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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 shed some light on some subjects, celebrate the tournament of roses, and in the last segment of the show we’re just gonna go plain cuckoo.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Topic
We’re going to take off in all directions in this first segment of the show, because last week, December 30 in 1942, “Mr. and Mrs. North” debuted on NBC radio. So in commemoration, we have some directional songs, and the show’s theme song.

The Way You Look Tonight – Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians / Carmen Lombardo, v.
When the Wind Blows North – Bernie Cummins Orchestra
Here are a couple more directional songs.
West End Romp – New Orleans Owls
Southbound – Alex Hill AHO

Segment 2: Lights
On the last day of 1879, Thomas Edison gave his first public demonstration of incandescent lighting to an audience in Menlo Park, New Jersey. So here to commemorate Mr. Edison’s invention, are some songs about all kinds of lights, including the kind used before incandescent.

Jersey Lightning – Luis Russell and his Orchestra
Candlelights – Jess Stacy
Continuing this illumination set of songs
Turn Off Your Lights, Mr. Moon Man – Nora Bayes
Soft Lights and Sweet Music – Eddy Duchin’s Orchestra / Lew Sherwood, v.

Segment 3: Roses
January 1, the 113th Rose Parade took place in Pasadena, California, and on January 3rd, the 88th Rose Bowl football game took place. On January 1 in 1902, the very first Tournament of Roses collegiate football game was played. So here to commemorate the Tournament of Roses, are some songs about, of course, roses!

Heigh Ho, Everybody, Heigh-Ho – Baby Rose Marie
Blue Rose – Cotton Pickers
My White Rose – Princeton Triangle Jazz Band
Rose of the Nile – The Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra

Segment 4: Cuckoo
January 1 in 1930, one of radio’s first comedy programs, “The Cuckoo Hour”,was heard for the first time on the NBC- Blue Network, which later became ABC Radio. So here in commemoration of “The Cuckoo Hour”, are some cuckoo songs.

Cuckoo Blues – Tiny Parham and his Musicians
Dance of the Cuckoos – Laurel & Hardy
You Simply Got Me Cuckoo – Kaplan’s Melodians

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