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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 have something to eat, go to jail, celebrate Rudy Vallee and Sigmund Romberg’s birthdays, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Food
Long time regular listeners Rob and Sherry, who apparently got hungry listening to last week’s segment on nuts, and requested a segment on food.

Pastafazoola – The University Six / Unknown v. duo
Beets and Turnips – Vix Meyers AHO
Cornfed – Joe Herlihy AHO

Segment 2: Jail
Here, for no particular reason whatsoever, is a set of rapidly rotating records about jail.

Birmingham Jail – Cal & Gid Carson / Frank Luther & Carson Robison, v.
Jail House Blues – Piron’s N. O. Orch. Members / Ida G. Brown, v.
Please Take Me Out Of Jail – Fats Waller and His Rhythm

Segment 3: Rudy Vallee
July 28 marked the birth in 1901 in Island Point, Vermont, of Hubert Prior Vallee, better known as Rudy.

I’m Keeping Company – Rudy Vallee
Hypnotized – Rudy Vallee
Bye Bye Pretty Baby – Joe Herlihy AHO / Rudy Vallee, (in v.trio)

Segment 4: Sigmund Romberg
July 29 marked the birth n 1887 in Hungary of composer Sigmund Romberg.

When Hearts Are Young – Paul Whiteman AHO
I Bring A Love Song – Bidgood’s Broadcasters / Cavan O’COnnor, v.
Nina Rosa – Isham Jones AHO

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

I’m Doin’ That Thing – Gus Arnheim AHO (July 29, 1930)
Louisiana Bo Bo – Lew Weimer’s Black & Gold Aces / Eddie Stone (July 28, 1928)
Miss You – Smith Ballew AHO / Smith Ballew, v. (July 25, 1929)
I’m All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart – Billy Artz AHO / Trio, v. (July 27, 1931)
That’s Annabelle – Art Landry AHO (July 30, 1926)

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