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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’re going to celebrate the birthdays of Brian Lawrance and Sidney Clare, listen to this past week in recording history and have some hello and good-bye songs.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Brian Lawrance
August 13 marked the birth in 1908 in Adelaide, Australia of Brian Lawrance.

I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams – Brian Lawrance and His Lansdowne Orchestra
Broken Doll – Brian Lawrance AHO / Marjorie Stedeford
It’s The Natural Thing to Do – Brian Lawrance

Segment 2: This Week in Recording History

Got Everything (Don’t Want Anything But You) – King Oliver (August 13, 1928)
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan – Paul Whiteman (August 16, 1922)
When I Grow Up – Mae Questel (August 13, 1935)

Segment 3: Hello Bluebird
On August 15, in 1877 Thomas Edison wrote the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, PA. The letter stated that the word, ““hello”” would be a more appropriate greeting than ““ahoy,”” as suggested by Alexander Graham Bell, for answering the telephone. And so it is that we pick up the phone and say: Helloooooo.” And if “Bluebird” were calling, we’d answer, “Hello, Bluebird.”

Hello, Bluebird – Cliquot Club Eskimos / Tom Stacks
Hello Beautiful – Gil Rodin AHO / Eddie Gale
Hello, Hello – Louisiana Five

Segment 4: Sidney Clare
August 15 marked the birth in 1892 in New York City of lyricist Sidney Clare.

Then I’ll Be Happy – Ben Selvin AHO/The Radio Franks
One Sweet Letter from You – Miff Mole’s Molers
Cobblestones – Ted Weems AHO / Parker Gibbs, v.
Lovable and Sweet – Annette Hanshaw

Segment 5: Good bye
Well, earlier in the show, we had a set of “hello” songs. So it only seems fitting to have a set of “good-bye” songs.

Leave Me with a Smile – Stevens Trio
Toodle-Oo – Arthur Lange AHO
Scram! – Fats Waller and His Rhythm

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