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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 birthday of Harry Akst, take a hop, skip and a jump and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Hop
For some unknown reason, the phrase “hop, skip and a jump”, meaning a short distance, came to mind last week, and I thought, “huh, now there’s a topic for the show”, actually that’s three topics.

The Hoosier Hop – The High Hatters / Frank Luther, v.
Hop Light Ladies – Dixie Mountaineers
Alligator Hop – King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
Hop Off – Fletcher Henderson

Segment 2: Skip

Hop Skip – Frank Ellis and His Hotel St. Francis Orchestra
Skip The Gutter – Louis Armstrong and His Hot Fives
Hop Skip and Jump – Rudy Wiedoeft’s Californians

Segment 3: Jump

Jumping Jack – Varsity Four (aka Harry Reser and His Orchestra)
My Heart Jumped Over The Moon – Jack Jackson AHO
The Joint is Jumpin’ – Fats Waller and His Rhythm

Segment 4: Harry Akst
August 15 marked the birth in 1894 in New York City of composer Harry Akst.

My Strongest Weakness Is You – Ipana Troubadors / Smith Ballew, v.
Georgianna – The Royal Troubadors
Baby Face – Jan Garber AHO

Segment 5: For No Particular Reason

I’ll Close My Eyes To The Rest Of The World – All Star Orchestra / The Melody Three
Fallen Arches – Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
Trudy – Virginia Creepers / Arthur Fields, v.
Tin Parade – The Revelers

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