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. Usually, the playlist for the show is based on historical events, or composers or artists birthdays, or some piece of trivia. But this week’s playlist is based entirely upon one recent event. That event is the great Mid-...

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 Regis Philbin and the National Park Service, and take some medicine. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Knowing August 24 in 1950 “Somebody Kno...

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 birthday of “The Singing Troubador” and Benny Davis, clean things up, and take a trip to Hawaii. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Benny Davis August 21 m...

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 going to celebrate the birthdays of Brian Lawrance and Sidney Clare, listen to this past week in recording history and have some hello and good-bye songs. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete...

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 Carson Robison, Abe Lyman and the city of Chicago, and fulfill some requests. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Abe Lyman August 4, marked t...

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 go sailing, we’re gonna get slapped down, and we’ll celebrate an invention and a birth. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Topic To get us started, today is the annivers...

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 going to play three songs. Well, actually we’ll play more than three songs, but they’ll all have to do with the number three. We’ll have some threes, some thirds, and even a segment with a t...

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 dreaming, try to keep from falling down, have a workshop, and do some archaeology. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Ted Koehler July 14 marked the birth in 18...

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 celebrate a lot of birthdays on the show…musicians, composers, historical figures, and so on. Well, today, July 13, marks the birth in 19, well, never mind what year, of…yours truly. So, a couple of segments of tonigh...

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 musical questions, we’ll hear some records from this past week in history, some musical Americana, but hopefully you’ll allow me to start with a couple of personal indulgences. Enjoy...

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 be celebrating the birthdays of Ben Pollack, Phil Harris, Gene Austin and Richard Rodgers, but to get us started, we’re going to have a vocabulary lesson. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete...

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. This is an all birthday show, and we’ll be celebrating the birthdays of Guy Lombardo, Bud Collyer, Kay Kyser, Sammy Fain, and someone you’ve probably never heard of. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment...

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 grit, and celebrate some birthdays by enjoy a non-alcoholic drink to three. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Sand June 14 in 1834, Isaac Fisher, Jr. of Spring...

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 hear from the high-hatted tragedian of song, pick some daisies, go to Kentucky, and hear some of what was recorded this past week in history. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Seg...

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 go down some alleys, have a safety lesson, and celebrate the month of June and the birthday of a state. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Driving Safety A couple of we...

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 a couple of people birthdays and a state birthday, so sit back, relax, tilt your recliner back. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Rocking Chairs May 22 in 184...

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 be measure the temperature, measure our progress, get happy, celebrate a birthday, and hear some record recorded this past week in 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’re going to celebrate Mother’s Day, and a couple of birthdays. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Mothers’ Day In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Moth...

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 be bouncing off the walls, celebrate the birthdays of two musicians and a state, and have some flower songs. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Henry Hall May 2 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’re gonna do some dancing, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson, some family songs , and some bird songs. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Topic Listener Mort in Great Neck, Ne...

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 going to take a midnight ride, have a vocabulary lesson, and celebrate a couple of birthdays. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Midnight On April 18 in 1775 at about 10...

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, tiptoe through the tulips, have a vocabulary lesson, bemoan April 15, and maybe….just maybe, we’ll fulfill a request. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Maybe I received a ve...

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 be doing some dancing, putting on some hats, drinking some coffee, and take a trip down south to Dixie. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Dancing April 4 marked the bir...

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 songs to celebrate the birthdays of Paul Whiteman, Hal Kemp, and Robert Frost. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Sentimental To get us started, we’ve got a set of...

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 celebrating a few birthdays, seeing what happened this week years ago and remembering a few girl friends. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: The Ziegfeld Follies March...