Rapidly Rotating Records

The Shady Lady B&B 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. So why is there a sign for the Shady Lady Ranch announcing this week’s episode of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, you’ll find out in the third segment of the show, after segments about Jazzbos and Jo...

Billy Mayerl 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 one of my favorite pianists and composers, Billy Mayerl (pronounced “Merrill”) and you’ll hear him perform one of his super syncopations in the fourth segment of this week’...

George Dewey Washington 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? Well, it says so right on the photograph, so the question then becomes, “Do you know who George Dewey Washington is?” If not, you’ll find out in the first segment of...

W. C. Fields and Charles Sellon as Mr. Muckle the Blind Man in It’s A Gift 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. One of my favorite films of all time is W. C. Fields’ “It’s A Gift” featuring Charles Sellon as Mr. Muckle, the blind man, pictured above with his...

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 vibraphonist Cal Tjader, famous in the 1960s and ’70s for his Latin jazz fusion music. So what is he doing headlining the Rapidly Rotating Records playlist? Well, listen to the final 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. Do you know who these fellows are? They’re Wilhelm Levkowitz and Isadore Levkowitz, but better known by their stage names, Willie and Eugene, the Howard Brothers. You’ll hear all about them and hear two sides by Willie, as...

Linus Yale, Jr. 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 musician, composer or entertainer. So why is he the featured image on this week’s RRR playlist? Well, listen to the fourth segment of the show to find out! In othe...

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 cartoon character is? Many of my fellow Baby Boomers will recognize him as the evil “Master Cylinder” from Felix The Cat cartoons. But why in the world has he taken over the RRR playlist? Well because...

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. 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 impresario and producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and this week’s is an “All Ziegfeld” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, with songs featured in many of 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. Do you know who these fellows are? Regular listeners to the show will probably recognize them as The Shannon Quartet and they’ll be heard in the third segment of the show in a couple of uncharacteristic recordings. In othe...

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 hear him regularly on the show and he probably made more records during the 78 Era than any other bandleader. He is, of course, violinist and bandleader Ben Selvin and his is one of four...

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. So why is there a map of Hindoostan in the playlist of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, because in the fourth segment of the show, we’re going to take a musical journey to Hindoostan. You’ll learn a l...

Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell 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 these fellows are? They are the popular comic vocal duo of Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell and you’ll hear two of their records in the final segment of this week’s edition of R...

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. So why is there a waveform and spectral frequency display as the featured image for this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, for two reasons. The first has to do with the show’s theme song. The second has to...

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? Of course you do, because his name’s right on the photograph! He’s bandleader Lloyd Huntley who is getting his first birthday salute in the second segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly R...

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 Irish fiddler and singer Packie Dolan. You’ll find out a bit about his short life in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. And his is just one of four bi...

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 what this structure is? You’ll find out in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, having to do with wheels. In other segments we’ll do some knocking, get back to nature, try to ge...

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 one of the greatest banjo players of all time, the “Banjoist Supreme,” Harry Reser. His is one of three birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edition of the show, the others bei...

Victor Silvester 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 dapper fellow is? He’s British bandleader Victor Silvester and you’ll hear him finish up the first segment of this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records all about counting. In other segments...

Ace Brigode 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 one of my favorite bandleaders, Ace Brigode, and we’ll be celebrating his birthday in the third segment of this week’s show with three of his records not heard on the show b...

Henry Russell 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 one of the oldest composers ever featured on the show, Henry Russell, born in England c. 1812. You’ll hear a bit about him and hear three of his compositions in the first...

Lulu Belle and Scotty 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 musical couple is? They were known as “The Sweethearts of Country Music” and were both regulars on the National Barn Dance radio show. You’ll find out their real names and hear on...

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. So why is there a picture of a chair on this week’s playlist? Well, that’s not just any chair. It’s a Morris Chair and it’s the answer to last week’s “One Thing in Common” challenge. You’ll find out all about the Morris Ch...

Rudolf Friml 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 composer Rudolf Friml and he gets a birthday segment on this week’s edition of the show. In other segments, we’ll play “One Thing In Common,” hear some songs about one of 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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s composer Redmond Farrar and he’s getting not one, not two, but the first three segments of the show for his birthday tribute. I was contacted a couple of years ago by Farrar’s grandson,...