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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 Sam Lanin, Arthur Freed, Billy Rose, and Howard Dietz, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Sam Lanin
September 4, marked the birth in 1891 of bandleader and band contractor Sam Lanin.

Sunshine – Sam Lanin AHO / Scrappy Lambert, v.
Hello, Beautiful – Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble / Paul Small, v
I Gotta Get Myself Somebody To Love – Sam Lanin AHO / Les Reis, v.

Segment 2: Arthur Freed
September 9 marks the birth in 1894 of songwriter and producer Arthur Freed.

Should I? – Hotel Pennsylvania Music (Jack Albin) / Scrappy Lambert, v.
Why Shouldn’t I? – Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Orch / Loyce Whiteman, v.
You Are My Lucky Star – Don Bestor AHO / Neil Buckley, v.

Segment 3: Billy Rose
September 6 marked the birth in 1899 on New York’s lower East Side, of William Samuel Rosenberg. You may know him better as lyricist, producer, and nightclub and theater owner Billy Rose.

There’s A Rainbow Round My Shoulder – Golden Gate Orchestra
I’m Going To Bring A Watermelon To My Girl Tonight – Savoy Havana Band Dir Reg Batten / Ramon Newton, v.
Happy Days and Lonely Night – The Knickerbockers

Segment 4: Howard Dietz
Lyricist Howard Dietz, born September 6, 1896 in New York City.

When I’m Housekeeping For You – Kolster Dance Orch / Eva Taylor, v.
Something To Remember You By – Libby Holman
I’ll Always Remember – Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band / Lou Abelardo, v.

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

He’s The Hottest Man In Town – Fletcher Henderson AHO (September 8, 1924)
Doing The Boom Boom – Leo Reisman AHO / Lou Levin, v. (September 5, 1929)
Black Maria – Arnold Frank and His Rogers Café Orch (September, 1927)

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