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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 a couple of requests, listen to the wireless, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Heart
Back in January, I had a bit of a coronary problem, resulting in triple bypass open heart surgery. Thanks to my cardiac surgeon and his team, I’m still here. With gratitude and thanks to all the doctors, nurses and staff at San Antonio Community Hospital for their dedicated, hard work for me and all their patients, here’s a set of rapidly rotating records covering all aspects of a cardiac rehab program.

Close To My Heart – Lou Gold AHO / Irving Kaufman, v.
Bend Down, Sister – Leo Reisman AHO / Leo Reisman
My Wife Is On A Diet – The Seven Blue Babies
I’m Walking Around In Circles – Broadway Bellhops / Irving Kaufman, v.

Segment 2: What I’ve Got
Listener Paul mentioned that he had recently heard a song called “Look What I’ve Got”, performed by Paul Whiteman, and that he would like to hear it again. Since Paul has already heard the Whiteman version, here’s Ted FioRito and His Orchestra and their rendition kicking off a set about what I’ve got.

Look What I’ve Got – Ted FioRito AHO / Muzzy Marcellino, v.
I’ve Got The Girl – Joe Candullo & His Everglades Orch
I’ve Got The Joys – Lanin’s Southern Serenaders
I’ve Got A Rainbow – Victor Arden / Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra / The Revelers, v.

Segment 3: Whispering
Listener Mike, from the sunny south of England, sent a nice email last week asking to hear “Whispering” by Paul Whiteman.

Whispering – Paul Whiteman AHO
The Whisper Song – Art Landry AHO / Male Quartet, v.
Whispering Pines – Al Burt’s Dance Orchestra

Segment 4: Wireless
Wireless telegraphy or radio, began to be developed in the late 1800s, after the telegraph and telephone. But it wasn’t until November 2, 1920 that Westinghouse owned station KDKA in Pittsburgh began broadcasting a daily schedule of radio programs.

Kiss Me By Wireless – Vincent Lopez ah Hotel Pennsylvania Orch.
I Wish There Was A Wireless To Heaven – Irving Kaufman, v.
Mr. Radio Man – Paul Whiteman AHO

Segment 5: This Week In Recording History

Here Comes Malinda – The Little Ramblers
There’s A Lull In My Life – Ruth Etting
Mr. And Mrs. Is The Name – Debroy Somers and His Band / Brian Lawrance & Unknown f., v.

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