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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 be going digital, fulfilling a request, and celebrating the birthdays of Bunny Berigan, Harry M. Woods and Jan Garber.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Fingers
My friend Ivan in Vista, California, recently underwent surgery as a result of an incident involving glass and his finger. He still has his finger and although it will take many months, he should regain nearly 100% use of it. So here, with best wishes to Ivan for a speedy and complete recovery, is a set of digital songs.

Cross Your Fingers – Ben Selvin AHO
Fractious Fingering – Fats Waller
Hot Fingers – Eddie Lang “Blind Willie Dunn”, Lonnie Johnson
I Life Up My Finger And I Say “Tweet Tweet” – Fred “Sugar” Hall and His Sugar Babies / Arthur Fields, v.

Segment 2: Clarence Williams
Listener Len in Lynden Washington requesting three specific Clarence Williams records, which I have:

Big Fat Mama – Clarence Williams
Have You Ever Felt That Way – Clarence Williams and Blues Singers
Jungle Crawl – Clarence Williams

Segment 3: Harry McGregor
November 4 marked the birth in 1896 in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts of composer, lyricist and pianist Harry McGregor Woods.

Be Careful With Those Eyes – Karl Radlach AHO / Band, v.
The Clouds Will Soon Roll By – Graham Prince Orch
I’m Riding To Glory – Ipana Troubadors

Segment 4: Jan Garber
November 5, marks the birth in 1894 in Indianapolis, Indiana of bandleader Jan Garber.

Baby Face – Jan Garber AHO
You Don’t Like It, Not Much! – Jan Garber AHO / Harry Goldfield & Webb Hahne, v.
Tin Ear- Jan Garber AHO

Segment 5: Bunny Berigan
November 2 marked the birth in 1908 in Hilbert, Wisconsin, of Rowland Bernart Berrigan, better known as “Bunny” Berigan.

You’ve Got Everything – Adrian Rollini AHO
I Can’t Get Started- Bunny Berigan and His Boys / Bunny Berigan
Marie – Tommy Dorsey AHO / Jack Leonard & Chorus

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