Glenn Robison’s weekly, hour-long radio program of “toe-tapping music from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and 30s” broadcast Sunday evenings at 6 on KISL 88.7 FM, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California.
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Listen Closely, Now! – RRR # 1,257 August 18, 2024
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Joseph Sudy 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 violinist, bandleader and vocalist Joseph Sudy. We’re a little late in celebrating his birthday, which was August 1, but be…
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A “Luckey” Edition of RRR # 1,256 August 11, 2024
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Charles Luckeyth Roberts 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 pianist and composer Charles Luckeyth Roberts, better known as “Luckey” Roberts. His is one of three birthdays…
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Another “All Birthday” Edition of RRR #1,255 August 4, 2024
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Abe Lyman 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 Abe Lyman and his is one of FIVE birthday segments of this week’s edition of the show. The others are Roy Bargy an…
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A “Surprise” Edition of RRR #1,254 July 28, 2024
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Don Voorhees 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 Don Voorhees, who is getting his first birthday segment on this week’s edition of the show. You’ll hear some in…
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A Saintly Edition of RRR # 1,253 July 21, 2024
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Phil Baker 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? I’m going to guess you don’t, so I’ll tell you! He’s accordionist and actor Phil Baker. This is a movie still from the 1943 pictu…
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A “Godfrey Daniel” Edition of RRR # 1,252 July 14, 2024
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W. C. Fields 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. I’m willing to bet that almost everyone knows who this fellow is. This is a 1926 studio publicity still for the picture “So’s Your Old Man” in which Fields pla…
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A “Hard to Swallow” Edition of RRR #1,251 July 7, 2024
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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. Last week’s playlist email featured a photo of Edith Clifford. This week’s playlist email also has a photograph of Edith Clifford. Not Edith Clifford the vaudeville singer …
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“Throwin’ and Swingin'” RRR #1,250 June 30, 2024
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Edith Clifford 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 singer, actress and comedienne Edith Clifford. You’ll hear all about her and hear three of her recordings in the first se…
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A “Mow ’em Down” Edition of RRR #1,249 June 23, 2024
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Alec Templeton 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 pianist Alec Templeton who became popular on radio in the US for his talent in playing serious classical music, but also…
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A FrancES / FrancIS Edition of RRR #1,248 June 16, 2024
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Garland Wilson 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 jazz, stride and boogie-woogie pianist Garland Wilson. Remarkably, he was first heard on the show just last year but is …
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Ted Lewis 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? Many of you will recognize him by the battered top hat as Ted Lewis, the high-hatted tragedian of song. His is one of four birthda…
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Umberto Egizi 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 Umberto Egizi, a mainstay of the Pittsburgh music scene for decades. You’ll hear one of his recordings and hea…
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Edith Clifford 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 vaudeville singer, actress and comedienne Edith Clifford and you’ll hear one of her recordings in the “million dol…
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An “All Birthday” RRR #1,244 May 19, 2024
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Eddie / Ed. Morton 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 vocalist, composer and vaudevillian Eddie Morton, sometimes credited as Ed. Morton. After working for the Philadel…
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A “Blame Game” Edition of RRR # 1,243 May 12, 2024
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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. Do you know who this lady is? She’s Anna Jarvis. “Who’s Anna Jarvis?” I hear you ask. She’s the originator of Mother’s Day, You’ll find out a bit about her and the holida…
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“Forward Into The Future” RRR # 1,242 May 5, 2024
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Charles Kassell Harris 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? That’s right! Charles Kassell Harris, composer of more than 300 songs, the most famous of which is “After The Ball.…
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A “Stormy” Edition of RRR #1,241 April 28, 2024
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Bobby Gregory in 1926 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? That’s right! Accordionist and songwriter Bobby Gregory. His is the first of three birthday segments on this week’s …
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A Dumbell Edition of RRR # 1,240 April 21, 2024
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Capt. M. W. Plunkett’s Dumbells 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. Yes, you’re right. The preferred spelling of dumbbell is with two “b”s, but only as it applies to the weight-training apparatus. The Dumbe…
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Buck, Buck, Bucket – RRR #1,239 14 April 2024
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Eddy Duchin 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 dapper gentleman is? That’s right! Pianist and bandleader Eddy Duchin. His is one of four birthdays we’ll be celebrating on this week’s edi…
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Michael / Mickey / Mike Guy RRR # 1,238 April 7, 2024
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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. Last year had a segment featuring Mickey Guy, but not because he was having a birthday. This year he gets his own birthday segment in which you’ll find out the significance…
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Sold to American! RRR No. 1,237 – March 31, 2024
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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. Do you know who these seven fellows are? They’re the German jazz ensemble Die Goldene Sieben, or in English, The Golden Seven. You’ll hear three of their records from the 1…
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Women’s History Month RRR # 1,236 March 24, 2024
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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. March is Women’s History Month and we here at Rapidly Rotating Records are joining in to commemorate, and encourage the study, observance and celebration of the vital role …
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from RRR #1,235 March 17, 2024
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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. So why is there a bottle of Green River Bourbon on this post instead of a Tin Pan Alley composer or a vaudeville artist or other ’20s or ’30s vocalist, instrumentalist, ban…
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A “Fairy Tale” Edition of RRR # 1,234 March 10, 2024
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Alfred Pace Randolph 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 A. P. (Alfred Pace) Randolph, composer of “How Could Red Riding Hood.” It’s one of my favorite songs regardless of…
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Shut Your Pie Hole! RRR #1,233 March 3, 2024
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Luther Ossenbrink aka Arkansas Woodchopper and Arkie 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 Luther William Ossenbrink. Doesn’t ring a bell? You may know him better as the Ark…
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