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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.

On this evening’s show, we’re gonna celebrate the birthdays of Raymond B. Egan, Richard Whiting and Bennie Moten, do some speaking, and listen to this past week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Raymond B. Egan
November 14 marked the birth in 1890 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada of lyricist Raymond B. Egan.

She Loves Me – The Arkansas Travellers (Sam Lanin) / Vernon Dalhart, v.
There Ain’t No “Maybe” In My Baby’s Eyes – Whispering Jack Smith
Tell Me Why You Smile, Mona Lisa – Roger Wolfe Kahn AHO / Elmer Feldkamp, v.
If You See Sally – Lou Gold AHO / Scrappy Lambert, v.

Segment 2: Richard Whiting
November 12 marked the birth in 1891 in Peoria, Illinois of composer Richard Whiting.

Guilty – Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys / Elmer Feldkamp and Ed Kirkeby, v.
I Think You’ll Like It – Annette Hanshaw (as Patsy Young)
My Mad Moment – Paul Specht AHO

Segment 3: Bennie Moten
November 13 marked the birth in Kansas City, Missouri of Bennie Moten, leader of the top territory band of the 1920s.

Professor Hot Stuff – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
Mack’s Rhythm – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
12th Street Rag – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra

Segment 4: Love

(My Heart Keeps) Speaking Of Love – Paul Ash AHO / Unidentified, v.
Speak To Me Of Love – Don Bestor AHO / Neil Buckley, v.
Speaking Confidentially – Leo Reisman AHO / Sally Singer, v.
Speaking Of Kentucky Days – Jack Hylton AHO / Sam Browne, v.

Segment 5: This Week in Recording History
Celebrating songs that were recorded this day in years gone past.

Four String Joe – Joe Venuti’s Blue Four
My Dream Memory – The Rhythmic Eight
Together, We Two – Emil Seidel AHO / Clifford Williams, v.

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