Rapidly Rotating Records

Bob Effros, The Laughing Trumpeter 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 jocular fellow is? He’s “The Laughing Trumpeter” Bob Effros and this week’s entire Rapidly Rotating Records show is devoted to him, celebrating his birthday, Decemb...

Lee Morse 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? She’s Lena Corrine Taylor. You know her better as singer Lee Morse and hers is just one of FIVE birthday salutes on this week’s “all-birthday” edition of the show. Along wit...

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 American composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins, being heard on the show for the first time. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina but spent much of his life in Europe. You’ll hear him...

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. While you were listening to the original over-the-air broadcast of this show on KISL, I was actually in Rancho Cordova, California where the 37th Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival had just concluded. With having to get...

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 musician, singer and songwriter Ernest Jansen Ingle, better known as “Red Ingle.” He’s best remembered for his comedy records with Spike Jones and His City Slickers and his own group,...

Herman Finck 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 British composer and bandleader Herman Finck, getting a birthday segment for the second time. You’ll be hearing more than the usual three tunes from him because we’ll be...

Vera Guilaroff 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 lady is? She’s Canadian pianist Vera Guilaroff, known as “Canada’s Melody Girl” and the “Princess of the Radio.” In addition to a medley of film hits recorded in London in 1937, you’ll...

Jimmy Dorsey 1943 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 bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, shown here in 1943. It’s not his birthday, so why is he being featured on this week’s show? Well, in response to a request. You’ll find out...

Tokuichi “Dick” Mine 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 Japanese singer Tokuichi Mine (MEE-nay) who went by the name “Dick Mine.” He made his first recordings in 1934 and his last in 1982. You’ll hear three of them in...

Homer Rodeheaver 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 gospel singer and music publisher Homer Rodeheaver but for his birthday segment we’ll be playing three of his secular records. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays o...

Jack Strachey 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 little guy is? He’s John Francis Strachey before he became songwriter Jack Strachey, probably best known for co-writing “These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)” You’ll hear a recording...

Judge Cliff Davis 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 not a bandleader or composer or even a singer. He’s Memphis, Tennessee Judge Cliff Davis and Harry Philwin, known as The Memphis Singer, wrote a song about him. You’...

Johnny Noble in 1932 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 bandleader Johnny Noble, who, in the 1920s, played a leading role in introducing Hawaiian music to the mainland. You’ll hear just three of his more than 100 recor...

Jack Miller 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 singer, pianist and bandleader Jack Miller and his is one of four birthday salutes on this week’s edition of the show. The others are Phil Baxter, Gus Arnheim and Boots Do...

Jack Harris 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 was born in the U. S. but spent much of his professional life in England. That’s right! He’s violinist and bandleader Jack Harris. His birthday segment starts off this week’...

Jack Payne 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. Although it may look like the gentleman above is trying to figure out what the device is that he’s holding in his hand, he was intimately familiar with microphones, both radio and recording. He’s British bandl...

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 recognize the trombonist above? Correct! That’s Jack Teagarden, from a recording session in 1947, a couple of decades or so after the three you’ll hear in his first birthday segment. We’ll also be celebrating the...

Jane Pickens 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 recognize this lovely lady? She’s Jane Pickens, of The Pickens Sisters. You’ve heard her lots of times on the show with her sisters, but on this evening’s show, she gets a birthday salute all to herse...

Roy Bargy 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 recognize this fellow? He’s composer, pianist and bandleader Roy Bargy. Although he’s heard regularly on the show, his last birthday salute was ten years ago, so it’s about time he gets the spotlight aga...

Lewis James in 1920 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 recognize this fellow? He’s been heard on the show dozens of time as a soloist, in duets and in groups, but never had his own birthday segment until tonight. He’s singer Lewis James and you’ll...

Hokey Pokey Diddle Dee Rum – Wendell Hall 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. In the fourth segment of the show you’ll hear the record above as part of a “nonsense title” segment. Clarinetist and composer Wilton Crawley gets his own birthday segment for th...

The Lewis Trio (Carson Robison-Frank Luther-Phil Crow) Welcome to the 23rd Anniversary Edition of 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 right is Carson Robison and in the center is Frank Luther. You hear the two of them regular...

Shelly Lee Alley 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 fiddler, composer and bandleader Shelly Lee Alley. For his first birthday segment on the show, you’ll hear three recordings by his late ’30s group Shelly Lee Alley an...

William Wirges 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 pianist and composer William F. Wirges and his is one of three birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. The other two are Benj...

Bram Martin 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? You should, since he signed his name right on the photograph. He’s British bandleader Bram Martin and he’s getting his own birthday segment for the first time on this week’s ed...