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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 gonna have a ball and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Dear Connie
This first segment of the show is for my dear, sweet, stepmother Connie. During a recent visit I found out a couple of her favorite vintage songs, so we’ll start off with those, but Connie is of Czechoslovakian heritage which will explain the inclusion of the last two songs in the set.

Sweet Jenny Lee – Harry Reser’s Radio Band
Old Spinning Wheel – Ray Noble /Al Bowlly
Boo Hoo – R. A. Dvorsky and His Melody Boys
There’s A Czecho Slovak Waiting For Me – The Hometowners (Fred Hall’s Sugar Babies) / Bud Bernie (Arthur Fields), v.

Segment 2: A Bunch of Old Balls
Some weeks ago listener Tom in England suggested I do a segment called “A Bunch Of Old Balls”, so lets dance…

Charleston Ball – The Six Jumping Jacks
Havin’ A Ball – Fats Waller
Grandma’s Ball – Johnny Dodds and His Chicago Footwarmers

Segment 3: Balls
Here’s balls of a different sort.

Cannon Ball Blues – Jelly Roll Morton
Southern Cannon Ball – Jimmie Rodgers
Cannon Ball Rag – Ben Bernie ah Hotel Roosevelt Orch

Segment 4: Yet more odd balls

The Old Maid’s Ball – Billy Murray
The Darktown Flappers’ Ball – Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds
Story Book Ball – Dixie Rhythm Kings
The Bouncing Ball – Lew Stone and His Band

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

If You Do – What You Do – The Georgians / Eddie Cantor (January 4, 1924)
The Temptation Rag – Harry Roy AHO (January 4, 1935)
Look Up And Smile – Green Brothers Novelty Band / Arthur Fields, v. (December 29, 1926)
Who’s Your Little Who Zis – Ben Selvin AHO / Unidentified, v. (December 29, 1931)

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