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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.

You’ve probably already figured out from the poster above that one of the segments on this week’s Rapidly Rotating Records is songs from Benny Goodman’s historic Carnegie Hall Concert of January 16, 1938. But that’s not the only thing that happened on January 16th in history. You’ll find out another in the second segment of the show, about Prohibition. In other segments, we’ll celebrate James Monaco’s birthday, resort to some trickery and have a vocabulary lesson. There’s lots of great music and interesting information so set aside an hour with your favorite beverage and prepare to be transported back to a different–and we think better–musical era. Just click the link above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

THANKS FOR LISTENING! ENJOY THE SHOW!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Prohibition

What Are We Going To Do (When There’s Nothing To Do On Sunday) – Arthur Fields
Ha! Ha! Ha! – Frank Crumit
How Are You Going To Wet Your Whistle? – Ernest Thompson

Segment 2: Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert

Avalon – Benny Goodman Quartet
Body And Soul – Benny Goodman Trio
Swingtime In The Rockies – Benny Goodman AHO

Segment 3: Perfidy

Deceitful Friend Blues – Tampa Red
Deception D’Amout – L’Accordeoniste Alexander
Deceitful Blues – Leona Williams and Her Jazz Hounds

Segment 4: Tricks

Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks – Benny Goodman AHO / Martha Tilton, v.
There’s A Trick In Pickin’ A Chick-Chick-Chicken – Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Marvin, v.
Tricks – Broadway Dance Orchestra

Segment 5: James V. Monaco

Gee, I’m Glad I’m Home – Cliquot Club Eskimos UDO Harry Reser / Tom Stacks, v.
Nesting Time – Knickerbockers / Johnny Marvin, v.
Ah-Ha! – Paul Whiteman AHO / Elliott Shaw – Shannon Quartet – Billy Murray, v.