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 Ted Lewis, Fred Waring, Al Dubin and Bert Lown and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Fred Waring
June 9 marked the birth in 1900 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania of bandleader, songwriter and inventor Fred Waring.

You’ll Get By – Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians / Fred Waring, Nelson Keller, Clare Hanlon, Tom Waring
Sycopatin’ Sal – Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians / Tom Waring
Sleep – Fred Warring and His Pennsylvanians

Segment 2: Ted Lewis
June 6 marked the birth in 1891 in Circleville, Ohio of Theodore Leopold Freidman, better known as Ted Lewis.

Sweetie Pie – Ted Lewis AH Band / The Royce Sisters
You’ve Got That Thing – Ted Lewis AH Band
Rhythm – Ted Lewis AH Band

Segment 3: Al Dubin
June 10 marked the birth in 1891 in Zurich, Switzerland of lyricist Al Dubin.

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes – Sam Lanin AHO / Irving Kaufman
A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich and You – Roger Wolfe Kahn AHO
The Gold Digger’s Song – Ted Lewis and His Band

Segment 4: Bert Lown
June 6 marked the birth in 1903 in White Plains, New York, of bandleader and composer Bert Lown.

Heartaches – Bert Lown and His Biltmore Hotel Orch / The Biltmore Trio
Bye Bye Blues – Bert Lown and His Biltmore Music / Frank Luther
Sweet Summer Breeze – Bert Lown AH Biltmore Hotel Orchestra / Elmer Feldkamp

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Buffalo Rhythm – B. A. Rolfe and his Palais d’Or Orchestra (June 8, 1927)
I Ain’t That Kind of a Baby – Paul Ash AHO (June 8, 1927)
You’re Wonderful – Nat Shilkret AHO / Franklyn Baur, v. (June 8, 1928)

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