Rapidly Rotating Records

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. This week’s edition of the show is just gonna be a train wreck. Inspired by a real train wreck. But besides that, we’re going to go back to school, turn down the lights, hear all about Rosie and do some wondering. There are at least a cou...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Do you like the “One Thing In Common” shows and segments we’ve been doing periodically? I certainly hope so, because this week, it’s another! Yup, 15 great records which all have one thing in common. Don’t even try to figure it out, but j...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. I had hoped to do this week’s show live from the newly transformed KISL studio complex in City Park, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, but unfortunately, the new equipment is not quite fully functional. The studio is undergoing a...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. I do my best to do thorough research on the records, artists and composers presented on the show, but every once in a while, I’ll get something wrong or butcher a name. When that happens I’m happy to admit an error and try to set the reco...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. As you know, last week’s show was an “encore” presentation of the December 30, 2007 show because I was down most of the week following Christmas with a rather severe cold. I’m happy to say I recovered enough to have a quiet but pleasant N...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Christmas being not just a day but a season, I had it all planned out to continue the season with a new show consisting of songs having to do with merriment, jollity, happiness, joy and cheer. But alas, Mother Nature had other plans, name...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Following a “One Thing in Common” show and last week’s special Bob Effros birthday show, we’re back with a regular ol’ edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. But of course that doesn’t mean that it isn’t fabulous, because it is!  We’re goin...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Following a “One Thing in Common” show and last week’s special Bob Effros birthday show, we’re back with a regular ol’ edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. But of course that doesn’t mean that it isn’t fabulous, because it is!  We’re goin...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. On this week’s very special edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, we celebrate just one birthday, that of trumpeter and composer Bob Effros, and to help celebrate, joining us is Bob’s granddaughter, Barbara Effros. She affectionately refer...

Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. This week is yet another “One Thing in Common” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. Because I apparently don’t talk as much on this show, there are 17 great records, all of which have one thing in common. It’s not a contest and the answer...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. As you know, last week’s show was an “encore” presentation of the 20 November 2011 show because I was in Sacramento (well, technically Rancho Cordova) for the 31st annual West Coast Ragtime Festival. This week, you get a benefit from th...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. As you’re listening to this week’s broadcast, I’m in Sacramento (well, technically Rancho Cordova) for the 31st annual West Coast Ragtime Festival. The bad news is that this means tonight’s show is an “encore” presentation of the 20 Nov...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. This week, as always, there’s no stopping me on this show as we go missing, take a beating, and do some sharing. Per usual, there are at least a couple of records making their RRR debut. If you enjoy the show, please let us know by leav...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. This week it’s yet another “One Thing In Common” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. We’ve got 15 great records, which seemingly have nothing whatsoever to do with each other, but actually have one thing in common. You can see the play...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. I graduated from Pacific High School in San Bernardino, California in 1967. And this week-end, I attended the Pacific High Class of 1967 50th Reunion! So this week, it’s a special high school reunion show which will be positively drippi...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Do you remember the original version of the television game show “To Tell The Truth”? If so, you’re giving away your age! Even if you don’t remember, we’re going to play a musical version of “To Tell The Truth” in the first segment of t...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Last week we were “knockin’ a jug” which you will remembers is 20s and 30s slang for getting drunk. This week we’re going to continue knocking, but this time on wood. We’ll also have a losing streak, celebrate the Silver-Masked Tenor’s...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Do you know what the 1920s slang term “knock a jug” means? If not, you’ll find out in the third segment of this week’s show. We’ll start off the show by doing the polka, we’ll jangle some keys and eat some spinacia oleracea. And for the...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Do you know what the word porcine means? Of, affecting or resembling a pig. In the case of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, not just any pig, but America’s favorite pantless pig, Porky Pig. The last segment of the show c...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. On this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, we’ll do some wishing, perform some functions, have a canis lupus (wolf) segment, a princely segment and some adorable songs. Per usual, there are at least a couple of records making t...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. This week, it’s another “One Thing In Common” edition of the show. We’ve got 15 very diverse records including one make in Helsinki, Finland in 1939, a record made in Paris and one of a Rachmaninoff tune, but all of the records on this...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. You’re going to be thrilled with this week’s show, because we’re starting off with a set of thrilling songs. We’re also going to celebrate the birthdays of Howard Dietz and Elmer Schoebel. We’ll listen to this day, September 10 in recor...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s. Rapidly Rotating Records 78RPM Show – September 3, 2017 Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and’30s.  On this week’s ed...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can't *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and'30s. Rapidly Rotating Records 78RPM Show – August 27, 2017 Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can't *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and'30s.  On this week's edit...

  Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can't *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and'30s. Rapidly Rotating Records 78RPM Show – August 20, 2017 Welcome to Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can't *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78RPM records of the 1920s and'30s.  As you're listening...