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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 little guy is? He’s John Francis Strachey before he became songwriter Jack Strachey, probably best known for co-writing “These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)” You’ll hear a recording of that, plus a couple of Strachey’s light music pieces in the second segment of this week’s show. We’ll also be celebrating Dave Franklin’s birthday. In other segments, we’ll have a vocabulary lesson, take a ride on the merry-go-round and jump out of the fire and into the frying pan! 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: Dave Franklin

I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music – Stew Pletcher AHO, Red Norvo, Director / Stew Pletcher, v.
Give Broken Heart A Break – Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra / Stuart Allen, v.
A Knife, A Fork And A Spoon – Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights / Donna and Her Don Juans, v.

Segment 2: Jack Strachey

These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) – Carroll Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans / Brian Lawrance, v.
Eros In Piccadilly – R. A. F. Concert Band
Theatreland – New Concert Orchestra Directed by Jay Wilbur

Segment 3: Frying Pan

I Want A Plenty Grease In My Fryin’ Pan – Margaret Carter
Fryin’ Pan Skillet Blues – Bessie Tucker
Home Cookin’ Mama With The Fryin’ Pan – Milt Herth Quartet / O’Neil Spencer, v.

Segment 4: Merry-Go-Round

I Love To Catch Brass Rings On A Merry-Go-Round – Billy Jones and Ernest Hare (The Happiness Boys)
Life Is Only A Merry-Go-Round – Frank Crumit
The Merry-Go_Round – Paul Van Dyke

Segment 5: Fulsilade

We Do It Just The Same – George’s Hot Shots (Don Hall Trio)
My Handy Man – Hannah’s Hot Shots
That’s A Serious Thing – Eddie’s Hot Shots / Jack Teagarden, v.