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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 go dancing, play some “blues”, fulfill a couple of requests and celebrate the birthdays of Bix, Joseph Meyer and Miff Mole.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Dancing
Listener Art requested “Dancing In The Dark” by Bing Crosby.

Dancing in the Dark – Bing Crosby
Dancing in the Moonlight – Ben Pollack AHO
Dancing on the Ceiling – Jack Hylton AHO / Pat O’Malley

Segment 2: Blue
Listener Alistair in Glasgow, Scotland who said that the recent set about “cold” songs, made him think of turning blue, which reminded him that has hadn’t heard “The Blue Room”on the show. He heard Isham Jones’ version recently, but wasn’t impressed and was asking for a much “bouncier” arrangement.

The Blue Room – Bud Freeman
Blue Skies – Devonshire Restaurant Dance Band (Bert Firman)/Eddie Grossbart
Blue River – California Ramblers / Ed Kirkeby
Blue Night – Colonial Club Orch (Bob Haring) / Oliver Smith

Segment 3: Bix Beiderbecke
March 10 marked the birth in 1903 in Davenport Iowa, of……..that’s right! Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke.

There’ll Come A Time – Frank Trumbauer AHO
Wringin’ and Twistin’ – Tram, Bix & Lang
Look at the World and Smile – Jean Goldkette AHO

Segment 4: Miff Mole
March 11 marked the birth in 1898 in Roosevelt, New York of Irving Milfred Mole, better known as “Miff” Mole.

Feelin’ No Pain – Miff Mole’s Molers
Davenport Blues – Red & Miff’s Stompers
Crazy Rhythm – Miff Mole’s Little Molers

Segment 5: Joseph Meyer
Composer Joseph Meyer was born in Modesto, California exactly 102 years ago today, March 12, 1904.

A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich and You – Roger Wolfe Kahn
If You Knew Susie – Eddie Cantor
Sing (A Happy Little Thing) – Ted Weems AHO / Parker Gibbs
Who’s Blue Now? – Fred Waring ah Pennsylvanians / Band, v.

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