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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, at the suggestion of listener Alvin, we have a whole show of nothing but “rhythm” songs: crazy rhythms, low-down rhythms, blue rhythms,four-four rhythms, futuristic rhythms, all kinds of rhythms, and, to get us started, just plain, ol’ “Rhythm”.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Rhythm

Rhythm – Ted Lewis and His Band
The Rhythm Rag – Emerson Gill and His Castle of Paris Orchestra
Everything Is Rhythm Now – Bogan’s Birmingham Busters / Johnny Grimes
Rhythm King – Coon-Sanders Orchestra

Segment 2: Got Rhythm

I Got Rhythm – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller
He Ain’t Got Rhythm – Nat Gonella and His Georgians / Nat Gonella
All God’s Children Got Rhythm – Ivie Anderson and Her Boys From Dixie / Ivie Anderson

Segment 3: Travelling Rhythm

Florida Rhythm – Alonzo Ross DeLuxe Syncopaters
Chicago Rhythm – Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra
Harlem Rhythm Dance – Clarence Williams AHO
St. Louis Wiggle Rhythm – Mills Blue Ribbon Band

Segment 4: Rhythm Surprise
Continuing this “rhythm” edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, see if you can figure out why the following tunes are included.

You’ve Got Me In The Palm Of Your Hand – Gus Arnheim AHO / The Rhythm Rascals, v.
Keep On The Bright Side – Rhythm Maniacs / (Philip Lewis AHO?)
I Wanna Know All About You – Joe Loss and His Band / The Rhythm Sisters

Segment 5: Final Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm – Richard Himber ah Ritz-Carlton Orchestra
Rhythm Of The Rain – Abe Lyman
Crazy Rhythm – Ray Starita and his Ambassadors band
Listen To That Rhythm – Bertrini and the Tower Blackpool Dance Orch./ Maurice Elwin, v.

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