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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 town songs, some prohibition songs, and some word songs.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Happy
We’re going to start off with some happy songs, because last week on October 16 in 1939, listeners to the NBC Blue Network heard the 15 minute radio drama “Right to Happiness” for the first time. I sincerely hope the following songs bring you a bit of happiness.

I Want to be Happy – Fred Waring / Clare Hanlon, Will Morgan, Poley McClintock, v.
Spread a Little Happiness – Al Starita and His Novelty Orchestra
Shout for Happiness – Ray Noble and the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra / Al Bowlly
Make Yourself a Happiness Pie – Sid Phillips’ Melodians / Dan Donovan, v.

Segment 2: Words
October 16 marked the birth in 1758 in Hartford, Connecticut of lexicographer Noah Webster, who at age 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. So to commemorate Noah Webster, are some songs about words, starting off a song that even mentions Webster’s dictionary.

Too Marvelous for Words – Dick Robertson AHO
One Little Word Let to Another – Isham Jones and His Orchestra
He’s the Last Word – Ben Pollack and His Californians
Say the Word – Luis Russell AHO / Chick Bullock, v.

Segment 3: Prohibition
Prohibition began at midnight on Friday, January 16th, 1920. On October 21 in 1925 the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it had fined 29,620 people a total of 5 million dollars for alcohol prohibition violations. So here’s a set of prohibition related songs.

Happy Hour – Lloyd Scott’s Orch
Barrel House Stomp – The Cellar Boys
Gin Mill Blues – Joe Sullivan / Bing Crosby, v.
Just a Little Drink – Ray Miller AHO / Frank Bessinger, Frank Wright, v.

Segment 4: Big Town
“The freedom of the press is a flaming sword. Use it justly, hold it high, guard it well.” Thus began the radio adventure classic “Big Town”, which made its debut this past week on October 19th in 1937. So here to commemorate “Big Town”, is
a medley from the king of Hotcha.

A Hot Time in Town – Harry Roy AHO

Segment 5: Goin’ to Town
We have just enough time to forgo our usual closing theme.

Goin’ to Town – Dewey Jackson’s Peacock Orchestra

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