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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 Lonesome George, Fats Waller and Felix Arndt, commemorate Charles Lindbergh’s flight, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Charles Lindbergh
May 20, in 1927 at 6:52 AM, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York. 33 hours, 30 minutes 29.8 seconds later, his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis touched down at the Le Bourget Aerodrome in Paris, France, and Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Lucky Lindy – Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra / Chorus
Lindbergh (The Eagle of the USA) – Vernon Dalhart
When Lindy Comes Home – The Happiness Boys

Segment 2: Felix Arndt
May 20 marked the birth in 1889 in New York City of pianist and composer Felix Arndt.

Desecration Rag – Felix Arndt
Nola – Harry Breuer (Xyophone)
Marionette – Felix Arndt

Segment 3: Fats Waller
May 21 marked the birth in 1904 in Waverly, New York of Thomas Wright Waller, better known as “Fats”.

Your Socks Don’t Match – Fats Waller and His Rhythm /Fats Waller, v.
Suitcase Susie – Fats Waller and His Rhythm /Fats Waller, v.
Don’t Try to Cry Your Way Back to Me – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.

Segment 4: Lonesome
May 20 marked the birth in 1919 of Emmy award winning actor and comedian George Gobel.
Lonesome and Sorry – Jean Goldkette AHO / James Stanley, c. His favorite saying was “Well I’ll be a dirty bird” and his nickname was “Lonesome George”. So here in honor of “Lonesome George”, are some lonesome songs.

Lonesome and Sorry – Jean Goldkette AHO / James Stanley
Lonesome in the Moonlight – “King” Solomon and His Miners (Bob Haring) / Jack Parker, v.
The Lonesome Road – Nat SHilkret Victor Orch/Willard Robison

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Who-oo? You-oo, That’s Who – Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra
Shivery Stomp – Frank Trumbauer AHO (May 22, 1929)
Our Bungalow of Dreams – Ray Starita ah Ambassadors Band / Phil Arnold, Ted Brandt, Eddie Pola, v. (May 17 1928)
I Ain’t Never Had Nobody Crazy Over Me – Ladd’s Black Aces (May 19, 1923)

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