore You – Ben Selvin AHO / Paul Small, v. Segment 2: Bob Larkan aka Bob Larkin McLeod’s Reel – Bob Larkan & FamilyThe Women Wear No Clothes At All – Fiddlin’ Bob Larkin’s Music Makers / Bob Larkin, v. Segment 3: Row, Row, Row Row, Row, Row Medley – Victor Military BandRow, Row, Row With Roosevelt – Eddie DowlingRow, Row, Rosie – Savoy Orpheans Segment 4: 6 7 Six Or Seven Times – Little Chocolate DandiesSeven Or Eleven – Dolly KayFour Or Five Times – Jack Walsh AHO / Frank Bessinger, v. Segment 5: West Coast Ragtime Festival In Ragtime Land – Arthur CollinsYou Can’t Get Away From It – Bert WilliamsDon’t Sing In Ragtime – Billy Merson The post A “6 7” Edition of RRR # 1,323 November 23, 2025 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. Of course everyone knows who this duo of the Old West is: The Lone Ranger and Tonto. We had a Lone Ranger segment on last week’s show, but this week we have not one, not two, but three segments inspired by actors and characters from the series. You’ll find out some fun and interesting information about them. We also have birthday segments for Roy Newman and Joseph Solman. 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! Segment 1: Roy Newman How Many Times – Roy Newman and His Boys / Art Davis, v.Rock-A-Bye Moon – Roy Newman and His Boys / Ray Lackland, v.Hot Dog Stomp – Roy Newman and His Boys Segment 2: Joseph Solman Oh You Little Sun-Of-Er-Gun – Ray Miller AHOOnly Just Suppose – Guido DeiroListening – Raderman’s Orchestra Segment 3: “They’ll Believe Me, Citizen!” Would You Believe Me? – Billy James Dance OrchestraBelieve Me, Dear – Ross De Luxe SyncopatorsYou Must Believe Me – Owen Fallon and His Californians / Dick Robertson, v. Segment 4: Foster Grants You Don’t Need Glasses (To See I’m In Love) – Snooks and the Memphis RamblersThrough These Wonderful Glasses Of Mine – George Wilton BallardLooking At The World Thru Rose-Colored Glasses – Lou Gold AHO Segment 5: Kemosabe We Were The Best Of Friends – Tom Coakley and His Palace Hotel Orchestra / Fred Williams, v.Just Met A Friend From My Home Town – Perry Bradford & His Gang / Male Quartet, v.Golden Friendships – The Fillmore Band udo Henry Fillmore The post A “Lone Ranger” Edition of RRR # 1,322 Nov. 16, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

“Me and Dr. D.” 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 Barry Hansen, but he’s better known to his millions of fans as Dr. Demento. I’ve been a fan since the 1970s and recently had the pleasure of celebrating his 84th birthday at the L. A. Breakfast Club. So why is his the featured photograph on this week’s playlist? Well, you’ll find out in the second segment of this week’s show when I play a handful of “handful” records. Harry Harden and Lloyd Finlay will each have a birthday segment. We’ll also have a vocabulary lesson, take a musical trip to the Cumberlands and have a “Hi-Oh Silver” segment. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience. THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Harry Harden Blazinec (Madhouse) – Orchestr Harry HardenMily Hochu (Dear Boy) – Orchestr Harry HardenAlkohol Ragtime – Jazzorchestr Harry Harden Segment 2: Dr. Demento Handful Of Keys – Fats Waller (Command Performance #95 Radio Broadcast)Handful Of Riffs – Lonnie Johnson and Blind Willie DunnA Handful Of Stars – Artie Shaw AHO / Anita Boyer, v. Segment 3: Coulrophobia Joey The Clown – Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra / Billy Scott-Coomber & Jack Payne, v.Broken-Hearted Clown – The Street Singer (Arthur Tracy)Clownin’ Around – Jeanne Burns and Her Band / Jeanne Burns, v. Segment 4: The Lone Ranger Yodeling Ranger – W. Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly BoysThe Rangers’ Song – Lou McAdamsTexas Ranger – Cartwright Brothers Segment 5: Cumberland Gap In The Cumberland Mountains – Carson Robison TrioCumberland Gap – Frank HutchisonSaro – Warren Caplinger’s Cumberland Mountain Entertainers The post A “Demented” Edition of RRR # 1,321 Nov. 9, 2025 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? His name is Ross Turner. He’s not a composer, lyricist or instrumentalist, so you may wonder why his photograph is featured on this week’s playlist. Well, Ross was my boss (he hated the term!) for the 25 years I worked at Guided Discoveries until my retirement a few years ago. Ross passed away unexpectedly on October 9 and as my feeble attempt at a tribute and message to the family, the final segment of this week’s show is dedicated to him. If you’re not familiar with Ross and Kristi Turner and Guided Discoveries, after listening to the show I encourage you to find out more about them at the website gdi dot org. In other segments, we’ll hear some records that are just “ducky,” we’ll visit some dance halls, enjoy some musical chocolate and hear about some good girls. 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: Good Girls The Good, Bad Girl – Vaughn De LeathThat’s A Good Girl – Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)Good Girl – Dixie Rag Pickers Segment 2: Just Ducky The Duck Song – Roy Fox and His Band / Sid Buckman, v.Ducky – Savoy SylviansDucky Wucky – Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Segment 3: Dance Halls Sunshine – The Garden Dancing Palace OrchestraDance Hall Shuffle – Clifford Hayes Louisville Sluggers OrchestraDance Hall Doll – Dave Frost Segment 4: Chocolate Chocolate Avenue – Clarence Williams OrchestraThe Chocolate Soldier Selections, Part 2 – Marek Weber AHOFrosted Chocolate – Harry Reser Segment 5: Ross Turner There’s A Lot Of Things You Never Learn At School – Dan W. QuinnYou Made A Difference To Me – Percival Mackey’s Band The post A “Ross Turner” Edition of RRR # 1,320 Nov. 2, 2025 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 violinist and bandleader Marek Weber and his is one of four birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s show. The other birthday segments are for H. Benne Henton, Carl Kress and Clay Boland. And in the final segment we’ll play house. 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! Segment 1: Marek Weber First, Have A Little Drink With Me, Baby – Marek Weber et sein OrchesterA Little Love Affair – Marek Weber et sein OrchesterWhe You Kiss Me – Marek Weber et sein Orchester Segment 2: H. Benne Henton Laverne – H. Benne Henton with Conway’s BandIl Bacio (The Kiss) (A Waltz Song) – H. Benne HentonNadine – H. Benne Henton Segment 3: Clay Boland Dreary Weather – Sam Lanin’s OrchestraI Live The Life I Love – Richard Himber and His Essex House Orchestra / Stuart Allen, v.He Ain’t Never Been In College – Six Jumping Jacks / Tom Stacks, v. Segment 4: Carl Kress Love Song – Carl KressShanghai Dream Man – Irwin Abrams Orchestra / Les Reis, v.Stage Fright – Dick McDonough and Carl Kress Segment 5: Razing The House I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down – HHazel MeyersWhite House Blues – Charlie Poole With The North Carolina RamblersYou Done Tore Your Playhouse Down – Cripple Clarence Lofton The post A “Razing” Edition of RRR # 1,319 October 26, 2025 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.