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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 well have some romance, see what we don’t know, fulfill some requests, listen to this week in recording history, and celebrate Gene Austin’s birthday.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Romance
June 24 in 1960, the serial drama “The Romance of Helen Trent” was heard for the last time on CBS radio, which is a great reason to celebrate with some rapidly rotating records about romance.

You’re Looking for Romance – Dick McDonough AHO / Barry McKinley
We Found Romance – Earl Hines AHO / Walter Fuller
Romance a la Mode – Fats Waller and His Rhythm/Fats Waller, v.

Segment 2: Ignorance
June 25 in 1942, the first broadcast of “It Pays to Be Ignorant” was aired on WOR in New York, so we’re going to commemorate this with some rapidly rotating records about ignorance.

Don’t Know and Don’t Care – Memphis Jazzers
Don’t You Wanna Know? – Ross Deluxe Syncoators
I Don’t Know-I Can’t Say – Jay Whidden and His New Midnight Follies Band

Segment 3: Gene Austin
June 24 marked the birth in 1900 in Gainesville, Texas, of crooner and composer Gene Austin.

Sentimental Baby – Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orch/Gene Austin
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Victor Orch/Leonard Joy / Gene Austin
Rollin’ Down the River – Gene Austin
My Blue Heaven – Gene Austin

Segment 4: Requests
I couldn’t fulfill the last request from Listener Dan with not one, but he’s sent through two more, and here are both of Dan’s requests, and a bonus for listener John who became a great-grand father.

It’s the Little Things that Count – Fletcher Henderson AHO / Chuck Richard
That’s Southern Hospitality – Rudy Vallee
I’m the Devil’s Great Grandson – Sons of the Pioneers

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Can’t Do Without His Love – Joe Haymes AHO / Phil Dooley (June 23, 1932)
Doin’ Things – Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang / Arthur Schutt, piano. (May 4, 1927)
Hard to Get Gertie – Irving Aaronson and His Commanders (June 25, 1926)

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