Episode Details

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 gonna get the low down, hear some reviews, celebrate the birthday of Charles Kaley and others, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Low Down

Deep Sea Low Down – Bernie Cummins ah Hotel New Yorker Orch
Florida Low Down – Original Indiana Five
Get Low Down Blues- Bennie Moten’s KC Orch / Bennie Moten & Ed Lewis, v.
Low Down On The Bayou – Connie’s Inn Orch (Fletcher Henderson)

Segment 2: Reviews
A few songs that were reviewed in The New Yorker, back in October 16, 1926.

Turkish Towel – Harry Reser’s Syncopators
Oh, If I only had you – Ben Selvin’s Orchestra / Ben Selvin, v
Precious – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra / Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord and Austin Young, v.
Mary Lou – Ipana Troubadors

Segment 3: Charles Kaley
June 16 marked the birth in 1902 in Iowa of violinist, vocalist, bandleader and actor Charles Kaley.

On A Dew Dew Dewey Day – Charles Kaley Orchestra / Charles Kaley, v.
Sing A Song – Abe Lyman’s Orchestra / Charles Kaley, v.
Dancing The Devil Away – Don Voorhees AHO / Charles Kaley, v.

Segment 4: Happy Birthday
Several composers had birthdays this past week, and there’s not enough show to give each a segment, so we’ll hear a little bit from each.
Con Conrad: June 18, 1891
Henry Creamer: June 21, 1879
Louis Alter: June 18, 1902
Sammy Fain: June 17, 1902

Give Me The Sunshine – Roger Wolfe Kahn AHO (Composer: Con Conrad; Lyrics: Henry Creamer)
That Wonderful Something Is Love – Paul Specht AHO (Louis Alter)
Ro-Ro-Rollin’ Along – Sammy Fain (“The Crooning Composer”), v.

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History
Songs recording in this week, many years ago.

Waiting For You – Lucky Devils / Fred Wilson & Stanley McClelland, v. (June 21, 1927)
Doggone, I’ve Done It – The Boswell Sisters, c. (June 17, 1932)
How Do You Like It Blues – Arthur Sims and His Creole Roof Orch (June 21, 1926)

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