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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 recognize this fellow? He’s been heard on the show dozens of time as a soloist, in duets and in groups, but never had his own birthday segment until tonight. He’s singer Lewis James and you’ll hear him in three solo performances in the first segment of this week’s edition of Rapidly Rotating Records. We have two more birthdays to celebrate on this week’s show, those of Winston “Winky” Tharp and “High Noon.” Yes, the Gary Cooper movie. We’ll also have two segments devoted to a single vocabulary word. 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: Lewis James

Wear Your Sunday Smile (Intro: Judy, Who D’Ya Love) – Fred Rich and His Hotel Astor Orchestra / Lewis James, v.
Blue River – Jean Goldkette AHO / Lewis James, v.
Baby Face – Ipana Troubadours / Lewis James, v.

Segment 2: Vocabulary Lesson: FATIDIC

Fate (It Was Fate When I First Met You) – Paul Whiteman AHO
My Fate Is In Your Hands – Vincent Lopez AHO / Frank Munn, v.

Segment 3: The Fate Of…

The Fate Of Kinnie Wagner – Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart)
The Hand Of Fate – George Reneau (The Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains)
The Fate Of Dewey Lee – Carter Family

Segment 4: High Noon

Morning, Noon and Night – Ben Selvin AHO / Jack Miller, v.
Morning, Noon and Night In Vienna – Edison Concert Band
I Want You Morning, Noon And Night (Intro: Little Partner Of Mine) – Knickerbocker Orchestra UDO Eddie Elkins

Segment 5: Winston “Winky” Tharp

A Cathedral In Rio – Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye / Arthur Wright, v.
Squareface – Gene Gifford AHO / WIngy Manone, v.
The Panic Is On – Mezz Mezzrow and His Swing Band

Segment 6: Cathedrals

Cathedral In The Pines – George Olsen and His Music / Eddie Howard, v.