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’ll celebrate the birthdays of Alexander Graham Bell and Frank Munn, fulfill a request, go out in the rain and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Pinky Tomlin
Listener Leah LaBrea, better known to fans of vintage jazz in the Chicago area as “The Windy City Songbird”. Leah sings and plays banjo and guitar with the WestEnd Jazz Band of Chicago www.westendjazzband.com. Leah requested to hear anything I might have by Pinky Tomlin…

The Object Of My Affection – Jimmy Grier AHO / Pinky Tomlin, v.
What’s The Reason? – Fats Waller and His Rhythm (Co-writer Tomlin)
He’s A Curbstone Cutie (They Call Him Jelly-Bean) – James Briggs AHO / Pinky Tomlin, v.

Segment 2: Bells
March 3 marked the birth in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland of inventor and educator, Alexander Graham Bell. So, here to commemorate his birth is a terrific set of rapidly rotating records about bells.

The Far Away Bells – The Broadway Bell-Hops
When I Ring Your Front Door Bell – Al Lentz AHO
Daisy Bell – Charles Kaley Orchestra
Bell Hoppin’ Blues – Ben Bernie’s Hotel Roosevelt Orch.

Segment 3: This you can do in the rain

Ridin’ Around In The Rain – J. Prendergast and The “Rialtonians”
Standin’ In The Rain Blues – Bessie Smith
I Don’t Mind Walkin’ In The Rain – Ariel Dance Orchestra / Bill Coty, v.

Segment 4: Frank Munn
February 27 marked the birth in 1894 in New York City of Singer Frank Munn.

Pal Of My Cradle Days – Frank Munn
Dear When I Met You – Edwin J. McEnelly’s Orch / Frank Munn
Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals – Frank Munn w/ Recitation by Ernest Hare

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Does My Seetie Do – Ben Selvin AHO (February 26, 1925)
Cuckoo – Ray Starita and The Picadilly Revels Band / Maurice Elwin (February 28, 1927)
Til We Meet – Bernie Cummins and His NY Biltmore Orch/ Bernie Cummins, Walter Cummins, v. (February 27, 1929)
Sweet And Hot – Travelers [Jimmy Dorsey] (February 26, 1931)

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