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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.

Do you know who this fellow is? He’s Japanese singer Tokuichi Mine (MEE-nay) who went by the name “Dick Mine.” He made his first recordings in 1934 and his last in 1982. You’ll hear three of them in the first segment of this week’s show. One is an instrumental with Mine playing steel guitar (!) and two vocals, one sung in Japanese and the other in English. We’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of pianist Art Tatum and “The Silver-Masked Tenor,” Joseph M. White. We’ll also have another edition of “One Thing In Common” and end the show by doing the twist! 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. Click on the player above to listen streaming online and/or download for listening at your convenience.

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Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Dick Mine

Is Sake Tears Or Sighs? – Dick Mine
Just An Echo In The Valley – Dick Mine
Somebody Stole My Gal – Dick Mine

Segment 2: Art Tatum

Sophisticated Lady – Art Tatum
Strange As It Seems – Adelaide Hall, Acc. by Art Tatum
With Plenty Of Money And You – Art Tatum and His Swingsters

Segment 3: One Thing In Common

Ostrich Walk – Tanz-Orchester “The New Yorkers” aus der “Valenica,” Berlin
Alligator Hop – King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
The Pigeon On The Gate – O’Leary’s Irish Minstrels

Segment 4: Joseph M. White

Moments With You – The Troubadours, Dir. Nat Shilkret / Joseph M. White, v.
You’re The Sweetest Girl This Side Of Heaven – Guy Lombardo AHO / Joseph White
Chimes Of Spring – Dick Cherwin AHO (Justin Ring) / Joe White, v.

Segment 5: Oliver Twist

The Oliver Twist – Russell Carlson’s Dance Orchestra (Adrian Schubert) / Jack Kaufman, v.
All-Of-A-Twist – Billy Mayerl