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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 birthday of Jessie Crawford, the opening of “Lady Be Good”, the debut of Charlie Chan, Connie Boswell’s birthday, the March of Medicine, and Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Jessie Crawford
December 2 marked the birth in 1895 in Woodland, California, of “the poet of the organ”, Jessie Crawford.

Sleepy Time Gal
You Forgot to Remember

Segment 2: Lady Be Good
December 1 in 1924, “Lady Be Good” opened at the Liberty Theater in New York City and ran for 330 performances.

Fascinating Rhythm – Gershwin, piano Astaire & Rogers
Oh, Lady Be Good – Jan Garber/Fritz Heilbron

Segment 3: Oriental Influence
December 2 in 1932, “The Adventures of Charlie Chan” was first heard on the NBC Blue radio network. The mystery series featuring the Chinese detective, based in part on experiences of a genuine Chinese detective in Honolulu named Chang Apana. So here to commemorate the radio debut of Charlie Chan are some rapidly rotating records with an oriental flavor.

Original Chinese Blues – Boyd Senter
Chinese Breakdown – Jack Reedy and His Walker Mountain String Band
Sing Song Girl – Leroy Shield Victor Holywood Ork/ James Blackstone, v.

Segment 4: Baby
December 2 in 1952, Denver television station KOA-TV broadcast the first human birth to be seen on TV. I have lots and lots of records with “Baby” in the titles, and here are just a few of them.

Baby – Paul Small
Baby Girl – Doc Daugherty AHO/Fred Erdman
Come on Baby – Cliquot Club Eskimos/Tom Stacks

Segment 5: Connee Boswell
December 3 marked the birth in 1907 in New Orleans of Connee Boswell.

Underneath the Arches – Connee Boswell
Humming to Myself – Connee Boswell

Segment 6: Duke Ellington
December 4 in 1927, Duke Ellington’s big band opened at the famed Cotton Club in Harlem.

A Night at the Cotton Club – Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra

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