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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’ve got some songs about gambling, we’ll celebrate the birthday of Ozzie Nelson, and fulfill a request.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: The Girl Friend
March 17 in 1926, the musical “The Girl Friend” opened in New York City. Here’s a song from the show, and a few more girlfriend songs.

The Girlfriend – George Olsen and His Music
A Girlfriend of a Boyfriend of mine – Ted Weems and His Orchestra

Is She My Girlfriend – Ray Miller and His Orchestra
That’s the Time a Feller Needs a Girlfriend – Snooks Friedman and His Memphis Stompers / Pat McCarthy, v.

Segment 2: Ozzie Nelson
March 20 marked the birth in 1907 in Jersey City, New Jersey, of Oswald George Nelson, better known as Ozzie.

Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra
Got the Jitters – Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra
Says My Heart – Wonderful – Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra
I Don’t Mind Walking in the Rain – Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra

Segment 3: Luck
March 22 way back in 1630, the first legislation in the US to prohibit gambling was enacted in Boston, Massachusetts. So here are some rapidly rotating records about luck–good and not so good.

Lady Luck – California Ramblers
Hard Luck – Floyd Mills and His Marylanders
Ace in the Hole – Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra
I’ve Found a Horseshow – George Fisher and His Kit-Kat Band

Segment 4: Boyfriends
Earlier we had some songs about girlfriends, so we’re going to wrap up with some songs about boyfriends.

Don’t Mistreat your good boy-friend – The Bubbling Over Five
Is He My Boyfriend – Ted Shapiro / Sophie Tucker, v.
Me and the boyfriend – Ray Miller and His Orchestra

Segment 5: Friendly
We’ve got time for one more. This one’s neither a boyfriend nor girlfriend song.

Let’s Get Friendly – Roy Carroll and His Sands Point Orchestra

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