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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 Jack Hylton, Richard Rodgers, go to the zoo, watch the clock and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Jack Hylton
July 2 marked the birth in 1892 in Lancashire, England, of bandleader Jack Hylton.

Just the Same – Jack Hylton AHO / Hylton, Rignold & d’Amato
The Grasshopper’s Dance – Jack Hylton AHO
Cutie – Jack Hylton AHO / Jack Hylton, v.

Segment 2: Richard Charles Rodgers
June 28 marked the birth in 1902 in Hammels Station, New York, of one of America’s greatest and most prolific composer of popular songs, Richard Charles Rodgers.

Sentimental Me – The Knickerbockers
Manhattan – Jud Hill’s Blue Devils
Where’s That Rainbow – Geo. Olsen and His Music / Fran Frey, Bob Borger, Bob Rice, v.

Segment 3: Going to the Zoo
July 1 in 1874, marked the opening of the first zoo in the United States, the Philadelphia Zoo. So to commemorate the Philadelphia Zoo, here’s a set of rapidly rotating records about some creatures you might see at the zoo.

The Grizzly Bear – Arthur Pryor’s Band
Camel Walk – Art Landry AHO
Tiger Rag – Lud Gluskin and His Versatile Juniors

Segment 4: Clocks
On July 1, back in 1941, the Bulova Watch Company sponsored the first TV commercial. So to commemorate that first Bulova TV commercial, here are some rapidly rotating records about clocks,

Me and the Clock – Oreste
Tapping the Time – Ray Starita at Piccadilly Revels Band
Fairy on the Clock – Rhythmic Eight

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

That’s What I Call Keen – Ray Starita and His Ambassadors Band (June 30, 1928)
Hello Baby – Phil Spitalny AHO (June 29, 1926)
You Meet the Nicest People In Your Dreams – Fats Waller and His Rhythm (June 28, 1939)
What Do We Do On A Dew-Dew-Dewy Day? – Nat Shilkret & Victor Orch / Johnny Marvin (July 1, 1927)

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