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. Do you know who this fellow is? That’s right! Charles Kassell Harris, composer of more than 300 songs, the most famous of which is “After […] The post “Forward Into The Future” RRR # 1,242 May 5, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? That’s right! Accordionist and songwriter Bobby Gregory. His is the first of three birthday segments on this week’s […] The post A “Stormy” Edition of RRR #1,241 April 28, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Yes, you’re right. The preferred spelling of dumbbell is with two “b”s, but only as it applies to the weight-training apparatus. The Dumbells above, with […] The post A Dumbell Edition of RRR # 1,240 April 21, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this dapper gentleman is? That’s right! Pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. His is one of four birthdays we’ll be celebrating on […] The post Buck, Buck, Bucket – RRR #1,239 14 April 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Last year had a segment featuring Mickey Guy, but not because he was having a birthday. This year he gets his own birthday segment in […] The post Michael / Mickey / Mike Guy RRR # 1,238 April 7, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who these seven fellows are? They’re the German jazz ensemble Die Goldene Sieben, or in English, The Golden Seven. You’ll hear three […] The post Sold to American! RRR No. 1,237 – March 31, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. March is Women’s History Month and we here at Rapidly Rotating Records are joining in to commemorate, and encourage the study, observance and celebration of […] The post Women’s History Month RRR # 1,236 March 24, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. So why is there a bottle of Green River Bourbon on this post instead of a Tin Pan Alley composer or a vaudeville artist or […] The post Happy St. Patrick’s Day from RRR #1,235 March 17, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s A. P. (Alfred Pace) Randolph, composer of “How Could Red Riding Hood.” It’s one of my favorite […] The post A “Fairy Tale” Edition of RRR # 1,234 March 10, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Luther William Ossenbrink. Doesn’t ring a bell? You may know him better as the Arkansas Woodchopper or […] The post Shut Your Pie Hole! RRR #1,233 March 3, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s bandleader and Broadway composer Harry Rankle Auracher And on this week’s show he gets not one, but […] The post A”World Radio” Edition of RRR #1232 February 25, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? No, he’s not a lunatic, as the title of this show might suggest. He’s singer, bandleader, composer and […] The post A “Lunatic” Edition of RRR #1231 February 18, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. This is the logo of the ICAO. “What in the world is the ICAO?” I hear you ask. The ICAO is the International Civil Aviation […] The post A “‘Roger,’ Roger” Edition of RRR # 1,230 Feb. 11, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s composer and musicologist Peter Schickele and discoverer of P. D. Q. Bach, “the oddest of Johann Sebastian […] The post A P.D.Q. Edition of RRR #1229 February 4, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Percy Wenrich, also known as “The Joplin Kid.” He’s been heard numerous times of the show before, […] The post A “Percy and Dolly” Edition of RRR #1228 Jan. 28, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know who this lovely lady is? She’s vocalist Rose Blane. She’s been heard on the show just three times before and on this […] The post A “Surpassing Your Expectations” Edition of RRR #1227 Jan. 21, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Welcome to a “Halley, Halley and Halley” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. In addition to William J. Halley’s birthday, we’ll be celebrating Seymour Simons’ birthday. […] The post A “Halley, Halley and Halley” Edition of RRR #1226 Jan. 14, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Welcome to the very first Rapidly Rotating Records show of 2024! On this week’s show we’ll celebrate the birthdays of James “Slap” White and Emerson […] The post Happy New Year from RRR # 1225 January 7, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know this fellow is? He’s guitarist and banjo virtuoso Perry Bechtel, known as “The Man With 10,000 Finger.” He’s getting his first birthday […] The post The Last RRR Show…of 2023 #1224 Dec. 31, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM 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. Do you know what this cute little animal is? It’s scientific name is urocyon littoralis catalinae, more commonly known as the Catalina Island Fox. So […] The post A “Foxy” Edition of RRR #1223 Dec. 24, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.