Episode Details

Welcome to a ghoulish edition of Rapidly Rotating Records with yours truly, the ghost of Glenn Robison. In case you haven’t figured it out, this is a special Halloween edition of the show, featuring songs from rapidly rotating records from the 1920s and 30s about ghosts, skeletons, black cats, and even a vampire or two.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Ghostly
We’re going to begin this evening’s festivities with some ghostly songs.

White Ghost Shivers – New Orleans Owls
Swamp Ghosts – Snooks Friedman
The Ghost of Smokey Joe – Cab Calloway

Segment 2: Haunted Houses
Haunted houses are a major theme around Halloween, and the theme for this segment.

Haunting Blues – Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
The House Is Haunted (By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye) – Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orch.
Haunted House – Ray Noble & New Mayfair Orch / Three Ginx, v.
Haunted House Blues – Bessie Smith

Segment 3: Black Cats

Black Cat Blues – Charles Fulcher AHO
Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues – Ma Rainey and Her Tub Jug Washboard Band
Black Cat Moan – Tiny Parham

Segment 4: Skeletons

Skeleton In The Closet – Putney Dandridge
Skeleton Jangle – Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Skeleton Rag – American Quartet

Segment 5: It’s a Mystery
All the things that go bump in the night.

Mysterious Mose – Harry Reser and The Radio All Stars
The Boogie Man – Todd Rollins AHO / Chick Bullock, v.
Boneyard Shuffle – Arkansas Travelers
Haunting Humoreske – Sam Lanin AHO

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