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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 fulfill some requests, and celebrate the birthdays of Al Dubin, Raymond Klages, Cliff Edwards and Fred Waring.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Requests
Listener Dan in NYC sent a nice email last week with four requests, 3 and a half of which I can fulfill. Dan had requested Ben Bernie’s recording of “All Aboard For Heaven”, but I don’t have that available, so we’ll slip in the Meyer Davis Orchestra with Billy Murray singing on March 26, 1925. Well, three and a half out of four ain’t all that bad.

All Aboard for Heaven – Meyer Davis Orch / Billy Murray, v.
I’m Just A Dancing Sweetheart – Fred Rich’s Radio Orchestra / Ben Alley, v.
Music in My Fingers – Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra / Frank Luther, v.
Singing A Song To The Stars – Earl Burtnett Orchestra / Biltmore Trio, v.

Segment 2: Raymond Klages
June 10 marked the birth in 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland of lyricist Raymond Klages.

I’m More Than Satisfied – Willard Robison AHO / The Deep River Quintet
Low Down Rhythm – The High Hatters / Frank Luther, v.
Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love – Abe Essig and His Ritz-Carlton Casa Valencia Orchestra / Paul Hagan, v.

Segment 3: Fred Waring
June 9 marked the birth in 1900 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania of bandleader, songwriter and inventor Fred Waring.

Wob-a-ly Walk – Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians / Fred Waring, v.
Tea For Two – Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians / The Three Girl Friends, v.
Glorianna – Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians / Clare Hanlon, v.

Segment 4: Cliff Edwards
June 14 marks the birth in 1895 of singer Cliff Edwards.

I Want Somebody To Cheer Me Up – Cliff Edwards
All Of The Time – Cliff Edwards
Singin’ In The Rain – Cliff Edwards

Segment 5: Al Dubin
June 10 marked the birth in 1891 in Zurich, Switzerland of composer Al Dubin.

Eyeful Of You – Oreste and His Queensland Orch / Arthur Fields, v.
For You – Leo Reisman AHO / Frank Munn, v.
Love Affairs – Frank Trumbauer AHO / Scrappy Lambert, v.
Bless You! Sister – Frank Trumbauer AHO / Scrappy Lambert, v.

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