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’ll celebrate the birthdays of Frank Winegar, Tiny Parham and Samuel Colt, and have not one, but two vocabulary lessons. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Frank Winegar Feb...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Harold Arlen, the Wizard of Menlo Park, Paul Ash and the National Weather Service. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Weather February 9 in 1...

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 do some whistling, fulfill a request, play “What’s My Line”, and celebrate the birthdays of Val Rosing and Amanda Blake. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: College Songs...

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 dance the Charleston, celebrate the birthdays of James P. Johnson and Eubie Blake, play twenty questions and listen to this past week in history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete pla...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Eddie Cantor, Isham Jones, Buddy DeSylva and Harry Frankel. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Eddie Cantor January 31 marked the birth in 189...

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. Recently, a number of listeners have sent e-mails asking about details of our theme song and several of the records that we use for background music on promos and station IDs. So on this evening’s show, you’re going to g...

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 well celebrate the birthdays of Charlie Straight and Harry Roy, listen to this past week in recording history, solve some mysteries and take care of some kids. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete p...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Al Bowlly, Carroll Gibbons, Oscar Celestin and Gracie Fields, and listen to this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segme...

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 fulfill some requests, stop and smell the roses, have a parade, and listen to this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Parade This is the...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Harry Warren, Nat Shilkret, Cab Calloway and Ted FioRito. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Harry Warren December 24, Christmas Eve marked th...

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 no birthdays, no trivia, no vocabulary lessons, and no “this week in recording history”, and very little commentary from me. This being late December, what we DO have is some rapidly rot...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Jay Gorney, Mattie Malneck, Freddie Martin and the State of Indiana, and listen to this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist...

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 have some songs about a rodent, some cardiac songs, listen to this past week in recording history, and celebrate the birthday of Lew Reynolds, and Tori Murden’s achievement. Enjoy the show!...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Bud Green, Harry Carroll, Boyd Senter and Vee Lawnhurst, and have a few rays of sunshine. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Bud Green Novemb...

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 have not one but two segments of “this week in recording history”, we’ll celebrate the beginning of life, and the birthday of Hoagy Carmichael, and have some songs of thanks. Enjoy the show!...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Richard Whiting, Bert Williams and Bennie Moten, Rodin and the AF of L. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Richard Whiting November 12 marked...

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 fulfill a couple of requests, and celebrate the birthdays of Phil Spitalny, Harry M. Woods and Euday Bowman. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Phil Spitalny November 7...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Ethel Waters and Daniel Emmett, go up on a hilltop, have a set of digital songs, and listen to this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the compl...

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 not one, but two vocabulary lessons, we’ll celebrate a birthday, listen to this past week in recording history, and hear from Rudy Vallee. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Se...

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 rhythm, we’ll celebrate the birthdays of Roger Wolfe Kahn and Noah Webster and listen to this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Hap...

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 answer some musical questions, check the lost and found, and celebrate the birthdays of Clarence Williams and Vernon Duke. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Questions O...

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 felines, twilight, and some railroad songs, a set of Victor records, a vocabulary lesson and we’ll look at this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s th...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Dave Dreyer, Vaughn DeLeath, Ted Weems and Vincent Youmans, and do some waltzing. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Dave Dreyer September 22...

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 have a vocabulary lesson, celebrate the birthdays of Fred Ahlert and William McKinney, take a drive and look at this past week in recording history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playl...

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 celebrate the birthdays of Billy Rose, Elmer Schoebel, Arthur Freed, Gus Arnheim and Lou Handman, all of them born in the 19th century! Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment...