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 going to take a trip around the world, celebrate the birthday of Harry Ruby, celebrate the 34th state of the Union, and play beat the band.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Far Flung Places
January 13, 1888, thirty-three men traveled through Washington D.C. to the Cosmos Club, then on Lafayette Square across from the White House to discuss “the advisability of organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.” So here to commemorate the National Geographic Society and some songs about some far flung places.

Constantinople – Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
‘Mid the Pyramids – Clarence M. Jones and His Sock Four
So this is Venice – Lombardo
Senegalese Stomp – The Savoy Bearcats

Segment 2: Harry Ruby
Writer for stage and movies, Harry Ruby, was born on January 27, 1895, also in New York City.

Nevertheless – Ruth Etting
Who’s Sorry Now – Isham Jones and His Orchestra
Three Little Words – Lew Gold AHO / Irving Kaufman, v.
I Wanna Be Loved By You – High Hatters / Sam Coslow, v.

Segment 3: Kansas
January 29 in 1861, the Sunflower state, Kansas, entered the Union as the 34th state of the United States.

Kansas City Breakdown – Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra
Kansas City Kitty – Coon-Sanders Orchestra / Joe Sanders, v.
Kansas City Stomps – Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers
What Have I Done – Eddie Heywood’s Kansas City Blackbirds

Segment 4: Beats
January 28 in 1940, “Beat the Band” made its debut on NBC radio. The band was that of Ted Weems and his 14 piece orchestra, who were joined by Elmo Tanner, The questions were posed as riddles. If the band played the correct musical answer, the listener lost. So here to commemorate “Beat the Band” are some different kinds of beats.

Back Beats – The Rhythmic Eight / Bert Firman, v.
Beat of My Heart – Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
Cop on the Beat – The High Steppers / Charlie Palloy, v.

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