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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’re going to be carnivorous, and celebrate the birthdays of Ben Bernie, Frank Trumbauer, Benny Goodman and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Musical Meat
Songs about meat? Yes indeed.

Meat On The Table – New Orleans Owls
Meat Man Pete – Vance Dixon and His Pencils
Smoked Meat Blues – Richard M. Jones Jazz Wizards / Richard M. Jones, v

Segment 2: Ben Bernie
May 30 marked the birth in 1891 in New York City of Benjamin Anselvitz. You may know him better as “The Old Maestro”, Ben Bernie.

Keep Smiling At Trouble – Ben Bernie AHO
Imagination – Ben Bernie AHO / Dave Berry, Ray Covert & Maxwell Covert, v.
I Want To Be Bad – Ben Bernie AHO / Zelma O’Neal, v.
Crazy Rhythm – Ben Bernie AHO / Ben Bernie &Trio, v.

Segment 3: Frank Trumbauer
May 30 marked the birth in 1901 in Carbondale, Illinois of Frank Trumbauer.

Manhattan Rag – Frank Trumbauer AHO / Joe Venuti, v.
Sentimental Baby – Frank Trumbauer AHO / Charles Gaylord
Sunny Side Up – Frank Trumbauer AHO / Smith Ballew, v.

Segment 4: Benny Goodman
May 30 marked the birth in 1909 in Chicago of Benjamin David Goodman

A Jazz Holiday – Benny Goodman’s Boys with Jim and Glenn
After A While – Benny Goodman’s Boys
What A Day! – Carl Fenton AHO / Eddy Thomas, v.
Then We Canoe-Dle-Oodle Along – Herb Gordon’s’ Hotel Ten Eyck Orchestra / Scrappy Lambert, v.

Segment 5: Golden Gate Bridge
May 27, 1937 marked the opening of one of the greatest engineering marvels in the world, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

Open up the golden gates – Adrian Schubert’s Salon Orchestra
There’s A Silver Moon On The Golden Gate – Will Osborne AHO / Will Osborne, v.
Golden Gate – Abe Lyman ah Californians / Century Quartet, v.

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