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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 be celebrating the birthdays of Irving Aaronson, Earl Burtnett, Wilbur Sweatman and Roy Smeck, and we’lllisten to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Irving Aaronson
February 7 marked the birth in 1895 in New York of bandleader Irving Aaronson.

Let’s Misbehave – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders / Phil Saxe & Chorus, v.
If I Had You – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders / Tony Pastor, v.
Hi-Ho The Merrio – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders / Phil Saxe, Cliff “Red” Stanley

Segment 2: Earl Burtnett
February 7 marked the birth in 1896 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania of bandleader and composer Earl Burtnett.

Never Before And Never Again – Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra
Low Down Rhythm – Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra / June Pursell, v.
I’m Doing That Thing – Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra / The Biltmore Trio (Eddie Bush/Paul Gibbons/Bill Seckler), v.

Segment 3: Wilbur C. Sweatman
February 7 marked the birth in 1882 in Brunswick, Missouri of Wilbur C. Sweatman.

Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody – Wilbur Sweatman’s Jazz Orchestra
Ja-Da (Ja-Da, Ja-Da Jing, Jing Jing) – Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band
Hello, Hello – Wilbur Sweatman’s Original Jazz Band

Segment 4: Roy Smeck
February 4 marked the birth in 1900 in Reading, Pennsylvania, of “The Wizard of the Strings”, Roy Smeck, who made over 500 recordings.

Shuffle Off To Buffalo – Roy Smeck
Tough Pickin’ – Roy Smeck
12th Street Rag – Roy Smeck

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

If All The Stars Were Pretty Babies (And I Were The Man In The Moon) – B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra / The Silver-Masked Tenor (Joseph M. White), v. (February 11, 1927)
Charleston Charley – Arcadians Dance Orchestra Dir. Bert Firman / Bert Firman, v. (February 8, 1926)
My Sunshine – The Checker Box Boys (Cr. As Café Royal Boys) (February, 1928)
Marianne – Johnny Johnson AHO / Bob Treaster, v. (February 8, 1929)

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