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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 Ethel Waters and Daniel Emmett, go up on a hilltop, have a set of digital songs, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Daniel Decatur Emmett
Last week, October 29 marked the birth in 1815 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio,of Daniel Decatur Emmett, most known as the composer of Dixie’s Land, which became a hit on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line, and eventually became known as just “Dixie”. So here to commemorate Daniel Decatur Emmett’s birthday, are some rapidly rotating records about Dixie.

Dixie – Memphis Stompers
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody – Jolson’s Finest
Dixie Stomp – Fess Williams and His Joy Boys

Segment 2: Hilltops
Last week on November 2 in 1937, the serial drama dedicated to the women of America, “Hilltop House” debuted on CBS radio. So in commemoration here are some rapidly rotating records about hilltops

There’s a Little White House on a Little Green Hill – Jean Goldkette’s Book-Cadillac Orch
High Up on a Hilltop – Annette Hanshaw
High, High Up in the Hills – Peggy English

Segment 3: Ethel Waters
October 31 marked the birth in 1896 in Chester, Pennsylvania of singer and actress Ethel Waters.

Everybody Mess Aroun’ – Ethel Waters and Her Jazz Band
True Blue Lou – Ben Selvin AHO – Ethel Waters
Jeepers Creepers – Eddie Mallory AHO – Ethel Waters

Segment 4: Fingers
October 28 in 1904, fingerprinting was first used by the St. Louis Police Department, so guess what was the inspiration for this set.

I Nearly Let Love Go Slipping through My Fingers – Mrs. Jack Hylton and her Band
Take Your Finger Out of Your Mouth – Ambrose AHO
I’ve Got My Fingers – Crossed – Lud Gluskin AHO / Buddy Clark, v.

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History

Sweet Sue, Just You – Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra / George Metaxa (November 31, 1928)
Tap Your Feet – Mr. Jack Hylton and His Band / Pat O’Malley, v. (October 28, 1930)
Creole Belles – Sousa’s Band (October 26, 1905)
Won’t Be Long Before He Belongs to Me – Leroy Shield AHO / Jane Green, v. (November 1, 1926)

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