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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 Frank Black, Louis Hirsch, Ray Henderson and Larry Conley, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Frank Black
November 28 marked the birth in 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of pianist, bandleader and orchestra conductor Frank Black.

Beside a Lazy Stream – Frank Black AHO / Unidentified, v.
Dancing in the Dark – Frank Black, piano. / The Revelers
Under theMoon – Frank Black AHO
A Tree in the Park – Frank Black AHO

Segment 2: Louis A Hirsch
November 28 marked the birth in 1887 in New York of composer, arranger and pianist Louis A. Hirsch.

Sixty Seconds Every Minute – Jan Garber AHO / Johnny Marvin, v.
Love Nest – Paul Whiteman AHO
The Gaby Glide/The Wedding Glide – Debroy Somers and his band

Segment 3: Ray Henderson
December 1 marked the birth in 1896 in Buffalo, New York of composer Ray Henderson.

Varsity Drag – Okeh Melodians
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries – Frank Parker
I’m Sitting on Top of the World – Roger Wolfe Kahn

Segment 4: Larry Conley
November 29 marked the birth in 1895 in Keithsburg, Illinois, of songwriter and trombonist Larry Conley.

Funny Little Tune – Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra
A Cottage For Sale – Ruth Etting
Just A Little Bit Bad – Arcadian Serenaders

Segment 5: This Week In Recording History

Sunday – Jack Hylton’s Kit-Kat Band / Al Starita (December 1, 1926)
Miami – George Olsen and His Music / Fan Frey, Bob Rice, Jack Fulton, v. (December 1, 1925)
My Bundle of Love – Gene Austin (December 2, 1925)
Everybody Two-Step – Mike Bernard, Piano (December 2, 1912)

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