RRR Show – July 13, 2014

Welcome to "Rapidly Rotating Records," Glenn Robison's weekly, one hour radio program of "toe-tapping music from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and 30s", broadcast Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM over KISL FM 88.7 Avalon.

On this week's show, originall broadcast on July 13, 2008, we'll take some pictures, celebrate the birthdays of George Eastman, Mr. Wizard and the State of Wyoming, and play some records for no particular reason.

As always, just click on the link below to instantly listen streaming online and/or download the show. And your comments, topic suggestions and requests are always welcome. Enjoy! 

Rapidly Rotating Records Show – July 13, 2014

 Here's the complete playlist:

Segment 1: George Eastman

If I Had A Talking Picture Of You – Johnny Hamp's Kentucly Serenaders
You're The Picture (I'm The Frame) – Fats Waller and His Rhythm
You're As Pretty As A Picture – Geraldo AHO / Al Bowlly, v.
Take A Picture Of The Moon – Baby Rose Marie with Fletcher Henderson AHO

Segment 2: Joseph Wardell

Curly Locks – Harry Barth 
Not Because Your Hair Is Curly – Billy Murray
Curly Head – Henry Hall and His BBC Orchestra / Dan Donovon, v. 

Segment 3: Wyoming

The Hills Of Old Wyoming – Tex Ritter
Somewhere In Old Wyoming – Chick Bullock
I Was Born In Old Wyoming – Carson Robison and His Pioneers

Segment 4: Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard)

Tickle Britches – Richard M. Jones and His Jazz Wizards
47th Street Stomp – Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards
Oriental Man – Jimmy Blythe's Jazz Wizards

Segment 5: For No Particular Reason

American Suite No. 3 – Willard Robison's Deep River Orchestra
Hi Ho The Merrio – The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin)
Deep River – Harry Bidgood and His Broadcasters / John Thorne, v.
Sing A Happy Little Thing – The Roof Garden Orchestra (Sam Lanin)

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3 Comments

  1. Stan Sterbenz

    Just getting to know your program. So, I speak with little familiarity, but great interest in getting to know more. There were three tenor dance bands – – – Griff Williams, Orin Tucker Freddy Martin to mention a few. To put togerher the sounds of these bands would be great. Of course, there could be little interest in hearing the three tenor band sound, but there were many of these bands nd the three tenor sound was rich, full pleasaant and very listenable – – – in my view. I don’t think anyone has brought forth this pleasant sounding dance band music in any presentable form. Do you have sources of this type of music – – – do some presentation could be developed? I am _– Stan Sterbenz

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    • Glenn Robison

      Hi, Stan.  Thanks for listening and taking the time to post. Although I have played Orin Tucker and Freddy Martin on the show, I was unfamiliar with Griff Williams.  He did make some recordings in the late 30s, but unfortunately, I do not have any of them, although I will keep an eye out.  Thanks again.

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  2. Stan Sterbenz

    My bringing up the three tenor saxophone section dance bands was/is to see if you or others shared my liking- of this dance band sound.- – – these bands played the hotel circuit to a great extent (The Chase Hotel St.Louis, the Muelbach Hotel kansas city, the Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans(in fact, Leon Kelner’s Orch. was constantly broadcasted from the Roosvelt Hotel, Nrew Orleans – – – from the Fountain Lounge Room of the hotel). Eddy Duchin was probably a three tenor dance band – – -these bands in New York and Washington, DC cold be called :society bands” – — – Meyer Davis – – – Lester Lanin – – – I’m sure you get the picture – – -Russ Morgan used this instrumentation at times – – – I can get Griff Williams and Orrin Tucker on Youtube, but I’m thinking of a presentation that kind of dwells on this particular soiund – – – how it came about- — howit was used – – – who played it – – – etc. I can remember beingin the Navy and going ashore in Canne, France and coming to an open air dance place with a beautiful, sweet sounding tenor saxophone section dance band – – – Is this type of music too old to be remembered – – – if you do the 20’s and 39’s dance band msuic, you must be running across many of these sounding bands – – – maybe you already have covered this topic – — Stan Sterbenz (Staley27@yahoo.com) (why stakey instead of stanley – – – apparently stanley was being ueed too extensively ) – – – Stan Sterbenz

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