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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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Welcome to John’s Old Time Radio Show!!! Listen To John Heneghan play and talk about 78 rpm records from his collection. Each episode features a different theme and style and some will feature special guests playing records from their collections. Sign up on iTunes to automatically download the show. There will be a new show posted the 1st of every month. Check back and tell your friends!!!
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The Old Dingy Jukebox features a wide variety of down home American music styles played from a diverse collection of 78 rpm and 45 rpm records. Each show takes the listener on an aural journey exploring the American musical heritage. The show’s repertoire is deep and wide with an emphasis on early to middle 20th century Americana. Styles played on the show include the blues, jazz, old time string bands, traditional folk music, honky tonk, bluegrass and early country music. Informative, yet e ...
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American Grooves Radio Hour, hosted by filmmaker and collector Joe Lauro, takes you on a deep dive into the music of pre-World War II America. It focuses on the Jazz, pioneering Blues, early Country, Gospel, Vaudeville and World Music which was being performed on the streets and in the taverns and nightclubs of pre-1935 America. ONLY original 78 rpm records from Joe’s world-renowned archive and the libraries of other notable collectors will be played. There will also be stories from the firs ...
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Music from my collection of vinyl, cassette, cd, and digital. Featuring folk, blues, experimental, field and archival recordings, noise, punk, reggae, ska, world musics, 78 rpm, and MORE
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A “Parish The Thought” Edition of RRR # 1,304 July 13, 2025
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Mitchell Parish 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? A clue is in the title of this week’s show. He’s lyricist Mitchell Parish and although he’s been heard on the show numerous …
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Berlin's songwriting career began with his first publication circa 1907 MARIE FROM SUNNY ITALY and hit it's stride a few years later with his ALEXANDER's RAGTIME BAND. This episode presents some of his early work up until the late 1930s - From Fred Astaire to "Hallelujah!"...
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A “Cotton Pickin'” Edition of RRR # 1, 303 July 6, 2025
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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 a photograph of a cotton field the featured image on thsi week’s Rapidly Rotating Records playlist? Well, because in addition to playing a record by the Brunswick…
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A “Naughty” Edition of RRR # 1,302 June 29, 2025
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Clyde Doerr 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. For this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, we’re back to our usual format and will be having a vocabulary lesson and a “rhythm” segment. We’ll also he…
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This episode features some of the great "Territory Bands" tht resided and recorded in California in the 1920s-30s as well as some of the personalities and performers who recorded in LA and Hollywood in that pre-1936 era
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Episode #35- Records & Musicians From Texas: “Beer Soaked Roadhouses, Fiery Damnation and Roses From San Antone”
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Send us a text T. Texas Tyler- “Texas Boogie Woogie” Starday 1955 Hop Wilson- “Black Cat Bone” Goldband 1958 Edie Noack- “Take It Away Lucky” Starday 1954 Conjunto Estrella- “Juan Charrasqueado” Mid 1950s Mance Lipscomb- “If I Miss The Train” Arhoolie 1960 Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies- “Somebody’s Been Using That Thing” Decca 1935 T-Bone W…
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A “Listening Party” Edition of RRR # 1,301 June 22, 2025
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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 week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, we have no birthday salutes and no segment topics. We are, however, having a “listening party” where I’ll be playing ind…
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OTRS 157 JOHN’S RECORD ROOM “The Beautiful Music of Greek-Hawaiian Bands of the 1930’s”
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John’s Old Time Radio Show JOHN’S RECORD ROOM “The Beautiful Music of Greek Hawaiian Bands”. John Heneghan plays fabulous 78 rpm records from his record collection. Mikroula BIbi – Kostas Bezos’ White Birds Tic Tac – Arctraichos Dimitrious’ Hawaiians The Fox Of Madness – Spyros Tsokalis’ Hawaiians An Evening In The Garden – Nikos Peppas’ Blue Guita…
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Louis Armstrong in Paris 1934- his two sides verion of SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET - one featuring his trumpet playing, the other his vocals will be played as well as ana rray of Joe's favorite stuff!
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This legendary tune, first written and performed i the 1910s has made its way from the ragtime era, 1920s Blues and Country recordings to the rock n' roll era - this episode offers a few cool versions of this all time folk music classic
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A “Lighter Than Air” Edition of RRR #1,300 June 15, 2025
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USS Los Angeles 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 a photograph of the airship USS Los Angeles in Lakehurst, New Jersey on August 25, 1927 when, due to changing weather and wind currents, she did her…
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Joe explores the early years of Jazz Vocalist - Entertainer CAB CALLOWAY - from his early years with "The Missourians" to hos early Hollywood career - hotter' than el'
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A “Dornberger” Edition of RRR # 1,299 June 8, 2025
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Charles Dornberger 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 multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and composer, Charles Dornberger and he’s getting a birthday segment on this week’…
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A “Numeric” Edition of RRR # 1,298 June 1, 2025
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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. Listeners of a certain age==that is to say my age–may recognize this figure as the personification of the famous “bouncing ball.” The bouncing ball is a virtual device used…
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From Fred Astaire, Bill Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers TAP DANCING was often featured on phonograph records ..besides the usual round-up of JOE's FAVORITE STUFF we will feature Fred, Bill and the Nicholas Boys singing AND dancin!
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OTRS 156 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 69 “Beautiful French Musette”
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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 69 “Beautiful French Musette”. John Heneghan, Robert Crumb & Guillaume Veillet play fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record collection in France. New Year’s Eve/ When One Is Really In Love – L’Orchestre Montmartrois Constantino Miliana – Tino Balbi Nous… Les Gars De La marine – Parolees de R…
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A “Radio” Edition of RRR #1,297 May 25, 2025
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RKO Radio Picture Logo Antenna Atop The World 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 graphic of a giant radio transmitter tower atop the world for this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Record…
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Billie Holiday, Kokomo Arnold, Bing Crosby and some of my favorites for this Memorial Day Weekend 2025 edition!
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We re-create a 78 rpm "Listening Session" at the home of some seasoned collectors - an eclectic mix including THE HATTON BROTHERS, DUKE ELLINGTON, SLIM SMITH, PAPA HARVEY HULL, CHARLIE JORDAN, SEVEN FOOT DILLY and more!
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A “Shady Lady” Edition of RRR # 1,296 May 18. 2025
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The Shady Lady B&B 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 sign for the Shady Lady Ranch announcing this week’s episode of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, you’ll find out in the third segment of…
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A “Drunken” Edition of RRR # 1,295 May 11, 2025
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Billy Mayerl 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 one of my favorite pianists and composers, Billy Mayerl (pronounced “Merrill”) and you’ll hear him perform one of his supe…
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A “Come to Order” Edition of RRR # 1,294 May 4, 2025
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George Dewey Washington 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? Well, it says so right on the photograph, so the question then becomes, “Do you know who George Dewey Washington is?…
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A musical journey of recordings made by Columbia Records circa 1923-33 marketed for the African American record buying public...Blind Willie Johnson, Bessie & Clara Smith, Celestine's Jazz Band and so much more!
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OTRS 155 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 68 “The Incomparable Peg Leg Howell and His Gang”
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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 68 “The Incomparable Peg Leg Howell”. Featuring John Heneghan, Eden Brower & Robert Crumb, who play the rich music of Peg Leg Howell and his bands from the 1920’s. Music from the fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record room in France. Tishamingo Blues – “Peg Leg” Howell Coal Man Blues – “Peg…
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a few cool versions of the folk classic John Henry, the Carter Family, Huddie Ledbetter and more!
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A “Cuckoo” Edition of RRR # 1,293 April 27, 2025
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W. C. Fields and Charles Sellon as Mr. Muckle the Blind Man in It’s A Gift 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. One of my favorite films of all time is W. C. Fields’ “It’s A Gift” featuring Charles Sellon as M…
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A “Touching” Edition of RRR # 1,292 April 20, 2025
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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 fellow is? He’s vibraphonist Cal Tjader, famous in the 1960s and ’70s for his Latin jazz fusion music. So what is he doing headlining the Rapidly Rotat…
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Quite a few of Hollywoods lovely starlets were dragged into the recording studio to warble for the phonograph - this episode features a few along with the usual stack of Blues, Jazz and Country 78s!
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A Fact-Checked Edition of RRR # 1,291 April 13, 2025
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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 fellows are? They’re Wilhelm Levkowitz and Isadore Levkowitz, but better known by their stage names, Willie and Eugene, the Howard Brothers. You’ll he…
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A “Locked Up” Edition of RRR # 1,290 April 6, 2025
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Linus Yale, Jr. 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 not a musician, composer or entertainer. So why is he the featured image on this week’s RRR playlist? Well, listen to t…
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From November 1923 to early 1933 Columbia Records marketed a specific series of recordings to African American record buyers - Classic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Vaudeville, Sermons and more recorded along te way- Bessie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, and many more were immortalized! episode 3 in our …
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A”Corrective” Edition of RRR # 1,289 March 30, 2025
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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 cartoon character is? Many of my fellow Baby Boomers will recognize him as the evil “Master Cylinder” from Felix The Cat cartoons. But why in the world…
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A Florenz Ziegfeld Edition of RRR # 1,288 March 23, 2025
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Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. 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 impresario and producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. and this week’s is an “All Ziegfeld” edition of Rapidly Ro…
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OTRS 154 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 67 “Wacky Grey Gull records”
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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 67 “Wacky Grey Gull records”. Featuring John Heneghan, Eden Brower & Robert Crumb, who study the music the Grey Gull record company and all there subsidiary labels and wacky bands. Music from the fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record room in France. Play Me That Beautiful Traumerei – Unkno…
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From November 1923 to early 1933 Columbia Records marketed a specific series of recordings to African American record buyers - Classic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Vaudeville, Sermons and more recorded along te way- Bessie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, and many more were immortalized!…
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A “St. Patrick’s Day” Edition of RRR # 1,287 March 16, 2025
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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 fellows are? Regular listeners to the show will probably recognize them as The Shannon Quartet and they’ll be heard in the third segment of the show i…
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From November 1923 to early 1933 Columbia Records marketed a specific series of recordings to African American record buyers - Classic Blues, Country Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Vaudeville, Sermons and more recorded along te way- Bessie Smith, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Willie Johnson, Fletcher Henderson, and many more were immortalized!…
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Joe's assortment of pre-war gems all selected from his extensive collection of 20,000 pre-1938 78 rpm recordings - included is Jack Crawley's Texas String Band, James "Rabbit" Brown, Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces, Jimmie Noones' Apex Band and more!
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A “Wildlife Rescue” Edition of RRR #1,286 March 9, 2025
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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 fellow is? You hear him regularly on the show and he probably made more records during the 78 Era than any other bandleader. He is, of course, violinis…
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A sleeper side by an amazing and unknown slack key guitarist from 1926 , Sag Harbor's own Moylan Sisters , Baby Rosemary - and the prophetic SOME LITTLE BUG by Bradley Kincaid!
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A “Hindoostan” Edition of RRR # 1,285 March 2, 2025
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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 map of Hindoostan in the playlist of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, because in the fourth segment of the show, we’re going to take…
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Episode #34- 78 RPM Records From The Lawrence Cohn Collection: “Gambling Barrooms, Animus Requital & Kicks Like A Georgia Mule”
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Send us a text Crockett’s Mountaineers- “Little Rabbit/Rabbit Who’s Your Mammy?” Varsity 1931 Jimmie Rodgers- “Frankie & Johnny” Bluebird 1929 Clarence Williams’ Washboard Four- ‘Church Street Sobbin’ Blues” Okeh 1927 Billie Holiday- “Them There Eyes” Columbia 1939 Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & Dixie Liners- “KC Stomp” Bluebird 1940 Mac McClintock- “Hall…
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OTRS 153 R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM part 66 “Music of The Crockett Family”
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John’s Old Time Radio Show R. CRUMB’S RECORD ROOM PT. 66 “Music of The Crockett Family”. Featuring John Heneghan, Eden Brower & Robert Crumb, who study the music of the Crockett Family from Kentucky and share stories and personal letters from the family, given to R. Crumb. Music from the fabulous 78 rpm records from Crumb’s record room in France. M…
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A “Cromulent” Edition of RRR #1,284 Feb. 23, 2025
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Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell 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 fellows are? They are the popular comic vocal duo of Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell and you’ll hear two of their record…
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ROOTS OF DOO-WOP: THE BLACK VOCAL GROUPS (1902-40)
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From the first recorded disc of a black vocal group ( Dinwiddie Qrt) to the ground-breaking R&B/Doo-Wop of the INK SPOTS and MILLS BROTHERS this episode does a deep dive into all that came in-between - Birmingham Qrt, Middle Georgia Singing Convention, Dunham Jubilee Qrt, Taskiana Four, Sunset Qrt, Norfork Qrt and more.…
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some unusual versions of the 1928 Harry Barris penned FROM MONDAY ON plus some rare Hillbilly by Ridgel's Fountain Titans ( who had one session for Vocalion records in Knoxville Tennessee in 1929 ) and a few cool versions of the classic FRANKIE & JOHNNY ! where else but on the American Grooves Radio hour…
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A “Switcheroo” Edition of RRR #1,283 Feb. 16, 2025
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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 waveform and spectral frequency display as the featured image for this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records? Well, for two reasons. The first has to…
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A Volunteer Edition of RRR #1,282 February 9, 2025
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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 fellow is? Of course you do, because his name’s right on the photograph! He’s bandleader Lloyd Huntley who is getting his first birthday salute in the …
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WHEN THEY RING THE GOLDEN BELLS ( FOR ME ) 2/9/25
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An eclectic assortment of pre-war goodies including a rare 1931 LEE MORSE radio broadcast, great depression optimism with Ted Lewis' A NEW DAY COMING a few of the 1st generation Folk Revivalists" who influenced young Bob Dylan ( Woody, Leadbelly & Josh White) and much more ( also Hoagy Carmichael, village Barn Orchestra's "Play Me Frigid Air" and A…
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“On My Way” With RRR #1,281 February 2, 2025
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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 fellow is? He’s Irish fiddler and singer Packie Dolan. You’ll find out a bit about his short life in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidl…
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