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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 celebrate the birthdays of Joe Young, Irving Caesar, and Jack Hylton, go to the beach and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Joe Young
Last week was the Fourth of July, and born on the same day as the US, but a few years later, in 1889, was lyricist Joe Young. Here are three from the pen of Joe Young.

Happy Go Lucky Lane – Al Starita and The Piccadilly Players / Eddie Grossbart
Hiawatha’s Lullaby – Joe Venuti’s Blue Five / Howard Phillips, v.
I’m Sitting On Top Of The World – Sam Lanin AHO / Arthur Hall (As Frank Nichols), v.

Segment 2: Irving Caesar
Last week, July 4th also marked the birth, but in 1895 in New York City of lyricist Irving Caesar. We could easily do an entire three shows of Irving Caesar songs, but here are just four.

The Yankee Doodle Blues – Gus Van and Joe Schenck
Tea For Two – Richard Himber ah Studebaker Champion Orch / Joey Nash
Nasty Man – Dorsey Bros. Orch. Cr. As Bob Snyder AHO) / Kay Weber, v.
Tonight’s My Night With Baby – Whispering Jack Smith

Segment 3: On The Beach
As you’re listening to this, I’m actually on vacation, lounging at the beach. So, here’s a set of rapidly rotating records about the ocean.

On The Beach With You – Johnny Hamp AHO / Carl Graub v.
On The Beach at Bali Bali – Bunny Berigan
Under A Beach Umbrella With You – Joe Haymes AHO/Gene Trexler, v.

Segment 4: Jack Hylton
July 2 marked the birth in 1892 in Lancashire, England, of bandleader Jack Hylton. Here are three from Jack Hylton and His Orchestra.

Are You Happy? – Jack Hylton AHO / Jack Hylton, Hugo Rognold, Chappie D’Amato, v.
The Kerb Step – Jack Hylton AHO / Sam Browne
A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich And You – Jack Hylton and His Orchestra / Jack Hylton, v.

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History
It’s time now for that feature of the program we call “This Week in Recording History”, so called because it’s here where we play rapidly rotating records celebrating birthdays, having been recorded this past week in years past

Hot Strut – Fowler’s Favorites
The Harlequinade – Harry Hudson’s Melody Men / John Thorne, v.
No Wonder I’m Happy (My Baby’s In Love With Me) – Ernie Golden and His Hotel McAlpin Orch / Frank Lynch, v.

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