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.

For this evening’s labor day show, we’ve got songs about working, as well as some songs about NOT working.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Working

Bringin’ Home the Bacon – Ben Selvin AHO/Billy Jones
Heigh-Ho – Roy Atwell, Billy Gilbert, Scotty Mattraw, Otis Harlan, Pinto Colvig, v.
Whistle While You Work – Billy Cotton
Nice Work if You Can Get It – Andrews Sisters

Segment 2: Play
Well, this may be Labor Day, but as they say, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so here’s a set of songs about playing.

Come on and Play Wiz Me – Eddie Cantor
Old Playmate – Ted Lewis
I Just Wanna Play With You – Hoosier Hot Shots
Mama Don’t Allow No Music Playing Here – Grant Moore and His New Orleans Black Devils

Segment 3: Labor
Here are some more labor related songs for this labor day edition of Rapidly Rotating Records.

Workingman Blues – King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
Where do you Work-a-John – Harry Reser’s Six Jumping Jacks
Gotta go to work again – Ted Wallace AHO
Whistle While You Work – Guy Lombardo

Segment 4: Lazy Days
This may be the Labor Day edition of Rapidly Rotating Records, but we’re going to wind up with a set of specifically NON labor related songs.

Lazy Day – Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra
Lazy Rhythm – Jeter-Pillars Club Plantation Orchestra
Lazy – The Brox Sisters

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