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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 celebrate the birthdays of Charlie Straight and Harry Roy, listen to this past week in recording history, solve some mysteries and take care of some kids.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Kids
January 16, in 1921, the Charlie Chaplin motion picture “The Kid” opened in theatres. So here to commemorate the debut of “The Kid”, are some rapidly rotating records about kids.

The Cutest Kid in Town – Snooks Friedman and His Memphis Stompers/Ken Herlin, Walter Ashby, Elly Bellare
My Kid’s a Crooner – Ambrose AHO/Elsie Carlisle
Kiddies Kabaret – Bob Pierce

Segment 2: Mystery
January 16 marked the debut in 1939 on NBC’s west coast network of the radio serial “I Love a Mystery”. We’ll sneak in the opening of the final episode, and commemorate “I Love a Mystery” with some rapidly rotating records about mysteries.

Mystery – Billy Murray’s Melody Men / Billy Murray
Mystery Pacific – Django Reinhardt & Quintet of the Hot Club of France
Mysterious Mose – Rube Bloom and His Bayou Boys / Roy Evans

Segment 3: Harry Roy
January 12 marked the birth in London, England of Harry Lipman, better known as bandleader Harry Roy.

No Name Rag – Harry Roy AHO
Okay Toots – Harry Roy AHO
Avalon – Harry Roy AHO /Bill Curry

Segment 4: Charley Straight
January 16 in 1891 marked the birth in Chicago, Illinois of composer, arranger, performer, accompanist and bandleader Charley Straight.

Hobo’s Prayer – Charley Straight Orchestra / Chicago Rhythm
Deep Henderson – Charley Straight AHO
Easy Melody – Charley Straight’s Rendezvous Orchestra

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

A Ragtime Drama – Billy Murray and Ada Jones (January, 1917)
Deep Blue Sea Blues – Goofus Five (January 14, 1925)
Here and There – The Red Heads / Frank Gould, v. (January 18, 1927)
Following You Around – Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra (January 11, 1927)

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