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 Harry Roy, Arthur Johnston and Sophie Tucker, listen to some “half” songs, and listen to this past week in recording history.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Harry Roy
January 12 marked the birth in 1900 in London, England of Harry Lipman. You may know him better as bandleader Harry Roy.

Avalon – Harry Roy AHO / Bill Currie, v
Sarawaki – Harry Roy AHO / Harry Roy, Bill Currie & Ivor Moreton, v.
Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night? – Harry Roy’s Tiger Ragamuffins / Stanley Black, piano / Norman White, piano

Segment 2: Arthur Johnston
January 10 marked the birth in 1898 in New York City of composer Arthur Johnston.

Just One More Chance – Ben Selvin AHO / Dick Robertson
Learn To Croon – Don Bestor AHO / Maurice Cross / Don Bestor, v.
Pennies From Heaven – Carroll Gibbons ah Savoy Hotel Orpheans / Harry Richman, v.

Segment 3: Sophie Tucker
January 13 marked the birth in Russia in 1884 of Sonia Kalish. You may recognize her as “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas, Sophie Tucker”.

I Ain’t Got Nobody – Miff Mole’s Molers / Sophie Tucker, v.
Oh! You Have No Idea – Sophie Tucker w/Ted Shapiro, Piano
Some Of These Days – Ted Lewis and His Band / Sophie Tucker, v.

Segment 4: Half
January 10 in 1943, the quiz show, “The Better Half”, was first heard on Mutual radio, so to commemorate “The Better Half”, here are some entire records about half of some things.

Half A Moon Is Better Than No Moon – Nat Shilkret & Victor Orch/ Johnny Marvin
You Told Me But Half The Story – Don Redman AHO / Harlan Latimore, v
Half A Kiss – Geo Fisher and his Kit-Cat Band

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Swanee – Al Jolson (January 8, 1920)
Home To Ballaarat – 2FC Studio Dance Orch Dir. Eric Pearse
What’ll You Do – Picadilly Players & The Radio Girl / Vaughn deLeath (January 13, 1928)

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