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. I’ve been accused on more than one occasion of having lost my marbles, but on this evening’s show we’re going to play marbles, records about marble and marbles, that it. We’ll also hear about some sweet mamas, visit some...

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 nineteen records. Well, not 19 records, more like 15 or 16, but we will play some records about the number nineteen. Why? Because this is our NINETEENTH ANNIVERSARY SHOW! The fi...

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 request, celebrate the birthday of Howard Lanin, reach for the moon, remember Gloria Vanderbilt and hear from Albert Wynn. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: C...

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 I have a script and playlist for an April 8, 2007 show, I don’t have a corresponding audio file. This means that either the show was live from the KISL studio and there was no air check to post, or the show was...

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 week’s show were going to do some dancing, take a musical trip to Venice, hear some rapidly rotating records about footwear and blooms and celebrate the birthday of Curtis Mosby. Enjoy the show! Here’s the comple...

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. As on last week’s show, this week we’re going to once again celebrate not one, not two, but three birthdays. Al Stillman had his own birthday salute last year, but the other two are getting their own segments for the fir...

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 week’s show we’re going to celebrate not one, not two, but three birthdays, those of George B. McConnell, Cliff Hess and Charles Kenny. We’ll also pose a question and play some records from the cutting room floor...

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 week’s edition of the show we’ve got some sunny songs, some songs about humans, we’ll try to be fair and square, hear some tunes from composer and lyricist Dale Wimbrow and raise a glass. Here’s the complete play...

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 two birthdays, those of Jerry Herst and A. Seymour Brown. We’re also going to save some things, shed some light on things, hear about some Adelines and have some songs about ch...

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 week’s show is just too good. We’ll celebrate not one but two birthdays, those of Robert Hood Bowers and Carl Hoefle and we’ll do some messin’ around and enjoy some fresh squeezed juice. 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. There aren’t a great number of vintage records about roosters. In fact, I’ve never played one on the show. Until now. You’ll hear not one, but four tunes about roosters in the very first segment of this week’s show. From...

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. Did you know that James P. Johnson, the father of stride piano, wrote an opera? Do you know the name of it? Do you know Blind Sammie’s real name? Do you know who was behind the creation of Mother’s Day? Find out the answ...

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 week’s show we’ll visit the post office, enjoy some bread, take a musical trip to Hungary, watch the clock and celebrate the birthday of Shelton Brooks. Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Baby Mail The Merr...

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 wwek’s show we’re going to celebrate the birthday of Michael H. Cleary, and we’ll step up to the door, but the first three segments of the show are going to be devoted to another episode of “One Thing In Common.”...

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 week’s show is bigger and better than ever, and we’ll prove it in the bigger and better and than ever segments. We’re also going to do some shuffling in the final segment, but to start, we’re going to jump through 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 week’s show were going to celebrate the birthdays of Paul Biese and Merton Bories, go on a diet, fulfill a promise and…that’s all. Here’s the complete playlist: Segment 1: Paul Biese Right Or Wrong – Gene Rodemic...

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 week’s show, we’re going to celebrate the birthday of Peter Van Steeden. We’re also going to play with some dolls, and have songs about Venice, love and heaven. We’ll be seeing you in the last segment, but for 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. You can count on one hand, and have digits left over, the number of times Tom Coakley has ever been heard on the show, but tonight he starts off the show with his very own birthday tribute. Do you remember newspapers? Do...

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 ever have cravings? Like for a particular food (ice cream comes to mind!) or beverage? Well, tune in to this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records to find out what Art Gillham, the Carlisle Brothers and Gertr...

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 week’s edition of the show covers 24 hours, an entire day, starting off with songs about the dawn, then morning, afternoon, evening and ending with night time. Several records are being heard for the first time, and...

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 week’s edition of the show has just four segments instead of the usual five. Why? Because the phrase “Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers” came to mind this week. So the four segments have records having to do with find...

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 Frank Bacon is? I’m going to guess you don’t. How about Samantha Bumgarner? Does the name Doctor Clayton ring a bell? Listen to this week’s show to find out all about them and some other folks you may not...

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 hear from some Jazzers, we’ll mention some unmentionables, celebrate the birthday of John Klenner, get our head in the clouds and have some company. Enjoy the show! Here’s the comple...

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 program, we’re going to turn our eyes to the sky, turn some things on, have a vocabulary lesson, have a digital segment and end the show on a bright note. Enjoy the show! Here’s the complete playlist: 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. Ragtime era composer Henry Lodge gets his very own birthday tribute for the first time on tonight’s show. We’ll also have some rapidly rotating records about frogs, nightingales and cocoanuts, and in the last segment of...