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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 go up, up and away, celebrate the birthdays of Al Bowlly, Chic Young and Ace Brigode, and have some children. Well, have some songs about children.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Balloons
It seems that throughout history this week has been been particularly exciting if you like balloons! Hot air ballons were invented, the first air-crossing across the English Channel happened, the first ballon flight in the United States and it was even the week the first American female free ballon pilot was born – and then Rapidly Rotating Records played these songs:

Balloonacy – Mills Blue Rhythm Band
You’re Like A Toy Balloon – Ted FioRito AHO / Muzzy Marcellino, v.
Balloons – Sidney Torch AHO / Monte Ray and The Ovaltineys

Segment 2: Chic Young
January 9 marked the birth in 1901 of Murat Bernard Young, better known as cartoonist “Chic” Young, and creator of the comic strip “Blondie”.

Blondy – Sam Lanin AHO / Scrappy Lambert, v.
Just A Blue-Eyed Blond – Debroy Somers Band / Dan Donovan, v.
When A Blonde Makes Up Her Mind To Do You Good – Jack Gardner’s Orch / Stanton Crocker, v.

Segment 3: Children

Do You Wanna Jump, Children – Cab Calloway
Happy Children Blues – McKenzie’s Candy Kids (MCBB)
Aunt Hagar’s Children Blues – Isham Jones AHO
Wake Up, Chillun, Wake Up – Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra

Segment 4: Ace Brigode
January 5 marked the birth in 1893 of bandleader Ace Brigode.

Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Doo – Ace Brigode and His Fourteen Virginians
When I Think Of You – Ace Brigode & his 14 Virginians
More – Ace Brigode ah 10 Virginians

Segment 5: Al Bowlly
January 7 marked the birth in 1899 in Mozambique of singer Albert Alick Bowlly. The variety of Al’s discography is enormous, and this is a small assortment of his range.

A Bench In The Park – Henry Hudson’s Melody Men / Al Bowlly, v.
Reaching For The Moon – Roy Fox and his Band / Al Bowlly, v.
Sing As We Go – Ray Noble AHO / Al Bowlly, v.
Adios – Roy Fox and His Band / Al Bowlly, v.

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