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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.

On this evening’s show we’ll fulfill some requests, celebrate the birthday of L. Wolfe Gilbert (Jack Benny) and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: With You
I received a very nice email this past week from listener Bill sharing memories of his uncle’s music store in the Bronx, and requesting “With You”. So for listener Bill, here’s that handsome, debonair, man about town, Harry Richman.

With You – Harry Richman
When I’m With You – Hal Kemp AHO / Skinnay Ennis, v.
I’m With You – Ted Black AHO / Tom Brown, v.

Segment 2: Without You
We just had a set of “with you” songs, so it only makes sense that we have a set of “without you” songs.

Without You – Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
Without You Sweetheart – Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Marvin
A Picture of Me Without You – Paul Whiteman AHO / Ken Darby and Ramona Davis

Segment 3: L. Wolfe Gilbert
August 31 marked the birth in 1886 in Odessa, Russia of L. Wolfe Gilbert, one of the most prolific lyricists of Tin Pan Alley. In case you were wondering – the L in L. Wolfe Gilbert stands for Louis.

Dancing To Save Your Soul – Gus Arnheim AHO / Nelson Hall, Art Fleming, Ed Landry, v.
If I Didn’t Know Your Husband (And You Didn’t Know My Wife) – American Dance Band (Syd Roy) / Harry Roy, v.
I’m On A Diet Of Love – George Olsen and His Music / Ethel Schutta, v.
Waiting For The Robert E. Lee – Gil Dech and His Syncopators / Len Maurice

Segment 4: So
Last week I received a nice email from listener Tim in Oakland, California asking if I could help in clarifying the lyrics to “Sweet So And So”. I’m afraid I haven’t been any help with that, so far at least, but Tim also suggested playing the song, which I can do.

“Sweet So And So” – Debroy Somers Band / Jack Buchanan
Say It Isn’t So – Jack Gilbery Orchestra / Dick Powell
Tain’t So, Honey Tain’t So – Bill Haid’s Cubs / Frank Wells
Say So – Ben Selvin AHO / Lewis James, v.

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

If I Had A Girl Like You – Seattle Harmony Kings (September 2, 1925)
Oh! Boy What A Girl – Original Indiana Five
Collegiate – Foor- Robinson Carolina Club Orch / Vocal Trio (September 1, 1925)

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