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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 be coming and going, we’ll celebrate a birthday, go to camp and dance on a rainbow.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Rainbow
July 28 in 1939, Judy Garland, backed by the Victor Young Orchestra, sang one of the most famous songs of the century. The tune became her signature song and is indelibly assicated with her. The song is, of course, “Over the Rainbow”, from the film “The Wizard of Oz”, which Garland recorded for Decca Records. So here is a set of songs about rainbows.

If You Want the Rainbow – Ted Weems AHO / Art Jarrett
I’m Dancin’ on a Rainbow – Freddie Martin AHO / Unknown, v.
There’s a Rainbow Round My Shoulder – The Harmonians / Irving Kaufman

Segment 2: Rudy Vallee
July 28 marked the birth in 1902 in Island Point, Vermont, of Hubert Prior Vallee, better known as Rudy.

Ha Cha Cha – Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees / The Debutantes
Doin’ the Raccoon – Rudy Vallee
I’m Still Caring – Rudy Vallee

Segment 3: Camp
August 3 in 1963, comedian Allan Sherman’s summer camp parody, “Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)” was released on Warner Brothers Records. Three weeks later it went to number two on the pop charts. So here’s a trio of “camp” song to celebrate.

Down South Camp Meeting – Fletcher Henderson
Great Camp Meetin’ Day – Geo. Fisher AH Kit Kat Band / Cavan O’Connor
Truckin’ on the Old Camp Ground – Ike Ragon AHO

Segment 4: Coming
To help me differentiate between coming and going, here is a set of coming songs and a set of going songs.

There’s a New Day Coming – Harry Roy
Cheer Up, Good Times are Coming – Karl Radlach AHO / Bernie Cummins
Them Good Old Times and Coming Back Again – Ben Selvin and His Orchestra

Segment 5: Going
OK. Well, we had a set of “coming” songs. Here’s a trio of “going” songs.

I’m Going to Park Myself in Your Arms – Ted Weems
Easy Going – Picadilly Players
Coming and Going – Fletcher Henderson AHO

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