Rapidly Rotating Records 78 RPM Show – 24 February 2002

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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.

This evening’s show is “in the bag”.We’re going to have breakfast and communicate by several different means.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Bags
February 20 all the way back in 1872, Luther Crowell received a patent for a machine for manufacturing paper bags. So here to commemorate Luther Crowell’s invention, are a couple of songs about bags.

Bag o’ Blues – Jack Pettis and His Pets
It’s in the Bag – Jones & Hare

Segment 2: Waffles
February 21 in 1950, the first International Pancake Race was held in Liberal, Kansas. Well, I don’t have any records about pancakes, but I do have some about waffles.

Waffles – Missouri Jazz Band
Waffle Man’s Call – Johnny Bayersdorffer and His Jazzola Novelty Orchestra

Segment 3: Whistling
If you’ve ever attended or watched a professional sporting event on TV, you’ve more than likely heard an “Acme Thunderer” whistle, so here to commemorate Joseph Hudson’s Acme Thunderer, are some songs about whistling.

Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away – Gene Kardos Orchestra
Whistle Away Your Blues – Jay Whidden and His New Midnight Follies Band
Little Wooden Whistle Wouldn’t Whistle – Wibbly Wobbly Walk
This’ll Make You Whistle – Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans / Jack Evetts, v.

Segment 4: Talking
February 18 in 1841, the first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate began, here’s a set of songs about talking.

Talk to Me – McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
What’s the Use of Talking – George Olsen and His Music
The Whole Town’s Talking – Jay Whidden
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Gene Austin

Segment 5: Shouting
Well, whistling and talking are a couple of ways to communicate. But if those don’t succeed in getting your point across, you can always try shouting.

Shout, Sister, Shout – Boswell Sisters Collection
Uproar Shout – Erskine Hawkins & ‘Bama State Collegians
Tougaloo Shout – Alex Hill and His Orchestra

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