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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 celebrate the birthdays of Ray Egan, Bennie Moten, Bert Williams, and Richard Whiting, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Raymond B. Egan
November 14 marked the birth in 1890 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada of lyricist Raymond B. Egan.

There Ain’t No Maybe in My Baby’s Eyes – Jan Garber AHO / Harry Goldfield, v.
Ain’t We Got Fun? – The Harmonizers Quartet
Japanese Sandman – Frankie Trumbauer AHO / Frank Trumbauer, v.
I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody – Darktown Strutters / Gerry Fitzgerald

Segment 2: Bennie Moten
November 13 marked the birth in Kansas City, Missouri of Bennie Moten, leader of the top territory band of the 1920s.

Pass Out Lightly (There Ain’t Nothin’ To It) – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
Terrific Stomp – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orch
Rit-Dit-Ray – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra / Willie McWashington, v.

Segment 3: Bert Williams
November 12 marked the birth in 1874 in Nassau, The Bahamas, of Egbert Austin Williams, better known as Bert Williams, one of the most famous performers of the American stage.

All Going Out And Nothing Coming In – Bert Williams
You Can’t Get Away From It – Bert Williams
Bring Back Those Wonderful Days – Bert Williams

Segment 4: Richard Whiting
November 12 marked the birth in 1891 in Peoria, Illinois of composer Richard Whiting.

What Would You Do? – Rhythmic Eight
It’s A Habit OF Mine – Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band / Eddie Collis, v.
Prep Step – Jesse Stafford AH / Unidentified Vocal Trio

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Spiked Beer – Lawrence Welk’s Novelty Band (November 16, 1928)
I’m Tellin’ The Birds I’m Tellin The Bees – Constance Mering, Piano Solo (November 16, 1930)
The Camel Walk – Art Landry AHO (November 14, 1925)
Copenhagen – Five Bimringham Babies (November 10, 1924)

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