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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.

We have some wonderful songs to play for you this evening. Literally. We won’t stop, but we will celebrate Firsts, Nurses and Maries.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Wonnerful
March 11, marks the birth in 1903 in South Dakota of Lawrence Welk. I don’t have more of his recordings from those early days, but, I do have some other wonnerful, ah wonderful songs from the period.

That Wonderful Something – Mark Kel’s Happy Go Lucky Boys
I May Be Wrong, But I Think You’re Wonderful – Ed Loyd
What a Wonderful Time – The California Poppies
S’Wonderful – Ipana Troubadors / Scrappy Lambert, v.

Segment 2: Stop
March 5 in 1872, George Westinghouse, at age 22, received a patent for his air brake, a device to stop trains using compressed air. Well, air brakes may be able to stop trains, but they can’t stop these musicians.

You Can’t Stop Me – Willie Lewis
Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon – Dorsey Bros. Orch / Boswell Sisters, v.
You Can’t Stop Me from Dreaming – George Formby
Stop It – Billy Arnold’s Novelty Band

Segment 3: First
March 6 marked the birth in 1906 of Louis Francis Cristillo. You know him better as Lou Costello, half of the comedy duo Abbott & Costello. So here, in honor of Lou Costello and “Who’s on First” is a set of first songs.

You’re the First Thing I Think of in the Morning – Jimmy Joy and His Orchestra
My First Thrill – Jack Hylton
My First Impression of You – Fats Waller and His Rhythm
My First Love to Last – George Scott Wood and His Orchestra / Sam Browne, v.

Segment 4: Nightingale Nurses
March 6 in 1886, the first magazine published for nurses debuted in New York City. The new publication was called, appropriately enough, “The Nightingale”. So here, for all the Rns in the audience, and to commemorate “The Nightingale” is the Charleston Seven.

Nashville Nightingale – Charleston Seven

Segment 5: Marie
March 7 in 1933, CBS radio debuted the first daytime radio serial. “Marie The Little French Princess”. So here, to commemorate Marie, and to all the Maries out there, are a couple of songs about Marie.

Marie Marie – Comedian Harmonists
Marie – Tommy Dorsey AHO / Jack Leonard, v.

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