Rapidly Rotating Records

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. Do you know who this fellow is? No, he’s not a lunatic, as the title of this show might suggest. He’s singer, bandleader, composer and […] The post A “Lunatic” Edition of RRR #1231 February 18, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. This is the logo of the ICAO. “What in the world is the ICAO?” I hear you ask. The ICAO is the International Civil Aviation […] The post A “‘Roger,’ Roger” Edition of RRR # 1,230 Feb. 11, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s composer and musicologist Peter Schickele and discoverer of P. D. Q. Bach, “the oddest of Johann Sebastian […] The post A P.D.Q. Edition of RRR #1229 February 4, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Percy Wenrich, also known as “The Joplin Kid.” He’s been heard numerous times of the show before, […] The post A “Percy and Dolly” Edition of RRR #1228 Jan. 28, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this lovely lady is? She’s vocalist Rose Blane. She’s been heard on the show just three times before and on this […] The post A “Surpassing Your Expectations” Edition of RRR #1227 Jan. 21, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Welcome to a “Halley, Halley and Halley” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. In addition to William J. Halley’s birthday, we’ll be celebrating Seymour Simons’ birthday. […] The post A “Halley, Halley and Halley” Edition of RRR #1226 Jan. 14, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Welcome to the very first Rapidly Rotating Records show of 2024! On this week’s show we’ll celebrate the birthdays of James “Slap” White and Emerson […] The post Happy New Year from RRR # 1225 January 7, 2024 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know this fellow is? He’s guitarist and banjo virtuoso Perry Bechtel, known as “The Man With 10,000 Finger.” He’s getting his first birthday […] The post The Last RRR Show…of 2023 #1224 Dec. 31, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know what this cute little animal is? It’s scientific name is urocyon littoralis catalinae, more commonly known as the Catalina Island Fox. So […] The post A “Foxy” Edition of RRR #1223 Dec. 24, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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 week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records we’ll be celebrating the birthdays of Thomas Allen and Louis Mitchell. With apologies to Neal Sedaka, we’ll […] The post A”Break Up” Edition of RRR #1222 Dec. 17, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this jocular fellow is? He’s “The Laughing Trumpeter” Bob Effros and this week’s entire Rapidly Rotating Records show is devoted to him, celebrating […] The post A “Grandpa Bob Effros” Edition of RRR Dec. 10, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this lovely lady is? She’s Lena Corrine Taylor. You know her better as singer Lee Morse and hers is just one of FIVE […] The post An “All-Birthday” Edition of RRR #1220 December 3, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s American composer Edmund Thornton Jenkins, being heard on the show for the first time. He was born in Charleston, […] The post A Birthday-Free Edition of RRR # 1219 November 26, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. While you were listening to the original over-the-air broadcast of this show on KISL, I was actually in Rancho Cordova, California where the 37th Annual West Coast […] The post A Ragged RRR # 1218 November 19, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s musician, singer and songwriter Ernest Jansen Ingle, better known as “Red Ingle.” He’s best remembered for his comedy records […] The post A “Beeline to Dixie” Edition of RRR #1217 Nov. 12, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s British composer and bandleader Herman Finck, getting a birthday segment for the second time. You’ll be hearing more than […] The post A”Finckiana” Edition of RRR #1216 Nov. 5, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this lady is? She’s Canadian pianist Vera Guilaroff, known as “Canada’s Melody Girl” and the “Princess of the Radio.” In addition to a […] The post Belly Up to the Bar RRR Show #1215 October 29, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, shown here in 1943. It’s not his birthday, so why is he being featured on this […] The post Nothing In Common – RRR #1214 October 22, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Japanese singer Tokuichi Mine (MEE-nay) who went by the name “Dick Mine.” He made his first recordings in 1934 […] The post A Twisted Edition of RRR #1213 October 15, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.

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. Do you know who this fellow is? He’s gospel singer and music publisher Homer Rodeheaver but for his birthday segment we’ll be playing three of […] The post Herbuveaux, Rodeheaver & Bennett RRR #1212 Oct. 8, 2023 appeared first on Glenn Robison's Rapidly Rotating 78 RPM Records.