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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 past week, there were so many fine composers and artists who had birthdays that I was having trouble trying to edit the list, so I’m just going to skip the biographies and use that time to play something from each of them.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Request & Celebrations
We’re going to start off with a request from listener Marty in Berkeley, California, who wanted to hear a particular song by Al Bowlly, and celebrate a few birthdays.

My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes – Howard Godfrey’s Waldorfians / Al Bowlly, v.
Two Buck Tim From Timbuctoo – Sid Peltyn and His Orchestra (Lyricist Ed Heyman was born March 14, 1907)
Wagon Wheels – Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers / Chick Bullock, v. (Composer Peter DeRoss was born March 10)
‘Deed I Do – Ben Pollack and His Californians (Lyricist Walter Hirsch was born March 10, 1891)

Segment 2: Three Favorites
Here are three rapidly rotating records by three of our favorite artists, all of whom had birthdays this past week.

I Need Some Pettin’ – Wolverine Orchestra (Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke was born March 10, 1903 in Davenport, Iowa)
The New Twister – Miff Mole’s Molers (Irving Milfred Mole, better known as “Miff” Mole, was born March 11, 1898 in Roosevelt, New York)
One Pair Of Pants At A Time – Bernie Cummins AHO (Bernard Joseph Cummins was born March 14, 1900 in Akron, Ohio)

Segment 3: The Happieness Boys
Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, better known as The Happiness Boys, were born March 15, 1889 and March 16, 1883, respectively, they also recorded solo.

I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down – Billy Jones
Rock Me In My Swanee Cradle – Ernest Hare
Don’t Wake Me Up, Let Me Dream – Howard Lanin and His Ben Franklin Dance Orchestra

Segment 4: Bix, Miff & Bernie
Earlier we had a segment featuring Bix and Miff and Bernie, and guess what? Here’s another one!

Krazy Kat – Frank Trumbauer AHO
Slippin’ Around – Red & Miff’s Stompers
Give Yourself A Pat On The Back – Karl Radlach Orch / Bernie Cummins, v.
My Honey’s Lovoin’ Arms – Isham Jones AHO (Composer Joseph Meyer was born in Modesto, California on March 12, 1894)

Segment 5: Mixed Bag

If I Didn’t Know Your Husband (And You Didn’t Know My Wife) – American Dance Orch (Syd Roy) / Harry Roy, v. (This Week in Recording History: March 25, 1930)
Hobo’s Prayer – Charlie Straight AHO