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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’ll be bouncing off the walls, celebrate the birthdays of two musicians and a state, and have some flower songs.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Henry Hall
May 2 marked the birth in 1898 of Henry Hall.

Anything Goes – Henry Hall and The New BBC Dance Orchestra / Dan Donovon
Life Begins When You’re in Love – Henry Hall AHO / Geo. Elrick
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf ? – Henry Hall and The New BBC Dance Orchestra / Les Allen

Segment 2: Duke Ellington
April 29 marked the birth in 1899 in Washington, D.C. of Edward Kennedy Ellington. You know him better as Duke Ellington, a nickname he received from a schoolmate because of his regal manner and impeccable dress.

Lazy Duke – The Harlem Footwarmers / Duke Ellington, pianist
Swampy River – Duke Ellington, piano
Hot Feet – Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra / Cootie Williams, v.

Segment 3: Flowers
“April showers bring May flowers” and this being the first Rapidly Rotating Records show of May, we have some musical flowers.

I’m a Little Prairie Flower (I’m Wild, I’m Wild) – Jack Gardner’s Orch /Stanton Crocker
I’m Knee Deep in Daisies – Geo. Olsen
Violets – Cline’s Collegians / Jimmy McManus

Segment 4: Louisiana
April 30 in 1812, Louisiana joined the union as the 18th state.

Louisiana – Paul Whiteman AHO/ Bing Crosby
Louisiana Liza – Blanche Calloway AHO / Blanche Calloway
Louisiana Hayride – Billy Cotton/Alan Breeze

Segment 5: Bounce
We’re going to commemorate Mr. Hummel’s patent for rubber in April 29 in 1813 with some rapidly rotating records about bouncing.

Bouncing Around – Piron’s New Orleans Orchestra / AJ Piron
Bouncing Rhythm – Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing
Sepian Bounce – Jay McShann AHO

Segment 5: Musical Flowers
We have time for one more musical flower.

Starlight and Tulips – Thelma Terry and Her Playboys

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