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 it’s about celebrations – we’re going to celebrate a trademark, we’re going to celebrate the birthdays of Dorothy Fields and Howard Lanin, and we’re going to celebrate an anniversary. Enjoy the sho...

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. Normally we play music around historical events, but apparently not much happened this past week in history, and so we’re going to play some songs around quotations made by some historical figures. We’ve got songs about...

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 animals, we’re going to celebrate Mildred Hill’s birthday, we’re going to see how much we don’t know and we’re going to celebrate the 4th. Enjoy the show! Here’s the comp...

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 being the last show in June, we’ve got some songs about June. We’ve also got some slang songs and some songs from “Swing Time”. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Whistling You know how to whis...

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 evening is our special Father’s Day edition of the show. We’ve got songs about fathers, daddies, papas, and even a grandpa or two. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Father We’re going to begin...

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 pose some questions, pick some daisies, and celebrate a couple of birthdays. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Love Songs Sex therapist, author and TV celebri...

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 a number of birthdays to celebrate, including Benny Goodman and John Florence Sullivan. Who’s John Florence Sullivan, you ask? Well, stay tuned, and you’ll find out. Enjoy the show! Here...

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 Horace Heidt and Fats Waller, and we’re going to celebrate the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 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’re going to be running hot and cold, we’re going to celebrate the month of May, and we have a whole segment of the show dedicated to requests. 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. Today is Mother’s Day. So in honor of all the mothers and mothers-to-be out there, and to everyone who has a mother, we’ve got a whole show of songs having to do in some way or another with mothers. We’ve got songs about...

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 “royal” songs, and we’re going to celebrate a couple of birthdays. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Glory The American novelist Betty Smith wrote, “Look at e...

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 do something about the weather, and we’re going to celebrate the birthdays of three very divergent people, Shirley Temple, William Shakespeare, and Marconi, without whose invention...

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 trip to Indiana, we’re going to shake, rattle and roll, well, shake, at least, and we’ve got some songs for flying parson. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segmen...

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. Tomorrow being the dreaded tax day, we’ve got some songs about some poor people, and we’ll be celebrating the birth of Paul Robeson. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Quartets April 11 in 1936 mark...

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 some funny people, and some sleepy people, and we have a couple of birthdays to celebrate. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Herbert Mills Herbert...

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 about a *very* important invention, we’ll be celebrating Paul Whiteman’s birthday, and we’ll have some songs about cake. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Sp...

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, were going to hear from Belle Baker and Ozzie Nelson, and we’ll have some songs from Ziegfeld Follies of various years. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Little Birdies A li...

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, among other things, you’re going to get an “earful” of music, and a little later on, we’re going to have a boycott. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Sams March 13 was Uncle...

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 have some wonderful songs to play for you this evening. Literally. We won’t stop, but we will celebrate Firsts, Nurses and Maries. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Wonnerful March 11, marks 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’re going to get closer to fulfilling a request, we’re going to take a honeymoon, look at people, take a walk down the street, and make a quick trip to Baltimore and Ohio. Enjoy the show! Here’s...

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 about light and dark, dollars, and things that go ‘round. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Talking February 18 in 1841, the first continuous filibuster in 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’ve got some birthdays to celebrate, we commemorate two who passed, and remember when radio became sponsored. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Topic Anne Lindbergh died l...

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 coming Wednesday is, of course, Valentine’s Day, so this evening, I’ve got a musical Valentine for you in the form of songs about love, roses, sweethearts, violets, and even candy. Listen closely to the lyrics of 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 some songs about nature’s confectioner, we’ll dance to the Charleston, we’re going to celebrate the birthday of “Banjo Eyes”, and everything we say will be the truth. Enjoy the show! Her...

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 by Harry Ruby and Jerome Kern, we’re going to ask some questions, and celebrate the birthday of a record by the Jean Goldkette band. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Se...